IARC lists coal dust in Group 3 in the downloaded classification table (Volume 68, 1997).
Source: IARC: Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–123 ↗Dust entry
Coal dust
Coal dust is listed in the IARC classification table as an agent evaluated by the Monographs.
Airborne form
dust
The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.
Health effects
occupational respiratory diseasecoal workers' pneumoconiosis
Carcinogenicity
Not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans — coal dust. Classification system: IARC, group 3.
A classification applies only to the agent and exposure described by the cited source; it is not a personal risk estimate.
Evidence
CDC/NIOSH identifies coal workers' pneumoconiosis as a disease caused by inhaling coal mine dust.
Source: CDC/NIOSH: Pneumoconioses — Coal workers' pneumoconiosis ↗Controls
- dust suppression
- ventilation
- exposure monitoring
- appropriate respiratory protection