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- Hazard prevention and control:
- Noise and vibration control
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- Conference papers
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4/1/2010 - Conference papersA research model was developed to include metrics to evaluate and measure the effectiveness of noise control technologies. This model can be used to assess the development, dissemination, and evaluation of noise control technologies.
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4/1/2010 - Conference papersThis article presents the most significant findings from NIOSH research to develop noise controls that reduce the sound at the operator’s position of mining machinery.
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4/1/2010 - Conference papersNIOSH conducted research to reduce the noise emission of various underground coal-mining equipment and developed a suite of controls to reduce drilling noise.
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11/1/2009 - Conference papersThis paper describes NIOSH research to develop noise controls for mining equipment whose operators exceed the Permissible Exposure Level (PEL). Two alternative approaches are explored to the conventional beamforming algorithm.
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11/1/2009 - Conference papersFor horizontal vibrating screens, NIOSH testing indicates that the screen sides and feed box are dominant noise sources for the 250 Hz through 800 Hz one-third octave bands, while the electric motor is the most significant source for the 1 kHz band.
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10/1/2008 - Conference papersThis paper describes research to control dominant noise sources in continuous miners. This work ranks noise radiated by different conveyor sections and determines the effect of a urethane-coated tail roller on the noise radiated by the tail section.
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7/1/2008 - Conference papersThis paper describes and evaluates an engineering noise control for the roof bolting machine, namely the collapsible drill steel enclosure.
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7/1/2008 - Conference papersThis paper provides detailed information on the findings of NIOSH research measuring the sound power level generated by a horizontal vibrating screen with the screen either directly on the floor or on rubber isolation pads.
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10/1/2007 - Conference papersThis paper evaluates the duty cycle of a typical roof bolting machine operation at two coal mines. The results provide insight into which portion of the operators’ duty cycle is the most prominent contributor to noise exposure.
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10/1/2007 - Conference papersThis paper provides a method for predicting sound pressure levels at the operator’s position of a roof bolting machine in an underground coal mine using sound power levels determined in the laboratory.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program