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2/1/2010 - Conference papersNIOSH has developed several new hearing loss prevention tools and interventions that specifically target behavioral and attitudinal barriers that keep miners from effectively acting to prevent their own hearing loss.
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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 papersIn the Hemi-anechoic chamber of the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory noise source identification on a continuous miner was performed using phased array measurements and a frequency domain beamforming algorithm with Diagonal Removal.
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7/1/2008 - Conference papersThis paper describes the results of different chain types and configurations installed on a continuous mining machine conveyor system and the resulting sound power levels.
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11/1/2007 - Conference papersThis paper details laboratory noise testing results of a continuous mining machine conveyor system which uses a coating for the tail roller designed to help bring the continuous mining machine into compliance with federal noise regulations.
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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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10/1/2007 - Conference papersThis paper discusses the methods NIOSH used to identify noise sources on a roof bolting machine while drilling.
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6/1/2007 - Conference papersThis paper presents an overview of ongoing studies, a progress report of results, and the implications for reducing worker noise exposures and preventing noise-induced hearing loss in longwall mining workers.
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12/1/2006 - Conference papersA highly durable polyurethane coating has been developed for chain flights to decrease noise from metal-on-metal impacts. This paper evaluates this engineering noise control in reducing the noise exposure of continuous mining machine operators.
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10/1/2005 - Conference papersThis paper provides an overview of the NIOSH hearing loss prevention program being conducted at NIOSH PRL.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program