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• A New Leak Test Method for Enclosed Cab Filtration Systems
  5/1/2012 - Reports of Investigations
  A new test method has been developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Clean Air Filter (CAF) for quantifying the outside air leakage into environmental cab filtration systems.
• Key Design Factors of Enclosed Cab Dust Filtration Systems
  11/1/2008 - Reports of Investigations
  NIOSH experimentally investigated various factor effects on cab air filtration system performance.
• Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Operators of Heavy Construction Equipment
  8/1/2003 - Conference papers
  This study assessed the adequacy of cab design and determined the percentage of musculoskeletal symptoms among operators of heavy construction equipment.
• Design, Testing, and Modeling of Environmental Enclosures for Controlling Worker Exposure to Airborne Contaminants
  6/1/2018 - Information Circulars
  Read the latest NIOSH design guidelines for environmental enclosures to reduce contaminant exposure.
• Webinar: Protecting Workers in Enclosed Cabs from Silica Exposure: Leveraging Research from the Mining Industry
  10/16/2017 - Presentations
  Plan to attend this webinar to hear about protecting workers in enclosed cabs from silica exposure.
• Partnership Helps All Breathe A Little Easier
  2/1/2017 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  A trade publication article describing a four-year partnership between NIOSH and personnel at two underground limestone mines that allowed researchers to better understand air quality in enclosed cabs.
• Effects of MERV 16 Filters and Routine Work Practices on Enclosed Cabs for Reducing Respirable Dust and DPM Exposures in an Underground Limestone Mine
  2/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing the results of a field test to verify the effectiveness of MERV 16 filters in the enclosed cab filtration systems on a face drill and roof bolting mining machine, which were tested at an underground limestone mine.
• Technology News 550 - A Test Method for Quantifying Unfiltered Air Leakage into Enclosed Cabs
  9/1/2012 - Technology News
  To develop a simple, practical, quantitative, and reliable field test method for measuring air leakage into enclosed cab filtration systems with the goal of making enclosed cabs a healthy and safe work environment.
• Rapid Detection and Suppression of Mining Equipment Cab Fires
  4/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper discusses large-scale experiments conducted by NIOSH to evaluate the effectiveness of optical flame detectors, photoelectric smoke detectors, and combined ionization/photoelectric smoke detectors for detecting mining equipment cab fires.
• Doing the Math: The Effectiveness of Enclosed-Cab Air-Cleaning Methods Can Be Spelled Out in Mathematical Equations
  10/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  NIOSH recently performed a laboratory study to evaluate which factors on an enclosed-cab filtration system are most significant.