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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.
• Infographic: Reduce Your Dust Exposure: Choose the Right Filter
  3/1/2019 - Publications
  View this NIOSH infographic for information on choosing the right filter to reduce dust exposure.
• Improving Protection Against Respirable Dust at an Underground Crusher Booth
  11/30/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing a study at an underground limestone mine crusher booth that evaluated a filtration and pressurization system, two experimental prototype filters, and three cab pressure monitoring devices.
• 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.
• 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.
• Comparison of MERV 16 and HEPA Filters for Cab Filtration of Underground Mining Equipment
  8/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article detailing the comparative analysis of two different types of filters--MERV 16 and HEPA--and their respective efficiency in the enclosed cab systems of two separate pieces of mining equipment.
• Air Cleaning Performance of a New Environmentally Controlled Primary Crusher Operator Booth
  2/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article about the design and testing of a new environmentally controlled primary crusher operator booth at a granite quarry near Wausau, WI.
• Instituting a Filtration/Pressurization System to Reduce Dust Concentrations in a Control Room at a Mineral Processing Plant
  12/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This study examines the efficiency of a filtration and pressurization system that was installed in a control room at a mineral processing plant to reduce respirable dust concentrations.
• 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.