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4/1/2006 - Technology NewsThis publication is intended to promote awareness of float coal dust explosion hazards in the mining industry and offers a float coal dust mitigation technique.
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10/12/2017 - Technology NewsA Technology News describing a self-tramming, remotely controlled mobile dry scrubber developed by J.H. Fletcher and Co. under a NIOSH contract to reduce exposure of miners to airborne dust.
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9/30/2017 - Technology NewsA Technology News describing a self-tramming, remotely controlled mobile dry scrubber developed by J.H. Fletcher and Co. under a NIOSH contract to reduce exposure of miners to airborne dust.
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9/1/2008 - Technology NewsNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been performing research to retrofit cabs with new filtration and pressurization systems in an effort to improve the air quality in enclosed cabs of older mining equipment.
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10/1/2007 - Technology NewsNIOSH has investigated various cab filtration system factors on a basic HVAC system in the laboratory to evaluate their effects on overall cab dust protection performance.
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5/1/2005 - Technology NewsA new clothes-cleaning process was developed that uses a compressed air nozzle manifold to blow dust from the worker's clothes in an enclosed booth. The process cleans work clothes 10 times faster and removes up to 50% more dust than the single air hose...
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3/1/2001 - Technology NewsA method is described to reduce the dust generated from soiled floors within enclosed operator cabs.
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2/1/2001 - Technology NewsHigher efficiency air filters provide good dust control for the equipment operator, but tend to accumulate dust more quickly than lower efficiency air filters.
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7/1/1997 - Technology NewsA machine-mounted continuous respirable dust monitor is discussed that can accurately monitor, display, and record concentration levels of respirable coal mine dust in mines for extended periods.
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7/1/1997 - Technology NewsDescribes a device to enable mine operators and mine inspectors to make quick and accurate measurements of the explosive nature of coal and rock dust mixtures.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program