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2/1/2002 - Conference papersThis report discusses a cooperative research study performed on a surface drill retrofitted with a new pressurization and filtration system. Respirable dust concentrations were substantially reduced from 0.64 mg/m3 during pre-testing to 0.05 mg/m3 duri...
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9/1/2001 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThe objectives of this work are to 1) evaluate the performance of the P7 method on field samples of low quartz mass loadings, 2) evaluate the magnitude of dust mass spatial variability within an enclosed cab environment, and 3) estimate the subsequent p...
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9/1/2001 - Conference papersThis report focuses on two areas of research to lower miners' exposure to respirable dust at surface operations. These areas deal with enclosed cabs methods to lower dust levels at surface drills.
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6/1/2001 - Conference papersA series of controlled laboratory tests were conducted in a test stand simulating shield dust entrainment to evaluate changes in airborne respirable dust levels at different air velocities.
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Laboratory Evaluation of a Canopy Air Curtain for Controlling Occupational Exposures of Roof Bolters6/1/2001 - Conference papersTesting at NIOSH assessed the effectiveness of a canopy air curtain for controlling occupational exposures to respirable silica and coal dusts.
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6/1/2001 - Conference papersThe machine-mounted continuous respirable dust monitor (MMCRDM) is a fixed-location area sampling device developed for possible use at the working face of an underground coal mine. decades. Recently, an extensive series of laboratory and underground tes...
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4/1/2001 - Peer reviewed journal articlesMany types of heavy equipment used in the mining and construction industries use enclosed cabs to protect equipment operators from dust and noise exposure. A cooperative research study with a mining company and a cab filtration company was conducted to...
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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 - Book chaptersA study of dust control technology and practices to reduce the occurrence of lung diseases in miners.
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2/1/2001 - Conference papersLaboratory test to simulate dust liberation during shield movement were conducted.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program