Information Circular 8837: Noise Control of Diesel-Powered Underground Mining Machines, 1979

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• Personal Author:
  Bartholomae, Roy C. ; Burks, J. Alton ; Daniel, J. H. ; Madden, Richard ; Ungar, E. E. ; Bartholomae, Roy C. ; Burks, J. Alton ; Daniel, J. H. ; Madden, Richard ; Ungar, E. E.
• Description:
  This Bureau of Mines report presents results of a survey of underground mining equipment and of two demonstration programs showing the feasibility of quieting a load-haul-dump (lhd) machine and a personnel vehicle. Typical noise levels are presented for the major machine types used in underground mines, along with estimates of the noise overexposure of miners who operate or work near these machines. General principles of noise control are explained, and the application of these principles is illustrated in the description of modifications made to the lhd machine and the personnel vehicle. The noise control package installed on the personnel vehicle lowered its noise level by 14 dba after 4 months of operation, and inspection of the lhd machine after 2 1/2 years of operation with the modifications showed its noise level 7 dba lower than that of the unmodified machine. Noise dosimeter measurements indicated that both machines were in compliance with federal noise regulations for a typical shift. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mining Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Acoustic Absorption Human Factors Engineering Materials Handling Equipment Mining Equipment Noise Levels Noise Pollution Noise Reduction Physiological Effects Underground Mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications   ; Mining Publications  
• Subseries:
  Information Circular ; Information Circular
• Publisher:
  Bureau of Mines
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center ; PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  40 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10001978
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-198020
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 8837, 1981 Jan; :1-29
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Noise control of diesel-powered underground mining machines, 1979
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a2bd17808341c31150d23860771e996afb764824d4f5ad1bd442eb60f9e4c58f5f29747adc71729646c2f4fc7e0e11bd21a3ed04b296a4a974ed36d4f9157319
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205975/cdc_205975_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 17.22 MB ]