Information Circular 8922: Measuring Noise from a Continuous Mining Machine

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• Personal Author:
  Bartholomae, Roy C. ; Kovac, John G. ; Robertson, John
• Description:
  Noise generated by continuous mining machines in underground coal production is an important health hazard. Bureau of Mines contract J0387229 covers investigation of this noise through laboratory tests of simulated cutting operations and through in-mine noise measurements. The results of these investigations indicate that coal cutting noise and conveyor noise are dominant sources of mining machine operational noise. Typical noise levels for both cutting and conveying operations are approximately 97 dba (decibels a- weighted). For full operation of all machine systems, the overall sound pressure level is approximately 101 dba. In-mine and laboratory test results show excellent agreement in both a-weighted overall levels as well as in a-weighted one-third-octave band spectra. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Mining Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Acoustic Measurement Coal Mining Continuous Mining Machines Conveyors Cutters Mine Safety Mining Equipment Noise Levels Noise Pollution Sound Pressure
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Information Circular
• Publisher:
  U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  22 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10002816
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB83-214890
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 8922, 1983 Jan; :1-17
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 8922
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206006/cdc_206006_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.38 MB ]