Diesel Aerosols and Gases in Underground Mines: Guide to Exposure Assessment and Control

Details

• Personal Author:
  Bugarski, Aleksandar D. ; Cauda, Emanuele G. ; Janisko, Samuel J. ; Mischler, Steven E. ; Noll, James D.
• Description:
  Diesel engines are a major contributor to concentrations of submicron aerosols, CO, CO2, NOX, SO2 and hydrocarbons (HC) in underground coal and metal/nonmetal mines. The extensive use of diesel-powered equipment in underground mines makes it challenging to control workers' exposure to submicron aerosols and noxious gases emitted by those engines. In order to protect workers, mines need to establish a comprehensive program based on a multifaceted and integrated approach. Many of the technologies and strategies available to the coal and metal/nonmetal underground mining industries to control exposures of underground miners to diesel pollutants are similar. The effort to reduce the exposure of underground miners to diesel pollutants requires the involvement of several key departments of mining companies, including those responsible for health and safety, engine/vehicle/exhaust aftertreatment maintenance, mine ventilation, and production, as well as the departments responsible for acquiring vehicles, engines, exhaust aftertreatment systems, fuel, and lubricating oil. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Coal Coal Mining Hydrocarbons Men Metals Mining Occupational Health Safety Solvents Vehicle Emissions

  More +
• Keywords:
  Coal-mining Diesel-emissions Diesel-engines Diesel-exhausts Emission-sources Exhaust-gases Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Gases Humans Metal-mining Mining-industry Nanotechnology Nonmetal-mining Underground-mining Vapors Workers

  More +
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Report of Investigations
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2012101
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handbooks
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OMSHR - Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-149
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039949
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2012-101999
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2012-101, RI 9687, 2011 Oct; :1-149
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Nitric oxide (CAS RN 10102-43-9) ; Nitrogen dioxide (CAS RN 10102-44-0) ; Sulfur dioxide (CAS RN 7446-09-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5a67e0d0d96eee24154dbc8e645abb105e8ed511aa4f9b727cc6b00889d16e8b912b7933582e84005fdeb525bfa50ff92bb48c3a6592676bfbaa33458cf2b03d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209996/cdc_209996_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.36 MB ]