Respiratory Responses of Coal Miners for Use with Mechanical Simulators

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• Personal Author:
  Bernard, Thomas E. ; Kamon E ; Stein RL
• Description:
  In order to specify the respiratory parameters for mechanical breathing simulators used in mine escape and rescue activities, the respiratory responses of 44 coal miners were tested under simulated conditions. Sixteen men were studied at subnormal levels of activity, including shovelling, arm cranking, walking, and carrying a 14kg cement block. Twenty-eight men were subjected to a stress test to evaluate fitness. Relationships of pulmonary ventilation to oxygen uptake, respiratory frequency, tidal volume and carbon- dioxide elimination were determined. The rate of oxygen consumption was selected as the independent variable with which to compare the other variables. These relationships were then used to set the respiratory parameters on the simulators. This procedure is valid for both closed circuit and open circuit devices as well as air purifying respirators. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Environmental Monitoring Lung Mining Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Safety Safety Management

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• Keywords:
  Air-quality-measurement Coal-miners Coal-mining Coal-workers Escape-systems Lung-function Mining-industry Personal-protective-equipment Respiratory-function-tests Respiratory-protective-equipment Safety-measures Safety-practices

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0002-8894
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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:
  425-429
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00080078
• Citation:
  Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1978 May; 39(5):425-429
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e9f3754dad9f8637899a7f87a4a636156cb052815ad858b37b4a5526378d87e7a6fe830d2ffb23f633a1250636c6d01f47d193c276f91c1b4099d9db1ba94368
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219312/cdc_219312_DS1.pdf
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