Acoustical Considerations in the Design of Minerals Processing Plants

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• Personal Author:
  Burks, J. Alton ; Cecala, Andrew B. ; Rider, James P.
• Description:
  It is well established that the best opportunity to address industrial noise control problems is during the design phase of new plants. Solution at this stage are both economically and technically more effective than later retrofits. Thus, unique opportunities are often presented to management in the planning phase for new plants to make decisions that are also acoustically advantageous. A simple example of this was recently found in which a mining company, engaged in the processing of silica sand, had built two screening towers similar in function but with different constructions. To provide the mining industry with quantitative information to guide them in assessing the potential acoustical benefits of facility design, these mineral processing plants with similar operations, but contrasting designs, were studied. To characterize the acoustical environments in these facilities, the spatial distribution of sound levels in the two plants was measured and compared using an external sound source. The results of this study clearly show the advantages of an open plant design in achieving reduced worker noise exposure levels. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acoustics Mining Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Acoustical-materials Acoustical-measurements Mining-industry Noise-control Sound
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  443-448
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000109
• Citation:
  NOISE-CON 98: Proceedings of the 1998 National Conference on Noise Control Engineering, Ypsilanti, Michigan, April 5-8, 1998. Bolton JS, Mongeau L, eds., Ames, IA: Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA, 1998 Apr; :443-447
• Contact Point Address:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Editor(s):
  Bolton JS; Mongeau L
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NOISE-CON 98: Proceedings of the 1998 National Conference on Noise Control Engineering, Ypsilanti, Michigan, April 5-8, 1998
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220334/cdc_220334_DS1.pdf
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