Information Circular 9462: Review of Technology Available to the Underground Mining Industry for Control of Diesel Emissions

Details

• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Schnakenberg, George H. Jr. ; Bugarski, Aleksandar D.
• Description:
  This report reviews the performance and applicability of technology for the control of emissions from diesel-powered equipment used in underground coal and metal/nonmetal mines. The methods discussed include Mine Safety and Health Administration-approved low-emission engines, engine derating, fuels, fuel additives, diesel oxidation catalysts, and diesel particulate filters. The potential of each of these technologies is examined individually and in combination. The performance estimates are derived from the published literature and presented in narrative and tabular form. The purpose of this report is to help the mining industry select the most appropriate method to reduce underground exposures of miners to diesel exhaust in the context of the recently developed diesel regulations. It is important to note that the control technologies discussed in this report have received limited evaluation in underground mines. Additional research is ongoing, and some engineering design changes may need to be implemented before all of these diesel emission control technologies can be safely and successfully used in underground mines. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  by George H. Schnakenberg and Aleksandar D. Bugarski.
  
  Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-47).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Gasoline Mining Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Vehicle Emissions
• Keywords:
  Mining-industry; Mining-equipment; Diesel-emissions; Diesel-exhausts; Control-technology; Underground-mining; Underground-miners; Miners; Mine-workers
• Source:
  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. 2002-154, (IC 9462), 2002 Aug; :1-51
• Series:
  Mining Publications   ; NIOSH Numbered Publications  
• Subseries:
  Information Circular
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  58 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20022114
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2003-101109
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a13d5c584bbdfdf35be38f440c71bb6c04de3a7b3596ad7756e36df4911563900d6825440ba79197ceb79af35277ea1e5d568969ab02d60ba70c405697c3b40e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6457/cdc_6457_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.88 MB ]