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Mining Publication: Partial Cab Video and Information Suite
Keywords: Drilling Equipment design Noise and vibration control
Original creation date: August 2007
Authors: NIOSH
NIOSH/USBM Numbered Publication - August 2007
Download content of DVD (225.23 MB)View on YouTube
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20032429
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. 2007-147c, 2007 Oct; :equipment
A drilling worksite has many health and safety hazards.  Drillers can see tripping hazards and dust, but may not realize that the noise around a drill rig can cause hearing loss.  Over the course of a career, exposure to sound levels above 90 dB can cause noise-induced hearing loss. The sound levels while hammer drilling can reach 110 dB.  At this sound level, a driller would be overexposed to nice in 30 minutes according to OSHA and MSHA regulations. To reduce drillers’ exposure to noise, NIOSH has developed a partial cab for surface drill rigs without cabs.  NIOSH research shows the partial cab can reduce sounds levels at the control panel by as much as 9 dB. This video is part of a suite of information on building the partial cab from ordinary materials in a standard shop. Full instructions are available from the link below.
This suite is a downloadable ZIP file containing multimedia presentations and documents.
Instructions for Viewing the  Information Suite:
Download and extract the ZIP file below to a folder on your hard disk.
Select and run the **pptview.exe** application in that folder.
From the file list, select and open **Partial_Cab_main_menu.ppt**.
Refer to the **readme.doc** file in that folder for more details.
Image of DVD Partial Cab cover - Partial Cab Video and Information SuiteNIOSH/USBM Numbered Publication - August 2007
Download content of DVD (225.23 MB)View on YouTube
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20032429
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. 2007-147c, 2007 Oct; :equipment
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The Evolution of Drill Bit and Chuck Isolators to Reduce Roof Bolting Machine Drilling Noise
Field Evaluation of Seat Designs for Underground Coal Mine Shuttle Cars
Improved NIOSH Collapsible Drill Steel Enclosure (CDSE) Prototype Helps Reduce Roof Bolting Drilling Noise
Practical Application of a Partial Cab to Reduce the A-Weighted Sound Level at the Operator's Station on Surface Drill Rigs
Sound Power Level Study of a Roof Bolter
Systematic Comparison of Different Seats on Shuttle Cars Used in Underground Coal Mines
Technology News 527 - The Partial Cab: A New Noise Engineering Control for Surface Drill Rigs
Water Well Safety Bits: Health And Safety Information For The Water Well Industry
Page last reviewed: February 25, 2016
Page last updated: February 25, 2016
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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