Diesel aerosols and gases in underground mines
Subtitle: guide to exposure assessment and control
By: by Aleksandar D. Bugarski ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
Series: Report of investigations -- 9687; DHHS (NIOSH) publication -- no. 2012-101; DHHS publication -- no. (NIOSH) 2012-101; Report of investigations (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) -- 9687
Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, PA; Spokane, WA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: Occupational Exposure; Safety measures; Diesel motor exhaust gas; Indoor air pollution; Particulate Matter/analysis; Aerosols; Mine safety; Indoor Air Pollutants; Occupational Air Pollutants; Prevention & control; Vehicle Emissions; Mining
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." - NIOSHTIC-2
Notes: "October 2011."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-149).

Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (2.4 MB, 159 p.).
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Source control of diesel particulate matter (DPM) and gases; title: 3. Control of exposure to airborne diesel pollutants; title: 4. Monitoring of diesel particulate matter and gases; title: 5. Administrative controls and practices; title: 6. References