Mining Publication: Technology News 533 - Minimizing Respirable Dust Exposure in Enclosed Cabs by Maintaining Cab Integrity
Original creation date: September 2008
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been performing research to retrofit cabs with new filtration and pressurization systems in an effort to improve the air quality in enclosed cabs of older mining equipment.
Authors: AB Cecala, JA Organiscak
Technology News - September 2008
Version: TN-No. 533
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20034411
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. 2008-147. Technology News 533, 2008 Sep; :1-2
Technology News - Spanish - September 2008
Version: TN-N.º 533
Disminución de la exposición al polvo respirable en cabinas cerradas manteniendo la integridad de las cabinas: Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA: E.U. Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos, Servicio de Salud Pública, Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades, Instituto Nacional para la Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional, DHHS (NIOSH) No. 2008-147. Noticias Sobre Tecnología 533, 2008 Sep; :1-2
Versión en Español de Noticias Sobre Tecnología N.º 533.
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- Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program