Mining Workshop: Strategies to Reduce Miners Exposure to DPM and Gases (Reno)
ShareCompartir
Reno, Nevada: January 24, 2007 - January 25, 2007
Sponsored by the Nevada Mining Association, NIOSH and the Mine Safety and Health Administration. The following documents from the Workshop are available for downloading:
Introduction
Welcome and Introduction
Russ Fields, NvMA
Overview of Current Metal/Nonmetal Diesel Regulations
William Pomroy, MSHA
Aleksandar Bugarski, NIOSH
Underground Mining Diesel Engines
Chair: George Saseen, MSHA
Engine Emissions and Criteria for Selection of Engines for Underground Mining Applications
George Saseen, MSHA
Large Engine Technologies for Tier 3 and 4
Gareth Estebanez, Caterpillar
2007 On-highway Pickup Truck Engine Technology
David Redmond, Cummins
Small Engine Technologies for Tier 3 and 4
Enrique Sauerteig, Deutz
Electronic Engine Diagnostic Tools
John De La Hunt, Smith Power Products
Forum
Emissions Assisted Maintenance
Chair: Steve Forbush, Arch Coal
Engine Maintenance Program for Underground Mines
Steve Forbush, Arch Coal
Engine Maintenance Program at Queenstake Resources Jerritt Canyon
Steven Volkert and Terry Rhiley, Queenstake Resources
Engine Maintenance Program at Stillwater Mining Company
Scott Coleman, Stillwater Mining Company
Forum
Biodiesel and Fuels
Chair: George Schnakenberg, NIOSH
Effects of Reformulated Fuels on Concentrations of Diesel Particulate Matter and Gases in Underground Mines
George Schnakenberg, NIOSH
Overview of Biodiesel
Richard Nelson, Kansas State University
Biodiesel at Detroit Salt Mines
Pete Graham, Detroit Salt
Biodiesel Supply
Dave Campbell, Haycock Petroleum
Experience with Synthetic Fuels
Steve Forbush, Arch Coal
Forum
Exhaust Aftertreatment Technologies
Chair: Aleksandar Bugarski, NIOSH
Effects of Exhaust Aftertreatment Technologies on Concentrations of Diesel Particulate Matter and Gases in Underground Mines
Aleksandar Bugarski, NIOSH
Application of Diesel Emissions Reduction Controls for Nonroad Construction Equipment
Michael Block, Emisstar
Exhaust Aftertreatment Technologies at Greens Creek
Mark Good, Kennecott
Exhaust Aftertreatment Technologies at Stillwater Mining Company
Richard Collins, Stillwater Mining Company
Exhaust Aftertreatment Technologies in Coal Mines
Steve Forbush, Arch Coal
Forum
Monitoring Concentrations to Diesel Particulate Matter and Gases
Chair: William Pomroy, MSHA
Monitoring Exposure to Diesel Particulate Matter and Gases
George Schnakenberg, NIOSH
Personal Exposure Monitoring and Efforts to Mitigate Exposure
William Pomroy, MSHA
Forum
Concluding Remarks
Russ Fields, NvMA
See Also
- Aerosols Emitted in Underground Mine Air by Diesel Engine Fueled with Biodiesel
- AQE - Air Quantity Estimator - 1.0.3
- A Computer Software Program that Estimates Air Quantity Requirements in Large Opening Stone Mines
- Diesel Exhaust Aerosol, Review of Measurement Technology
- Evaluation of a Wearable Monitor for Measuring Real-time Diesel Particulate Matter Concentrations in Several Underground Mines
- Exposure Monitoring of Dust and Toxic Substances
- Real-time Diesel Particulate Monitor for Underground Mines
- Strategies to Reduce Miners Exposure to DPM and Gases (Elko)
- Technology News 514 - The Air Quantity Estimator (AQE): A New Computer Software Tool for Large-opening Mine Ventilation Planning
- Underground Mine Diesel Particulate Monitor Network
- Page last reviewed: 1/22/2013
- Page last updated: 1/22/2013
- Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program