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. 2020 Jun;72(6):28.

Forty years of NIOSH/USBM-developed control technology: To reduce respirable dust exposure for miners in industrial minerals processing operations

Andrew B Cecala  1 , Justin R Patts  1 , A Kyle Louk  1 , Emily J Haas  1 , Jay F Colinet  1
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Forty years of NIOSH/USBM-developed control technology: To reduce respirable dust exposure for miners in industrial minerals processing operations

Andrew B Cecala et al. Min Eng. 2020 Jun.
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Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Front cover of the Dust Control Handbook for Industrial Minerals Mining and Processing - Second Edition, published in March 2019.
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Figure 2
Three-filter cab system node analysis layout with the final filter down-stream of the intake and recirculation and dimensionless equation model. Air quantities used must be in equivalent units, filter efficiencies and intake air leakage must be fractional values (not percentage values).
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Figure 3
Simultaneous assessment of a miner’s respirable dust and noise exposure using the Helmet-CAM system.
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Figure 4
Design of clothes-cleaning system (left) and before and after cleaning effectiveness on test subject (right).
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Figure 5
Illustration and photo showing the basic design of a total structure ventilation system.
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Figure 6
Photo of dual-nozzle system (left) and improved bag clamp design (right).
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Figure 7
Design drawing of OASIS with clear plastic stripping to indicate clear air zone to miners.
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Figure 8
Pallet of bags without being cleaned by B&BCD system (left) and with being cleaned by the system (right).
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Figure 9
Illustration of a semi-automated bag-palletizing system showing a push-pull ventilation system and hydraulic lift table, which also provides ergonomic improvements to the bag-stacking process.
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