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Assessment of noise controls commonly used on jumbo drills and bolters in western United States underground metal mines.

Authors

Reeves-ER

Source

Min Eng 2005 Jan; 57(1):41-47

Link

http://me.smenet.org/abstract.cfm?articleID=1709&page=41 

NIOSHTIC No.

20025832 

Abstract

The mining industry recognizes the importance of engineering controls as a primary means of preventing hearing loss. The noise-control treatments most commonly observed on drills and bolters during this study were windshields, sound-absorbing material, and hydraulic motor covers. These controls were evaluated on machines at underground metal mines to determine the amount of noise reduction achieved by each control. The results indicate that absorbing material has very little effect on the noise level. The noise reduction attributable to the motor covers was dependent on the material used to create the cover. Properly installed windshields were the most consistent control.

Keywords

Noise; Noise-control; Engineering-controls; Underground-mining; Metal-mining; Mining-industry; Mining-equipment; Hearing-loss; Noise-induced-hearing-loss; Noise-levels; Noise-exposure; Mine-workers; Noise-measurement

Contact

NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236

CODEN

MIENAB

Publication Date

20050101

Document Type

Journal Article

Fiscal Year

2005

NTIS Accession No.

NTIS Price

Issue of Publication

1

ISSN

0026-5187

NIOSH Division

PRL

Priority Area

Research Tools and Approaches: Intervention Effectiveness Research

Source Name

Mining Engineering

State

PA; NV