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 1 Testing and evaluation of an engineering noise control on a longwall stageloader
Authors Bauer-ER; Reeves-ER; Durr-TM; Zuchelli-DR; Armour-D 
Source 2005 SME Annual Meeting, February 28 - March 2, Salt Lake City, Utah, preprint 05-58. Littleton, CO, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2005 Feb; :1-12 
Link http://old.smenet.org/store/bookstore/ViewProductInfo.cfm?ItemKey=DIGICDRM2005Preprint 
NIOSHTIC No. 20026381 
AbstractA team of noise specialists from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mine Safety and Health Administration, and Joy Manufacturing attempted to evaluate an engineering noise control on a Joy longwall stageloader. The team developed and executed a test plan to evaluate the noise attenuation of the engineering control in an underground coal mining environment. An evaluation of the long-term noise effects and durability of the engineering control were also a focus of the research effort. Pre- and post-control measurements consisting of a combination of worker dosimetry and task observations, tape recordings, and sound level measurements were used to evaluate the engineering control. A description of the engineering noise control, pre- and post-control sound level measurements, and an evaluation of control success are presented. In the end, no evaluation was possible due to mining practices, miner task variations, and inconclusive data. 
KeywordsEngineering-controls; Noise; Longwall-mining; Mining-equipment; Underground-mining; Coal-mining; Mining-industry; Noise-levels; Noise-exposure; Noise-induced-hearing-loss; Occupational-diseases; Miners; Noise-measurement; Noise-sources 
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