The potential use of a NIOSH sound level meter smart device application in mining operations [0.03%]
NIOSH噪声检测手机应用在矿山的应用前景研究
Kan Sun,Chucri A Kardous,Peter B Shaw et al.
Kan Sun et al.
Many mobile sound measurement applications (apps) have been developed to take advantage of the built-in or fit-in sensors of the smartphone. One of the concerns is the accuracy of these apps when compared to professional sound measurement i...
Jeffrey Shawn Peterson
Jeffrey Shawn Peterson
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) maintains the Pittsburgh Mining Research Division (PMRD) where a wide variety of mining-related health and safety research is conducted. Part of this research is devoted to r...
Hugo E Camargo,Amanda S Azman,Lynn Alcorn
Hugo E Camargo
Noise-induced hearing loss is the second most pervasive disease in the mining industry. The exposure of miners to noise levels above the permissible exposure level results in hearing loss of approximately 80% of coal miners by retirement ag...
Development of elastomeric isolators to reduce roof bolting machine drilling noise [0.03%]
用于降低锚杆钻机钻孔噪声的弹性隔振器的研发
Robert Michael,David Yantek,David Johnson et al.
Robert Michael et al.
Among underground coal miners, hearing loss remains one of the most common occupational illnesses. In response to this problem, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (OMS...
Identification of Noise Sources and Design of Noise Reduction Measures for a Pneumatic Nail Gun [0.03%]
气动钉枪噪声源识别及降噪措施设计
Vignesh Jayakumar,Jay Kim,Edward Zechmann
Vignesh Jayakumar
An experimental-analytical procedure was implemented to reduce the operating noise level of a nail gun, a commonly found power tool in a construction site. The procedure is comprised of preliminary measurements, identification and ranking o...
M Jenae Lowe,David S Yantek,Junyi Yang et al.
M Jenae Lowe et al.
Hearing loss was the second-most common illness reported to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in 2009. Furthermore, between 2000 and 2010, 30% of all noise-related injury complaints reported to MSHA were for coal preparation ...