Continuous dust monitoring in headings in underground coal mines

The article presents hazardous conditions of airborne dust based on the results of measurements of dust concentration taken at work-places at a underground rock-coal face drilled by a heading machine with combined ventilation (suction and forced ventilation with dust collector). The measurements wer...

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Main Authors: Kazimierz Lebecki, Marcin Małachowski, Tomasz Sołtysiak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Central Mining Institute (Główny Instytut Górnictwa) 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Sustainable Mining
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2300396016300349
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Summary:The article presents hazardous conditions of airborne dust based on the results of measurements of dust concentration taken at work-places at a underground rock-coal face drilled by a heading machine with combined ventilation (suction and forced ventilation with dust collector). The measurements were taken using three methods in order to examine and assess the actual conditions within the excavation subject to the study. The measurement results and conclusions show major difficulties in achieving MAC levels. Research conclusions indicate the low efficiency of collective and personal measures applied to protect against dust harmful to health as well as the need to improve them.
ISSN:2300-3960