NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Workshop

Workshop on Diesel Emissions Control Technologies in Coal Mines



Sponsored by NIOSH, July 30, 2003, Louisville, Kentucky. The following documents from the Coal Diesel Emissions Workshop are available for downloading:

1. Welcome and Introduction, Lew Wade, NIOSH
2. Update on MSHA Rule on Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Particulate Matter, George Saseen, MSHA (PDF, 126 KB)
3. Emissions Assisted Maintenance
  3.1 Maintenance of Heavy-Duty Underground Mining Diesel Powered Equipment, Sean McGinn, McGinn Integration (PDF, 1860 KB)
  3.2 Maintenance of Heavy-Duty Diesel Powered Equipment Using Emissions Data, Steve ‘Skinner’ Forbush, Canyon Fuel Co. (PDF, 226 KB)
4. Overview of Control Technologies Available to Underground Mining Industry, Aleksandar Bugarski, NIOSH (PDF, 1179 KB)
5. Control of Diesel Emissions in Underground Mines - Part I
  5.1.1 Control of DPM Emissions in U.S. Underground Coal Mines, Steve ‘Skinner’ Forbush, Canyon Fuel Co. (PDF, 2645 KB)
  5.1.2 Control of DPM Emissions in U.S. Underground Coal Mines - Part 1, Larry Patts, NIOSH (PDF, 627 KB)
Control of DPM Emissions in U.S. Underground Coal Mines - Part 2, Larry Patts, NIOSH (PDF, 460 KB)
  5.2 DEEP-Sponsored Long Term Evaluations of Diesel Particulate Filters in Canadian Underground Mines, Sean McGinn, McGinn Integration (PDF, 1860 KB)
  5.3 Maintenance and Emissions Control Program at Twentymile Mine, Tony Arbani, RAG American Coal Co. (PDF, 615 KB)
6. Control of Diesel Emissions in Underground Mines - Part II
  6.1 Evaluation of Control Technologies at MSHA Laboratory, Russell Stackpole, MSHA, A&CC (PDF, 706 KB)
  6.2 Evaluation of Control Technologies in U.S. Underground Mines, Aleksandar Bugarski, NIOSH (PDF, 1705 KB)
7. Strategy for Selection of Diesel Particulate Filters, George Schnakenberg, NIOSH (PDF, 540 KB)
8. Forum moderated by George Schnakenberg and George Saseen
Page last updated: October 21, 2008
Page last reviewed: June 2, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division