Research allays longwall dust

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Coal Min. Process.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6517963

Scott, F E

Longwall shearer operators have to walk with their machines along the face to mine coal, but some must endure more respirable dust than others. The Bureau of Mines is willing to help any mine having trouble keeping dust levels below the Federal standard of 2.0 mg/m/sup 3/. Recently, Robert A. Jankowski and others at the Bureau of Mines (BoM) completed a survey of twelve US longwall mines. With the cooperation of mine operators and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) officials, they gathered information on longwall double-drum shearer installations from compliance records. Six of the operations examined were ''clean'' or regularly in compliance with the dust standard, while the other six had great difficulty in complying. Subsequently, BoM conducted an investigation into the reasons for the non-compliance and a search for possible solutions to the problems.

• OSTI ID: 6517963
• Journal Information: Coal Min. Process.; (United States), Vol. 21:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
LONGWALL MINING
DUSTS
SHEARER LOADERS
COAL MINES
COMPLIANCE
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
STANDARDS
SURVEYS
US BUREAU OF MINES
US MSHA
CUTTER LOADERS
EQUIPMENT
MINES
MINING
MINING EQUIPMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
UNDERGROUND MINING
US DOE
US DOI
US ORGANIZATIONS
012000* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Mining