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PB243463

Publication Date	1975
Personal Author	Grant, B. F.; Friedman, D. F.
Page Count	370
Abstract	A symposium was held on January 30-31, 1973, at Pittsburgh, Pa., to review the state-of-the-art in designing and using diesel-powered equipment in underground mining. The office of the Assistant Director--Health and Safety of the Bureau of Mines sponsored the symposium with major assistance from the American Mining Congress, the United Mine Workers of America, the National Independent Coal Operators' Association, and the Bituminous Coal Operators' Association, Inc. Seventeen papers were presented devoted to the general subjects of: the diesel engine; the place of the diesel in underground mining; health protection using diesels underground; and maintaining safety of diesels underground.
Keywords	Underground mining Mining equipment Diesel engines Meetings Diesel locomotives Diesel fuels Exhaust emissions Air pollution Mine ventilation Safety engineering Occupational safety and health Indoor air pollution
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine
Corporate Authors	BUREAU OF Mines, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular.
NTIS Issue Number	197520

Proceedings of the Symposium on the Use of Diesel-Powered Equipment in Underground Mining, Held at Pittsburgh, Pa., on January 30-31, 1973.

Proceedings of the Symposium on the Use of Diesel-Powered Equipment in Underground Mining, Held at Pittsburgh, Pa., on January 30-31, 1973.
PB243463

Publication Date	1975
Personal Author	Grant, B. F.; Friedman, D. F.
Page Count	370
Abstract	A symposium was held on January 30-31, 1973, at Pittsburgh, Pa., to review the state-of-the-art in designing and using diesel-powered equipment in underground mining. The office of the Assistant Director--Health and Safety of the Bureau of Mines sponsored the symposium with major assistance from the American Mining Congress, the United Mine Workers of America, the National Independent Coal Operators' Association, and the Bituminous Coal Operators' Association, Inc. Seventeen papers were presented devoted to the general subjects of: the diesel engine; the place of the diesel in underground mining; health protection using diesels underground; and maintaining safety of diesels underground.
Keywords	Underground mining Mining equipment Diesel engines Meetings Diesel locomotives Diesel fuels Exhaust emissions Air pollution Mine ventilation Safety engineering Occupational safety and health Indoor air pollution
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine
Corporate Authors	BUREAU OF Mines, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular.
NTIS Issue Number	197520