Pittsburgh Safety and Health Technology Center Physical and Toxic Agents Division Informational Reports

The following is a list of Informational Reports we have online.

• IR 1034 - The Noise Environment of the Underground Coal Mine



• IR 1049 - Noise Dosimeters: Past, Present, and Future



• IR 1056 - Noise Control of an Underground Continuous Miner, Auger-Type



• IR 1072 - MSHA Test Procedures and Acceptability Criteria for Noise Dosimeters



• IR 1213 - Field Evaluation of HFD's at Surface Mining Environments



• IR 1220 - The Magnitude of the Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Problem in the Mining Industries



• IR 1222 - Evaluation of Muff Type Hearing Protectors As Used in the Mining Industry



• IR 1224 - The Effect of Threshold on Noise Dosimeter Measurements and Interpretation of Their Results



• IR 1230 - Comparison of Noise Exposure Measurements Conducted with Sound Level Meters and Noise Dosimeters Under Field Conditions



• IR 1347 - Reducing the Noise Generated During Air-Arc Gouging can be as Simple as Flipping a Switch

There are more reports available through MSHA's Digital Library. For a listing of all reports available through the library please use this link.