Type
Guideline
Topic
Mine Ventilation
Mobile Equipment
Occupational Disease
Sector
Mining
Language
English
Developed in partnership with the mining industry technical advisory committee, this reference document is intended as a resource to assist Ontario mining operations in developing awareness regarding the complex mixture of diesel exhaust created during diesel fuel combustion.
Contents include:
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Who can be exposed to diesel exhaust and particulates
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Health effects: short-term and long-term
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Standards in place to protect miners and other workers from diesel exposures
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Controlling diesel exhaust and particulate exposure
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Example of control strategies applied by operating mines: Barrick Hemlo and Musselwhite Mine
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Additional resource material