Technology News 548 - Bit Isolator Reduces Drilling Noise in Underground Coal Mines

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2012-124, March 2012
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This newsletter describes the development of a tool called a bit isolator that reduces roof bolting machine operators’ exposure to noise in underground coal mines.

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NIOSH [2012]. Technology News 548 - Bit isolator reduces drilling noise in underground coal mines. By LA Alcorn, DS Yantek, AS Azman. Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2012-124.