ENVIRONMENT

SPECIAL: Diesel Particulate focus

THIS week ILN looks at a range of issues related to diesel particulates, following a Diesel Particulate Seminar held in New South Wales.

Staff Reporter

The seminar, organised by Coal Services, forms part of the organisation’s watching brief on the possible adverse health risks from exposure to engine exhaust fumes. Close to 100 attendees from the coal mining industry attended the seminar to hear about the latest development, both here and overseas.

For an overview on the forum discussion, click here .

Speakers included:

Brian Davies who provided an overseas update and spoke about Disposable Exhaust Filter Research. See related article.

Clive Ellis, senior scientific officer, NSW Department of Minerals and Resources (DMR) outlined a current research project to test hand-held instruments on the market. See article.

Occupational health and safety consultant Alan Rogers discussed Diesel Particulate Exposure Monitoring in Australia. Rogers said preliminary research has identified longwall changeouts as having the highest exposure rates to diesel particulates. See article.

All presentations will be published on the Coal Services web site (www.coalservices.com.au) by May 19.

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