Abstract

At the request of the Joint Health and Safety Association, Mining Sector (Association paritaire pour la santé et la sécurité du travail, secteur minier), the IRSST will study the feasibility of controlling exposure to diesel fumes in the mining sector. Some combustion products of diesel motors are recognized toxins and carcinogens. An inventory of currently available diesel emission control techniques and technologies will be produced, in collaboration with commercial manufacturers. This inventory will help engineers responsible for ventilation, air quality, and mine vehicle maintenance select control methods that are well adapted to a particular combination of  vehicle, motor horsepower, and type of work, and help sensitize users to the toxicity of diesel motor combustion products and the various methods of reducing the concentration of these contaminants.