Evaluation of the vibration and noise from mining equipment Abstract Underground mines in Québec employ more than 5,000 workers, with some being exposed to many sources of noise and vibration in carrying out their functions. Claims for health problems related to overexposure to hand-arm vibration have increased considerably in recent years. Furthermore, 458 miners were compensated for occupational deafness from 1998 to 2003. Since the vibration and sound level of some mining equipment is not documented, it is not considered when choosing equipment or planning tasks. The researchers will determine the different sources of vibration and sound that can have a harmful effect on miners’ health and will measure their amplitude. They will thus be able to define the actions to be taken to minimize worker exposure to noise and vibration, including technical solutions. They will also produce an awareness-raising and information document that will propose means for reducing exposure to noise and vibration in mines. Produced Under this Project Scientific Reports Evaluation of the vibration and noise from mining equipment Research Report: R-682 Video Reports and Conferences Évaluation des vibrations et du bruit des équipements miniers Conference: CF-004 Simplified Articles Une première étude exhaustive sur les vibrations et le bruitSecteur minier Volume 25, n0 1 Scientific Publications Design of a low cost wireless acquisition system for human vibration measurement in harsh environmentsPierre Marcotte, Ouellette S., Boutin J., LeBlanc G.Source : in American Conference on Human Vibration (3rd : June 1-4, 2010 : Iowa, USA), 2010Système d'acquisition robuste et de faible coût pour mesurer les vibrations dans un environnement sévèrePierre Marcotte, Ouellette S., Boutin J., Leblanc G.Source : in Colloque "Bruit et vibration au travail", (2-4 mars, 2011 : Paris, France), 2011, 6 pA low cost wireless acquisition system for multi-channel vibration measurementPierre Marcotte, Ouellette S., Boutin J., Leblanc G.Source : in Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada, (October 12-14, 2011, Québec, Canada). Canadian Acoustics / Acoustique canadienne, vol. 39, no 3, 2011, p. 214-215Exposure to whole-body vibration in Quebec underground minesPierre Marcotte, Ouellette S., Boutin J., LeBlanc G.Source : in Proceedings of the 4th American Conference on Human Vibration, (4th : June 13-15, 2012 : Hartford, USA), 2012, p. 35-36Évaluation et réduction des risques reliés à l'exposition aux vibrations globales du corpsPierre MarcotteSource : in Ensemble pour la santé et la sécurité! : Colloque santé sécurité, (23-24 octobre, 2012 : Val d'Or , Canada), 2012Noise and vibration: mine workers exposure in Québec underground minesLaflamme M., Pierre Marcotte, Boutin J. , Ouellette S., Leblanc G.Source : in Mapping the Future: Advances in Mining Engineering : 23rd World Mining Congress & Expo / WMC 2013, (23rd : August 11-15, 2013 : Montréal, Canada), 2013Vibration level and seat factor of underground mine vehiclesPierre Marcotte, Ouellette S., Boutin J. , Leblanc G.Source : in 5th International Conference on Whole Body Vibration Injuries, (5th : June 5-7, 2013 : Amsterdam, The Netherlands), 2013Noise and vibration: Mine workers' exposure in Québec underground minesLaflamme M., Pierre Marcotte, Boutin J. , Ouellette S., LeBlanc G.Source : (2015). CIM Journal, 6(2), 111-117. Additional Information Type: Project Number: 0099-7060 Status: Completed Year of completion: 2010 Research Field: Mechanical and Physical Risk Prevention Team: Marcel Laflamme (Centre canadien de la technologie des minéraux et de l'énergie)Pierre Marcotte (IRSST)Hugues Nélisse (IRSST)Jérôme Boutin (IRSST)Sylvain Ouellette (Centre canadien de la technologie des minéraux et de l'énergie)Gilles Leblanc (Centre canadien de la technologie des minéraux et de l'énergie)