Author:Pretorius, Cecilia JDate:Apr 2016The objective of this study was to find a parameter in diesel and oil analysis of underground mining vehicles that can be correlated with personal diesel particulate matter (DPM) exposure and used as part of an engine maintenance programme. ...Read more
Author:Pretorius, CJ; Grove, T; Schinkel, J; Pronk, A; Nelson, G; Murray, JDate:Aug 2014Personal diesel particulate matter (DPM) sampling was conducted on nearly 300 mine workers in the diesel and non-diesel sections of three platinum mines in South Africa. Respiratory health questionnaires were administered to all of these ...Read more
Author:Pretorius, CDate:Oct 2012This presentation discusses the work on lung disease silicosis and other work conducted by the human factors group as well as the services offered by the laboratory.Read more
Author:Mahlangu, Vusi J; Pretorius, Cecilia J; Ndibewu, PPDate:Sep 2016This paper presents qualitative analysis results of diesel particulate matter (DPM) from various mining commodities in South Africa. The objective of this work was to determine the concentrations of elements in DPM samples. For this screening ...Read more
Author:Mahlangu, Vusi J; Pretorius, Cecilia J; Ndibewu, PPTDate:Sep 2016This paper presents qualitative analysis results of diesel particulate matter (DPM) from various mining commodities in South Africa. The objective of this work was to determine the concentrations of elements in DPM samples. For this screening ...Read more
Author:Pretorius, CJDate:Mar 2012Currently, there is no occupational exposure limit (OEL) for diesel particulate matter (DPM) in South Africa. Recently the Department of Mineral Resources and the mining industry have made efforts to determine which concentration of DPM could ...Read more
Author:Pretorius, CJDate:Mar 2013This paper shares the current DPM Baseline project that the CSIR is conducting for the platinum mine industry. The project only ends March 2013 so no results are reported in this paper. The paper describes the project plan such as the exposure ...Read more