Operator Booths, Control Rooms, Enclosed Cabs
A properly designed and maintained operator booth, control room, and enclosed cab can reduce miners’ exposure to respirable dust, including silica.
Best Practices
- Use a filtration and pressurization system that allows filtered air to enter the enclosed area.
- Replace worn seals/gaskets around doors and windows, and patch holes and cracks in doors and windows.
- Keep enclosure interiors clean; remove floor heaters; and use rubber floor mats instead of carpeting.
- Keep doors and windows closed.