FACTS

1. Workers exposed to diesel exhaust face the risk of health effects ranging from irritation of the eyes and nose, headaches and nausea, to respiratory disease and lung cancer.
2. There is no national occupational standard for exposure to diesel emissions
3. Diesel exhaust is the second most common cause of cancer after UV exposure
4. Underground production workers, including diesel loader operators and shotcreters, face the highest risk.
5. Three effective controls to eliminate or reduce exposure to diesel exhaust are the use of: engine exhaust filters, local tailpipe exhaust ventilation, dilution ventilation.
6. Substituting diesel fuel with a safer fuel, for example, dimethyl […]

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