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Specific exposure limit: 0.1 mg/m³ for elemental carbon (EC), measured as an 8-hour time-weighted average
Compliance timeline: Mining operations will have a 90-day window from implementation to achieve full compliance
Measurement methodology: Elemental carbon will serve as the primary marker for quantifying DPM exposure
Enforcement mechanism: The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy will oversee compliance through regular
inspections
This transition from voluntary guidelines to legally mandated limits signifies South Africa’s commitment to aligning with global best
practices in occupational health protection.
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http://https://discoveryalert.com.au/diesel-particulate-matter-risks-2025/
2025-12-11 21:50:41
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https://www.cancer.org.au/cancer-information/causes-and-prevention/workplace-cancer/diesel
2024-10-01 21:12:15
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- Diesel particulate matter (as respirable elemental carbon) will have a Time Weighted Average (TWA) in mg/m3 of .01.
- The change will take effect from December 2026.]]>
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https://www.rshq.qld.gov.au/resources/documents/mines-resources/safety-and-health/legislation,-standards-and-guidelines/recognised-standards-coal-mines/recognised-standard-14.pdf
2021-08-01 22:28:00
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https://www.resources.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1438524/diesel-emissions-mgt-underground-coal-mines.pdf
2019-02-01 21:16:00
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https://www.aioh.org.au/product/diesel/
2017-08-26 02:43:00
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reducing the current guideline exposure limit for DPM from 0.1 down to
0.05 mg/m3
(measured as Submicron elemental carbon).
For compliance purposes, coal mines will have a 12-month transition period from 15 February 2023 to 15 February 2024.]]>
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2015-02-15 05:22:00
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https://www.rshq.qld.gov.au/safety-notices/mines/shift-adjustment-of-the-guideline-limit-for-diesel-particulate-matter
2012-12-12 12:21:00
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International Agency of Research Council (IARC) reconvened a working group to review the data available on DPM since its 1989 classification. In June 2012 IARC classified diesel exhaust as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), on the
basis that on its analysis there was now sufficient evidence from human and animal studies.]]>
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2012-07-02 05:15:00
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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/jun/12/diesel-fumes-cause-cancer-who
2012-06-10 12:02:00
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https://www.gmsupplies.com.au/media/website_posts/2/MDG-29.pdf
2007-02-11 12:07:00
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Globally, legislation is currently in place in the USA, Canada and Europe to control DPM exposures in
mining and tunnelling. Effective January 2007, MSHA in the USA reduced their exposure limit (PEL) in mines to
0.35 mg/m3
(as total carbon, equivalent to 0.31 mg/m3 as EC). By January 2008, the final PEL in mines became 0.16 mg/m3 (as total carbon,
equivalent to 0.12 mg/m3 as EC). Germany has an exposure standard for underground non-coal mines of 0.3 mg/m3, and 0.1 mg/m3 for all other
activities measured as whole diesel particulate.]]>
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January 19, 2001, the United States Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) published a final
rule addressing the health hazards to underground miners from exposure to diesel particulate matter (DPM).
The rule established new health standards for these miners by requiring, among other things, mine operators to use engineering and work
practice controls to reduce DPM. MSHA projected that the mining industry would meet the final concentration limit in their
mines through the use of things such as diesel particulate filtration devices or ventilation changes.]]>
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url
https://arlweb.msha.gov/01-995/dieselpartmnm.htm
2001-01-02 05:13:00