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  • HAZCOM helper compliance tool for MSHA rule 30 CFR part 47
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    Corporate Authors:
    Spokane Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
    Published Date:
    March 2003
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    Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; 503
    Description:
    "The new MSHA rule, 30 CFR, Part 47 (also known as the HazCom rule), requires all mines to develop a written program to track hazardous chemicals at t...
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  • Apparatus for sampling and measuring diesel tailpipe emissions
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    United States. Bureau of Mines.
    Published Date:
    April 1994
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    Technology news (Bureau of Mines) ; no. 431
    Description:
    "The objective is to develop a portable emissions measurement apparatus to sample and measure tailpipe concentrations of diesel particulate matter (DP...
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  • Updated analysis of longwall pillar stability (ALPS) computer program incorporates new coal mine roof rating (CMRR)
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    United States. Bureau of Mines.
    Published Date:
    February 1995
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    Technology news (United States. Bureau of Mines) ; 445
    Description:
    "The objective of this work is to develop a comprehensive, practical method for designing longwall gate entries that considers coal pillar size, mine ...
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  • Controlled start for drill motors on roof bolting machines.
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    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
    Published Date:
    February 2000
    Series:
    Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; 480
    Description:
    "Operators of roof bolting machines have one of the most dangerous jobs in underground mining. The main hazards include unsupported roof and movement ...
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  • Navigation and control of continuous mining systems for coal mining.
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    Corporate Authors:
    United States. Bureau of Mines.
    Published Date:
    January 1996
    Series:
    Technology news (United States. Bureau of Mines) ; 453
    Description:
    "The primary focus of the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) is to make mining safer and more healthful for mine workers. The USBM research program is develo...
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  • Reducing the danger of explosions in sealed areas (GOBS) in mines
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    Corporate Authors:
    Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
    Published Date:
    June 2001
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    Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; no. 489
    Description:
    "In the last 6 years, seven explosions of methane and/or coal dust occurred within worked-out, sealed areas (GOBS) of underground U.S. coal mines. The...
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  • Stope leaching reduces surface environmental impacts from underground mining
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    Corporate Authors:
    United States. Bureau of Mines.
    Published Date:
    May 1994
    Series:
    Technology news (Bureau of Mines) ; 436
    Description:
    "Conventional underground mining practices include excavating the ore and transporting the ore to the surface for processing. Underground mining syste...
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  • Sensors warn of hazards during mine hoisting
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    Corporate Authors:
    Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
    Published Date:
    February 1998
    Series:
    Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; no. 469
    Description:
    Mine hoisting is the most critical and potentially the most dangerous operation in underground mining. Many hazards are related to falls of miners and...
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  • Analysis of hangups and structural failure in underground mine ore passes.
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    Corporate Authors:
    Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
    Published Date:
    February 1998
    Series:
    Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; no. 470
    Description:
    Analysis of Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident statistics has identified ore pass hazards as a significant safety problem in underg...
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  • NIOSH releases new skills training aid; walk-thru roof bolting machine trainer's guide
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    Corporate Authors:
    Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
    Published Date:
    June 2007
    Series:
    Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; no. 525
    DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2007-145
    Description:
    "In the U.S. coal mining industry, a large cohort of miners is at or nearing retirement age. As these miners retire, there will be a need to hire and ...
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  • Remote reset systems for continuous mining machines used in extended cuts.
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    Corporate Authors:
    United States. Bureau of Mines.
    Published Date:
    August 1994
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    Technology news (United States. Bureau of Mines) ; 439
    Description:
    "The popularity of extended cut mining is increasing in U.S. coal mines. With this mining method, remote-controlled continuous miners are used to driv...
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  • NIOSH safety talk : the emergency communication triangle.
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    Corporate Authors:
    Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
    Published Date:
    September 2004
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    Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; no. 507
    Description:
    "Research has shown that when an emergency occurs, workers often do not get the information they need to take appropriate action. Important informatio...
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  • Resin-grouted cables for enhanced coal mine roof support.
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    Corporate Authors:
    United States. Bureau of Mines.
    Published Date:
    April 1994
    Series:
    Technology news (United States. Bureau of Mines) ; 433
    Description:
    "Primary and supplementary support of coal mine gate roads has become an area of great interest as coal production from advanced longwall technology h...
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  • A Method to characterize risk associated with mine roof conditions
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    Savanick, George A. ; Miller, Arthur L. ;
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    Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
    Published Date:
    July 1997
    Series:
    Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; no. 460
    Description:
    "Assess the technical feasbility of mining small and/or deeply buried frozenplacer deposits from the surface through boreholes. Placer deposits in per...
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  • NIOSH releases new AHSEM and ARBS software programs to improve ground control
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    Corporate Authors:
    Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
    Published Date:
    April 2003
    Series:
    Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; 504
    Description:
    "It is now widely accepted that horizontal stress is present nearly everywhere underground. Often it is more severe than the vertical stress. It is a ...
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  • A Method to characterize risk associated with mine roof conditions
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    Corporate Authors:
    Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
    Published Date:
    October 2006
    Series:
    Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; no. 520
    DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2007-104
    Description:
    "NIOSH research in underground stone mines has provided the framework for developing a Roof Fall Risk Index (RFRI). This method is centered on examini...
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  • The air quantity estimator (AQE): a new computer software tool for large-opening mine ventilation planning.
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    Corporate Authors:
    Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
    Published Date:
    March 2006
    Series:
    Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; 514
    DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2006-124
    Description:
    "In 2002, regulatory standards were enacted in the United States that limit the allowable diesel particulate matter (DPM) concentrations in undergroun...
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  • New technology for ground control in multiple-seam mining
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    Corporate Authors:
    Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
    Published Date:
    November 2007
    Series:
    Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; no. 529
    DHHS (NIOSH) publication ; no. 2008-103
    Description:
    "Research by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on multiple-seam mining has resulted in two new ground control products...
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  • NIOSH releases new safety video: make it safer with roof screen
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    Corporate Authors:
    Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
    Published Date:
    March 2005
    Series:
    Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; no. 205
    Description:
    "Coal miners, especially roof bolter and continuous miner operators, work in a hazardous underground environment where they are often exposed to poor ...
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  • Translucent face partition reduces longwall worker's dust exposure
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    Corporate Authors:
    United States. Bureau of Mines.
    Published Date:
    March 1994
    Series:
    Technology news (Bureau of Mines) ; no. 430
    Description:
    "Previous U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) studies have shown that an extended face-conveyor spillplate barrier can create two air splits effectively, but ...
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