NIOSH Research in Coal Dust and Explosions

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• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) mining research program at the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (PRL) includes the areas of coal mine dust control and monitoring and explosion prevention. One very important project at PRL is development of a continuous recording person-wearable respirable dust monitor. This Personal Dust Monitor (PDM) is a respirable dust sampler and gravirnetric-equivalent analysis instrument that is part of a belt-worn mine cap lamp battery unit. Prototypes were successfully tested in the laboratory and in four underground coal mines. The PDM testing demonstrated that it was convenient to wear and use, it was robust, and it provided accurate and timely data. NOSH is also conducting research in the program area of coal mine explosion prevention, suppression, and mitigation. Aspects of this research program include full scale explosion research, laboratory scale research, frictional ignition of methane, mine ventilation seal construction, prediction of coal mine methane emissions, mine monitoring systems, flame cutting and welding operations, spontaneous combustion, and emergency preparedness.
• Document Type:
  Book
• CIO:
  NIOSH
• Division:
  NIOSH Mining
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:na
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:77dda03460af0b3455b9b97721c06c6d9e2796391cc96a5453b26e9fb5335448776884df06064196cdfabec2c180d494fa899b02a9ec21f19a1511ae333a73b8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/161565/cdc_161565_DS1.pdf
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