Information Circular 8768: Coal Mine Fire and Explosion Prevention: Proceedings: Bureau of Mines Technology Transfer Seminars, Pittsburgh, Pa., March 2, 1978 and Denver, Colo., March 14, 1978

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• Corporate Authors:
  United States. Bureau of Mines
• Description:
  These proceedings consist of papers presented at two Bureau of Mines technology transfer seminars for the purpose of disseminating recent advances in mining technology related to coal mine fire and explosion prevention. Primary, although not exclusive, emphasis is placed on underground coal mining. The papers address research accomplishments ranging from methods for detecting mine fires to remote sealing systems for extinguishing coal mine fires. Each paper represents the current state-of-the-art in the respective research categories. Presentations include research occurring from both Bureau in-house and contract efforts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Explosions Fires Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Belt Conveyors Coal Mines Dust Explosions Fire Detection Fire Prevention Fire Protection Systems Fire Safety Meetings Mine Fires
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Information Circular
• Publisher:
  U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  102 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Burgess, David S. ; Furno, Aldo L. ; Liebman, Israel ; Richmond, James K. ; King, Roger L. ; Hertzberg, Martin ; Kuchta, Joseph M. ; Ladov, Edwin N. ; Law, Derek A. ; Johnson, Guy A. ; Nagy, John
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10007940
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-278499
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 8768, 1978 Jan; :1-99
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 8768
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c54bf58ef8bf9f1407293c3029736f20a8ae1f93ea8eec9370d7a9b17210fb1a53ad5de7691287efe19bc1837aeef53622c9e6bf6a236a65ff75dfea8bc357c5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206186/cdc_206186_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.45 MB ]