Guidelines for Automatic Couplers. Volume 1 – Technical Report

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• Personal Author:
  Kauffman PW ; Rudd TJ ; Talapatra DC
• Description:
  The results of the studies and investigations of automatic couplers presently in use are presented. This includes an analysis of accident data for 1972-76; a discussion of the ability of existing couplers to withstand operational conditions in mines; and a reliability study to estimate the durability, safety, and maintenance requirements of the various couplers. In addition, the reliability and safety of various uncoupling mechanisms were examined to identify which uncoupling mechanisms are safe to operate, rugged in design, and not easily susceptible to damage. An analysis was also conducted to investigate the hazards involved in the various steps of coupling and uncoupling to identify those that are potentially the most hazardous. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Open File Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-80
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10001322
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-300291
• Citation:
  NTIS: PB/300-291; :1-80
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Performing Organization:
  Ensco, Inc.
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NTIS: PB/300-291
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a24051b15bc2cd34d41d61d40bd085a585e0535c879e5f984fd0e0f67fd42c175b2b51face8d760d26b7990da7762cb3a0fbad8d14bca2ec8352de97a56987cd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206520/cdc_206520_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.00 MB ]