Evaluation of Intrinsically Safe Instruments and Apparatus for Use in Underground Coal Mines

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• Personal Author:
  Bartkus AA ; Kurtz JM ; Schram PJ
• Description:
  Ten methane monitoring systems and machine control circuits were examined and tested according to the requirements in cfr title 30, parts 17 and 27, the standard ul 913, and the document "test requirements for instruments or apparatus to be considered for m.E.S.A. Intrinsically safe certification (tentative)." The test results indicate that none of the products complied with all parts of all requirements as interpreted. [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
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10002149
• Citation:
  For Reference Only At Bureau Libraries; :1-479
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Performing Organization:
  Underwriters Labs., Inc.
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5e7b8f68d61eb4d884f6d5afb4c2b789a7b1f3fae08ca3e59029b106706a3edfc05fab55cd6f505ca2144893ae2d14942fa4c6776d3dcae70dea319b94d78d1b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206595/cdc_206595_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 15.53 MB ]