Securing the Blast Site to Prevent Blasting-Related Injuries

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• Personal Author:
  Bajpayee, T. S. ; Lobb TE ; Verakis, Harry C.
• Description:
  This article examines the factors related to injuries due to inadequate blasting shelters and blast area security and identifies mitigation techniques. The key concepts are (1) accurate determination of the bounds of the blast area, (2) clearing employees from the blast area, (3) effective access control, (4) use of adequate blasting shelters, (5) efficient communications, and (6) training. Fundamentals are reviewed, with an emphasis on analyzing task elements and identifying root causes for selected blasting accidents. Mitigating techniques are presented, along with discussions and examples. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Coal Coal Mining Construction Industry Engineering Explosions Explosive Agents Geology Metals Mining Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Accidents Blasting Coal-mining Construction Employees Engineering-controls Explosives Flyrock Fumes Gold-mines Hazards Injuries Metal-mining Mining-industry Nonmetal-mining Safety-research Stone-mines Surface-mining Training Underground-mining Warning-signals Warning-signs

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0889-0668
• Publisher:
  International Society of Explosives Engineers
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; Nevada ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania ; Tennessee
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6-14
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028274
• Citation:
  J Explos Eng 2005 Jul/Aug; 22(4):6-14
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of Explosives Engineering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0434a71c92a5d10f1c49eaa07d89d83f4be9b684b6a12c38277c83705e5ce60593aa21253acd4aaf3121f7255dc0a3cdf9768770fd4453bd99013f79489495dd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221101/cdc_221101_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.46 MB ]