Reduction of Fire Hazards on Large Mining Equipment

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• Personal Author:
  De Rosa, Maria I.
• Description:
  Although standards and regulations are in place to prevent large mining equipment fires, recent analyses of mine accident data show that mining equipment fires still occur with alarming frequency and grave consequences, particularly at all surface mines and in underground metal/nonmetal mines. Recent technological advances in fire protection, combined with the statistical data on equipment fires led NIOSH to reinvestigate this area to improve operator safety. NIOSH demonstrated that newly developed technologies, such as dual cab fire inerting systems and engine compartment fire barriers can greatly enhance operator safety and lessen the damage of property during large mobile equipment fires. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Firefighters Fires Metals Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Control-technology Engineering-controls Fire-extinguishing-systems Fire-fighting Fire-proofing Metal-mining Mine-fires Mining-equipment Mining-industry Nonmetal-mining Surface-mining Underground-mining

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0009-9910
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  113
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034372
• Citation:
  Coal Age 2008 Sep; 113(9):30, 32, 34
• Email:
  mgd8@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Coal Age
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227010/cdc_227010_DS1.pdf
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