U.S. Bureau of Mines/NIOSH Mining Electrical Safety Research: A Legacy of Protection Against Shock, Fires, and Explosions

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• Personal Author:
  Homce, Gerald T. ; Yenchek, Michael R.
• Description:
  This paper reviews the 100-year history of federal electrical safety research in the U.S mining industry, originally by the US Bureau of Mines, and as carried on today by NIOSH. First, there is a brief historical review of the use of electrical power in mining and an examination of the associated shock, fire, and explosion hazards. These hazards were the impetus for government intervention to improve the safety of U.S mineworkers. The evolution of electrical power systems and equipment in mining then serves as a backdrop for a review of continued electrical safety research. The paper concludes with a recap of the contributions made to mine worker electrical safety by federal research efforts, and thoughts on where the future will lead such research under NIOSH. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Coal-mining Electrical-explosions Electrical-safety Electrical-shock Fire-hazards Mining-industry Underground-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OMSHR - Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  45-57
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037020
• Citation:
  2010 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, February 28 - March 3, Phoenix, Arizona. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2010 Mar; :45-57
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  2010 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, February 28 - March 3, Phoenix, Arizona
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:39c8c23873116ccc96dabbd2e8878035d3b7d7da2ad341c3b25f21a45aa49d58ceda1bbb4e56603789c5f2aabaf75c7fad4ee5645c10ebe01234f1276b64110f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227229/cdc_227229_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.43 MB ]