Refuge Alternatives in Underground Coal Mines

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• Personal Author:
  Ounanian D
• Description:
  The recent tragic events at a series of coal mines in West Virginia and Kentucky have highlighted the need to reevaluate safety protections for miners subsequent to fires and explosions. The recent passage of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act) has enacted legislation that mandates the addition of several specific safety requirements. Among the many new provisions, the Act requires that NIOSH conduct research to evaluate various refuge alternatives including portable refuge chambers. In response to the requirements of the MINER Act, NIOSH initiated this project to develop engineering guidelines associated with the location, construction, and general application of various refuge alternatives. The project goal is to facilitate the mining industry's rapid implementation of viable refuge concepts by addressing technical barriers or knowledge gaps that are hindering the rapid diffusion of refuge technologies throughout the underground coal industry. The overall objective of the project is to solve engineering problems or develop engineering guidelines associated with the location, construction and general application of various refuge alternatives. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Engineering Explosions Mining Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management

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• Keywords:
  Coal-miners Coal-mining Engineering-controls Hazards Injury-prevention Mine-disasters Mine-escapes Mine-workers Mining-industry Morbidity-rates Mortality-rates Risk-factors Safety-measures Underground-mining

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  1-179
• Volume:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041483
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2013-101134
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Contract 200-2007-20276, 2008 Dec; 1:1-179
• Contact Point Address:
  Douglas Ounanian, Foster-Miller, Inc. 350 Second Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA 02451
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Contract 200-2007-20276
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227454/cdc_227454_DS1.pdf
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