Evaluation of the Safety of Underground Blasting Procedures

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• Personal Author:
  Babcock JG ; Biller JR ; Chitombo GP ; Christo ML ; Freeman WG
• Description:
  This study provides recommendations for improved safety in underground blasting procedures based on in-mine observations of blasting practices in 30 underground metal, nonmetal, and coal mines; analyses of blasting accidents, since 1980; and existing state and federal regulations pertaining to the storage and use of explosives. Results of these analyses and observations indicate that (1) blasting accidents have declined but are an important contributor to the hazards of underground mining; (2) existing regulations are essentially adequate; (3) greater emphasis should be placed on human errors, unsafe practices, and the enforcement of existing regulations; and (4) future revisions of these regulations and standards should be organized and their intent coordinated to eliminate ambiguities. [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
• Pages in Document:
  1-139
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10003871
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-193838
• Citation:
  NTIS: PB/84-193838 :139 pages
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Performing Organization:
  Internat'l Min. and Cons.
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NTIS: PB/84-193838
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:795cf3e5af7aacd5e06240c9282978d5dcf4d680c395ad701528207630288334084341fb7d6a7dc9799bf5931d62ffe783641655841ea79c29f9baa4cf9d1e0d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/234837/cdc_234837_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.87 MB ]