Technology News 479: Ore Pass Level and Blockage Locator Device

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Bridging of material in ore passes causes blockages in the flow of material. These blockages can be hazardous and must be removed before production can continue. Sensors are available that can determine fill level form the top of an ore pass, but there are presently no sensors available that can determine both fill level and the position of a blockage. If information can be obtained regarding the location of a blockage, the depth of the material above the blockage, and the distance form the outlet can be determined. This information is needed to determine the safest and most effective method for removing the blockage. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Mining; Blockage-location-device; Ore-pass; Level-sensing-system; Sensors; Bridging
• Source:
  Spokane, WA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, TN 479, 2000 Jan; :1-2
• Series:
  Mining Publications   ; NIOSH Numbered Publications  
• Subseries:
  Technology News
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Periodical
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SRL - Spokane Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000644
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d59b86709ed8e17927115a81fb1075b870b88369176027cb2c14fa7bd161964482dbf7a827fa96985881c720ecb7ff6af614366aa9d9d3a5592acc42e54f7318
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/8364/cdc_8364_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 162.67 KB ]