Field Verification of the Roof Fall Risk Index: A Method To Assess Strata Conditions

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• Journal Article:
  Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, August 1-3, 2006, Morgantown, WV
• Personal Author:
  Iannacchione, Anthony T. ; Esterhuizen, Gabriel S. ; Schilling, Scott ; Goodwin, Tom
• Description:
  The Roof Fall Risk Index (RFRI) is a new method introduced by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to assist the underground stone mine operator in 1) assessing defects the mine strata and 2) rating the relative roof fall risk these defects pose. The RFRI utilizes observational techniques to identify defects in the roof strata caused by local geologic, stress, and mining conditions. Assessment values for ten defined defect categories provides the foundation for estimating a range of risk conditions between 0 and 100 that define the potential for a roof fall. This paper examines how the defect information is collected using two field verification sites and proposes methods to analyze the RFRI data. These examples provide information on how well the method replicates observed conditions and how it might be applied in practice. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Mining Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Risk-factors; Risk-analysis; Underground-miners; Underground-mining; Miners; Mining-industry; Mine-disasters; Coal-mining; Coal-miners; Occupational-hazards; Rock-falls
• Source:
  Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, August 1-3, 2006, Morgantown, West Virginia. Peng SS, Mark C, Finfinger GL, Tadolini S, Khair AW, Heasley KA, Luo Y, eds. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University, 2006 Aug; :128-137
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  0939084569
• Publisher:
  West Virginia University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030807
• Editor(s):
  Peng SS; Mark C; Finfinger GL; Tadolini SC; Khair AW; Heasley KA; Luo Y
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Traumatic Injuries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ca04243e5418685b2f9b4924f2918304a8fcdf6af83eb384ab807a06507cf1e1ba25ecae05ae7b1e57974301505b950e901b55c2641a7354ec1a4794b72ad605
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/8800/cdc_8800_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 664.33 KB ]