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8/20/2013 - PC softwareSoftware for designing pillars for longwall mines
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6/1/2008 - Conference papersThe paper provides: (a) a description of the gas pressure-based design approach to blasting, (b) a simple technique for estimating the damage radius of the buffer row of holes, and (c) a discussion of smoothwall design for the contour row of holes.
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1/1/2007 - Videos and multimediaThis video provides information about blast area security to those working around blast sites.
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12/1/2006 - Technology NewsNIOSH has released communication products about flyrock safety via information brochures, flashcards, and toolbox talk materials. These products target the mining and construction industries, and can be used for employee and visitor training.
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12/1/2005 - Training materialsA training product to improve blast safety by providing information about blasting to those who work around blast sites
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2/1/2005 - Conference papersThis paper examines the factors related to injuries due to inadequate blasting shelters and blast area security, and identifies mitigation techniques.
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2/1/2005 - Conference papersDescribes a small-scale field study to identify key factors that may contribute to the migration of CO through the ground.
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11/1/2003 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper describes six representative fatalities due to flyrock and lack of blast area security in coal and nonmetal mines. Several mines were visited to collect information relative to working practices aimed at mitigating blasting hazards.
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8/1/2000 - Conference papersRock drilling parameters including thrust, rotational speed, torque and velocity were examined to determine the ability to identify the strength of the rocks being drilled from the measured parameters.
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1/3/2024 - PC softwareDRIFT is a program to design perimeter control blast rounds for typical underground drifting applications.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program