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10/1/2002 - Conference papersResults of experiments to train a neural network to detect coal and styrene-butadiene-rubber conveyor belting fires. Six of the seven experiments were conducted in the presence of diesel exhaust.
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8/1/2002 - Technology NewsExperience, it is said, is the best teacher. Some experiences, however, should be shared so that no one else will ever have to live through them again. The fire at the Sunshine Mine is one such experience.
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2/1/2002 - Conference papersMine fires can be especially perilous because toxic products can quickly spread well beyond the fire zone thereby exposing all underground miners to dangerous and deadly conditions. This paper provides a review of the available materials and technology ...
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This video tells the story of the Sunshine Mine Disaster of 1972 through the eyes of 27 people who lived through it.
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6/1/2001 - Conference papersA project to evaluate the South African bagged stone dust explosion barrier was successfully completed at the NIOSH Lake Lynn Experimental Mine.
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6/1/2001 - Conference papersIn the present study, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) program is used as a design tool to model floor-level fires in a ventilated tunnel.
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8/1/2000 - Information CircularsProvides a detailed description of a data collection instrument used to profile the fire prevention and response capabilities of a mine site.
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5/1/2000 - Information CircularsA scientific study of human behavior during an escape from a fire in an effort to understand and derive benefits for design, engineering and safety efforts.
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10/1/1999 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications, Training materialsThe first step to emergency preparedness is defining and analyzing hazards. Although all hazards should be addressed, resource limitations usually do not allow this to happen all at once.
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10/1/1999 - Conference papersA series of four coal combustion experiments was conducted at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory in the Safety Research Coal Mine to evaluate the response of optical and ionization smoke and CO sens...
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program