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This video-based training module can be used to educate both inexperienced and veteran miners on important issues related to self-rescue and escape procedures.
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2/1/2008 - Catalogs and indexes, NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsThis docket contains the supporting information and key reference materials for the report NIOSH prepared summarizing its research into refuge alternatives in underground coal mines.
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5/1/1995 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsPapers presented at a USBM technology transfer seminar describe the causes of violent material failure in U.S. mines, measurement techniques for monitoring events that result in violent failure, and mitigation techniques for controlling failure.
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1/1/1995 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsOne of the most difficult, longstanding engineering problems associated with coal mining is the catastrophic failure of cog mine structures known as bumps. For more than 70 years, researchers and practitioners have assembled a wealth of technical info.
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1/1/1994 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsA U.S. Bureau of Mines research program developed a Reduced-Exposure Mining System (REMS) that relocates personnel operating the mining machinery at the face away from the hazards to a nearby haven of relative safety.
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1/1/1929 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsVentilation has been a primary problem in coal mining since mines were first worked under sufficient cover to encounter inflammable or other noxious gases. This report describes testing done to determine how volumes of air be taken from the atmosphere
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program