Results 251 - 260 of 260

• Electromagnetic Location Systems for Metal/Non Metal Mines
  1/15/1979 - Contract reports
  Characteristics of metal-nonmetal mines were evaluated to determine the suitability of applying the Bureau of Mines electromagnetic (em) location system to locating trapped miners.
• Propagation of EM Signals in Underground Mines
  1/1/1977 - Conference papers
  This report is a comprehensive summary of the results of the propagation measurements program conducted for the Bureau of Mines.
• An Electromagnetic System for Detecting and Locating Trapped Miners
  1/1/1976 - Reports of Investigations
  The theory of electromagnetic fields indicates such fields could be used to detect and locate trapped miners. To be useful, the hardware of the system must meet a number of requirements, including small size, intrinsic safety, and rugged construction. S...
• Technical Services for Mine Communications Research: Task A, Task Order No. 1 - Applicability of State-Of-The-Art Voice Bandwidth Compression Techniques for Wireless Mine Communication
  7/1/1975 - Contract reports
  The applicability of voice bandwidth compression techniques to mine wireless communication systems is examined. Promise has been attached to such techniques because the lessened bandwidth gave hope for lessened received noise and hence increased operati...
• Waveform Generator-Package and Receiver: Mancarried and Helicopter Receiver Portion
  11/1/1974 - Contract reports
  The report describes the design and building of 15 mancarried and 5 helicopter receivers that are used for trapped miner location during a mine disaster. Helicopters are equipped with six-channel receivers and used to detect transmitters carried by mine...
• Survey of Electromagnetic and Seismic Noise Related to Mine Rescue Communications: Volume I - Emergency and Operational Mine Communications
  9/1/1974 - Contract reports
  Volume I of this report deals with theoretical, experimental, and practical implementation aspects of the federal Bureau of Mines programs related to present and planned, emergency and operational, mine communications and miner location systems for unde...
• Survey of Electromagnetic and Seismic Noise Related To Mine Rescue Communications: Volume II - Seismic Detection and Location of Isolated Miners
  7/1/1974 - Contract reports
  Volume II of this report (Contract No. H0122026) presents the findings of a short intensive assessment performed during the fall of 1972. This assessment provided the federal Bureau of Mines with independent technical judgments regarding the potentials ...
• Preliminary Performance Predictions For Electromagnetic Through-The-Earth Mine Communications: A Collection of Working Memoranda
  3/1/1972 - Contract reports, Open File Reports
  This report comprises three working memoranda that present preliminary performance estimates for baseband voice and narrowband through-the-earth electromagnetic communications systems of principal interest to the Bureau of Mines for operational/emergenc...
• Technology News 510 - HazCom Helper - OSHA Version: Compliance Tool For OSHA Rule 29 CFR 1910.1200
  10/1/2005 - Technology News
  NIOSH personnel developed the HazCom Helper - MSHA Version to help mining companies write their HazCom documents as required by 29 CFR 1910.1200. Following many requests for the HazCom Helper from companies regulated by OSHA, NIOSH revised the program t...
• Technology News 503 - HAZCOM Helper Compliance Tool for MSHA Rule 30 CFR Part 47
  3/1/2003 - Technology News
  Discusses a NIOSH-developed software tool for writing a HazCom plan.