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• Securing the Blast Site to Prevent Blasting Related Injuries: Blasting Safety - Revisiting Site Security
  7/1/2005 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article examines the factors related to injuries due to inadequate blasting shelters and blast area security, and identifies mitigation techniques.
• An Analysis and Prevention of Flyrock Accidents in Surface Blasting Operations
  2/1/2004 - Conference papers
  Discusses several flyrock injury incidents at surface mines and construction sites and describes some injury mitigation techniques.
• Fugitive Carbon-Based Gases: Blasting Related or Not
  2/1/2004 - Conference papers
  This paper discusses elements of a stray gas investigation and the analyses necessary to identify the source of a stray gas.
• CO Migration from Trench Blasting in Amherst, New York
  2/1/2004 - Conference papers
  A general overview of the blasting and CO monitoring of a highway construction project is presented and discussed. The use and effectiveness of residential type CO monitors and multi-gas monitors are discussed.
• Blasting-Related Carbon Monoxide Incident in Bristow, Virginia
  2/1/2004 - Conference papers
  A detailed description of blasting-related carbon monoxide migration from a construction site into nearby residential homes.
• Blasting Injuries in Surface Mining with Emphasis on Flyrock and Blast Area Security
  1/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper describes several fatal injury case studies, analyzes causative factors, and emphasizes preventive measures.
• Toxic Fume Comparison of a Few Explosives Used in Trench Blasting
  2/1/2003 - Conference papers
  Report on NIOSH studies using a 12-foot diameter sphere to identify key factors that may enhance the levels of CO associated with the detonation of several commercial trenching explosives.
• A Summary of Fatal Accidents Due to Flyrock and Lack of Blast Area Security in Surface Mining, 1989 to 1999
  2/1/2002 - Conference papers
  This paper summarizes flyrock and blast area security fatalities from 1989-1999, examining causative factors. Accident data indicates that flyrock and lack of blast area security were primary causes of blasting related injuries in surface mining.
• Chemical and Physical Factors that Influence N0x Production During Blasting: Exploratory Study
  2/1/2002 - Conference papers
  Report on a NIOSH study to identify factors that may contribute to nitrogen oxides (NOx) production associated with non-ideal detonation of blasting agents.
• Flyrock Issues in Blasting
  2/1/2001 - Conference papers
  A compilation of the primary causes of flyrock in surface mining blasting operations and reasons a safe blast area was not secured.