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6/29/2023 - Research projectsA pilot project to determine which cross-sectional area configuration would be best to evaluate explosion propagations and new prevention technologies.
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10/6/2022 - Research areasNIOSH Mining Program topic page on explosion prevention.
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1/15/2021 - Research areasRock Dusting Topic Page
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7/29/2020NIOSH Mining Program's partnership for improving effectiveness of rock dust in preventing coal dust explosions
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12/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper discusses the implications of floor dust erosion on rock dusting and sampling procedures for explosion hazard assessment.
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8/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper summarizes the results of coal and rock dust deposition studies conducted within an experimental mine, along with limited data collected from the tailgate of an operating longwall.
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8/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study using 20-L explosion chamber testing to examine the relationship between the explosion inerting effectiveness of rock dusts on coal dusts, as a function of the specific surface area of each component.
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2/1/2018 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to test the dispersibility of conventional dry-applied rock dust versus new wet and foam rock dusts and aid rock dust suppliers and equipment manufacturers with development of new wet and foam rock dusts.
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11/1/2016 - Information CircularsA report presenting research into the potential explosion hazard associated with excessive coal dust accumulating on elevated surfaces, the efficacy of wet rock dusting, and the need for mines to develop comprehensive rock dusting programs
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to eliminate coal dust explosions in underground coal mines.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program