- Hazard prevention and control:
- Fire and explosion prevention
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- Permissible explosives
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- Explosion suppression
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- Rock dusting
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- Rock dust barriers
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- Inerting atmosphere
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- Ignition source elimination
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- Explosion proof design
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- Spark prevention
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- Intrinsically safe design
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- Methane control
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- Degasification
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- Gob gas vent holes
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- Horizontal boreholes
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- Cross measure boreholes
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- Bleeder systems
- Document types:
- Research projects
Results 1 - 6 of 6
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12/9/2021 - 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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10/5/2019 - Research projectsA project to develop effective measures to prevent hot surface ignitions on mining equipment, improve fire suppression techniques, and develop a diagnostic tool to determine the effect of mine fires on a mine’s ventilation system.
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1/29/2019 - Research projectsA project to improve the capabilities to detect changing ventilation conditions along a longwall face arising from poor roof caving characteristics and increasing face length.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to eliminate coal dust explosions in underground coal mines.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to enhance worker safety by decreasing the likelihood of explosions that are produced by hazardous underground methane concentrations.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to make recommendations and guide policy or program decisions regarding the safety of batteries used in underground coal mines.