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- Hazard prevention and control:
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9/18/2020 - Research projectsA project to determine the need for improved bench design guidelines and develop slope monitoring radar guidelines for application to open pit mines.
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9/16/2020 - Research projectsA project to employ state-of-the-art ground control science, in a targeted program of case studies, to develop engineering solutions for ground control hazards in underground metal mines.
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9/16/2020 - Research projectsA project to identify needs for enabling better detection of ground control hazards in underground metal mines.
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9/16/2020 - Research projectsA project to reduce injuries and fatalities caused by rockburst-related ground failures in underground mines by developing an integrated, systematic approach for monitoring mining-induced seismic events.
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3/4/2020 - Research projectsA project to develop engineering-based procedures that will contribute to the practical design of ground control systems in gateroad excavations and longwall extractions.
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2/15/2018 - Research projectsA project to make available blast damage models and an easy-to-use software tool for mining engineers to use in developing improved blast designs.
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1/16/2018 - Research projectsA project to develop engineering-based stress analysis procedures for improved assessment of stress-related hazards due to full extraction mining.
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3/30/2017 - Research projectsA project to build the framework for expanding pillar design criteria into challenging environments by undertaking pillar response investigations in representative conditions at case study mine sites.
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11/5/2016 - Research projectsA project to establish a new standard for ground control safety in deep vein mines.
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10/27/2016 - Research projectsA project to reduce injuries and fatalities in western U.S. underground metal mines by reducing the falls of ground taking place in these mines.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program