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• Test Apparatus for Measuring Sound Power Levels of Drills
  1/1/1987 - Information Circulars
  This Bureau of Mines report describes in detail the design and operation of a test apparatus for measuring the sound power levels of drills used by the mining industry.
• An Underground Coal Mine Fire Preparedness and Response Checklist: The Instrument
  8/1/2000 - Information Circulars
  Provides a detailed description of a data collection instrument used to profile the fire prevention and response capabilities of a mine site.
• Underground Coal Mine Lighting Handbook (In Two Parts): 1. Background
  1/1/1986 - Guides and manuals, Information Circulars
  The purpose of the report is to insure an understanding of the numerous complex and interrelated factors that must be considered to design and implement a mine lighting system.
• Underground Coal Mine Lighting Handbook (In Two Parts): 2. Application
  1/1/1986 - Guides and manuals, Information Circulars
  This report discusses system design criteria and procedures, data and specifications to aid in selection of suitable mine lighting hardware, and guidelines for system installation and maintenance.
• Underground Mine Communications (in Four Parts): 2. Paging Systems
  1/1/1977 - Information Circulars
  This Bureau of Mines report summarizes the research, development, and evaluation demonstrations conducted by the Bureau of Mines under the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 to improve the means of notifying miners underground, who are away from th...
• Underground Mine Communications (in Four Parts): 4. Section-to-Place Communications
  1/1/1977 - Information Circulars
  This Bureau of Mines report on underground mine communications addresses methods and equipment to meet the communication requirements of working sections and places of coal and metal-nonmetal mines. A review of the status of trapped miner detection is a...
• Underground Mine Communications, Control and Monitoring
  1/1/1984 - Information Circulars
  Since 1969, the Bureau of Mines has sponsored numerous programs aimed at improving methods of underground communication. This manual brings together relevant data from all previous reports, studies, and other sources, and presents these data in such a w...
• Use of Simulation Exercises for Safety Training in the U.S. Mining Industry
  9/1/2001 - Information Circulars
  Organizations that used problem-solving simulation exercises to support mine health and safety training were surveyed. Recommendations are made for the expansion of simulation exercises as a method for occupational health and safety training.
• Water Well Safety Bits: Health And Safety Information For The Water Well Industry
  9/1/2005 - Information Circulars
  Water well drillers are exposed to high levels of noise while working. Drillers and owners can work together to prevent noise-induced hearing loss, and measures can be taken to reduce exposure to hazardous noise.
• Wearing Hearing Protection Properly: A 3-D Training Aid for Drillers
  11/1/2004 - Information Circulars
  This instructor's manual supplements the Wearing Hearing Protection Properly 3-D training reel. It offers tips on using the reel as a training aid, assessing training needs, and discussion notes that provide additional information to the user.