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12/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper describes a recent research project initiated by NIOSH which identified improvement of the drill shroud design as one of its main objectives for reducing the exposure of surface miners to respirable dust.
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Summary of NIOSH Research Completed on Dust Control Methods for the Surface and Underground Drilling12/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper summarizes the results of research that has been done on respirable dust control for surface mine blasthole drilling operations.
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12/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper presents an overview of remote mine sealing technology, introduces the use of Rocsil® foam for remote mine seal installations, and offers a case study for the use of this rigid foam material to remotely construct a temporary in-mine.
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12/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis case study provides an example of how social marketing was applied to meet the needs of business customers in the mining industry.
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12/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article describes how occupational ethnographic techniques provided insights needed for "new product development."
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12/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis work presents the findings from NIOSH field and laboratory studies comparing respirable dust levels on mist drilling roof bolter machines to dust levels measured on machines using a conventional vacuum drilling system.
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11/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper provides an assessment of the performance of limestone pillars as observed at 98 different locations in 34 mines in the Eastern and Midwestern regions of the United States.
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10/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis study investigated human response issues related to wearing a self-contained self-rescuer(SCSR). The goal was to develop training to educate miners on what they could expect from their units during an escape.
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10/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper gives the results of 4 case studies concerning the interaction between polyurethane (PUR) and coal mine roof in order to determine the mechanism of reinforcement, in both highly fractured rock and unfractured rock.
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9/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper contrasts the full-scale explosion and hydrostatic testing of mine seals using a simple dynamic system model and principles.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program