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- 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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- Inerting atmosphere
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- Ignition source elimination
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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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- Bleeder systems
- Document types:
- Peer reviewed journal articles
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5/1/2000 - Peer reviewed journal articlesOptical technologies have progressed rapidly in the past 15 years. NIOSH is conducting a study to help provide a scientific basis for developing appropriate safety guidelines for optical equipment in underground coal mines.
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1/1/1996 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper reports US Bureau of Mines (USBM) research on the explosibility of coal dusts. The purpose of this work is to improve safety in mining and other industries that process or use coal.
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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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3/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article examining the effects of spray type, operating pressure, and spray orientation on knockdown efficiencies on float coal dust for seven different water sprays.
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12/3/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article demonstrating that international equipment evaluation standards for electrical/electronic equipment will provide at least the same level of protection for miners as the MSHA requirements.
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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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4/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article about what happens when combustible materials ignite and burn. During the processes of ignition and flaming, other life hazards present themselves and should be included to ensure an effective overall analysis of the relevant fire hazards.
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3/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article about a study to analyze production performances of gas gov ventholes drilled over a longwall panel as a methane control measure.
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9/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article detailing field characterization studies performed by NIOSH to determine quantitatively the sources, types and amounts of dust produced during various coal mining processes.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program