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6/1/2010 - Conference papersThis study's goal was to validate the use of Ventgraph in a deep M/NM mine fire and illustrate its use as a valuable tool in mine ventilation, fire, and evacuation planning.
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1/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesWhat happens in the first crucial moments of a mine emergency? The study showed the importance of mine emergency planning and training, communication providing information for decision-making, leadership and trust, plus individual personal issues.
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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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2/1/2008 - Catalogs and indexes, NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsThis docket contains the supporting information and key reference materials for the report NIOSH prepared summarizing its research into refuge alternatives in underground coal mines.
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12/1/2007 - Unpublished documents and reportsSection 13 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 ("MINER Act"), PL 109-236, required NIOSH to conduct "research, including field tests, concerning the utility, practicality, survivability, and cost of various refuge alternatives...
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4/1/2005 - Peer reviewed journal articlesDiscusses a study that used a CFD program (fire dynamics simulator) based on large eddy simulations (LES) to model floor-level fires in a ventilated tunnel. The CFD results are compared with two simple theories of critical ventilation.
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9/1/2004 - Technology NewsThe "Emergency Communication Triangle" safety talk focuses on the content of emergency warning messages. It presents a procedure using mental cues that can be used by senders and receivers of emergency warnings.
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10/1/2002 - Conference papersThe roles of main mine fans in underground mines are to induce airflow and continuously remove hazardous gases and dust. This paper concentrates on those mines having only one fan to provide ventilation needs.
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8/1/2002 - Conference papersThis paper discusses the Mine Emergency Response Interactive Training Simulation (MERITS), a computerized simulation for providing mine emergency command center training.
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8/1/2002 - Technology NewsExperience, it is said, is the best teacher. Some experiences, however, should be shared so that no one else will ever have to live through them again. The fire at the Sunshine Mine is one such experience.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program