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5/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper discusses the impact of ventilation airflow on alarm times of the smoke detectors and video cameras, CO levels, smoke optical densities and smoke obscuration, total smoke mass concentrations, and fire heat release rates.
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11/1/2009 - Conference papersThis paper presents a summary of some of the mine fire research and provides an overview of the next phase of the NIOSH mine fire research program.
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1/1/2005 - Information CircularsThis report deals with the preparedness of miners to respond to underground fires. It is intended to aid the mining industry in understanding the various roles of emergency responders and the training techniques used to increase their skill levels. The ...
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8/1/2001 - Conference papersFire is a major concern for those who work in underground mines. This paper focuses on responders' preparedness for fire.
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6/8/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA technology contract to develop an automated rockfall recognition algorithm and empirical approaches for rockfall forecasting and slope hazard recognition based on rockfall frequency and location.
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8/26/2020 - Research areasNIOSH Mining topic page on fire control and suppression.
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5/4/2020 - Catalogs and indexes, Research areasNIOSH Mining topic page on mine fire detection.
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10/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article presenting the results of a study investigating the responses of different sensors for early detection of diesel fuel fires in a storage area.
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6/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article describing a NIOSH experiment that showed that the heat release rate of a mine fire can be calculated with reasonable accuracy using atmospheric monitoring systems sensor data.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to develop engineering data to improve knowledge of mine fires and their interactions with mine ventilation networks; atmospheric monitoring systems; and fire, prevention, detection, and suppression systems.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program