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 | Coal Mine Safety Achievements in the USA and the Contribution of NIOSH Research Discusses past NIOSH research that has helped to reduce hazards, accidents, and health issues in mining, as well as current NIOSH research priorities and the impact of the MINER Act of 2006. (PDF, 515 KB, 2006)
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| A Compendium of NIOSH Mining Research 2000 This compendium details the current research program of the Office for Mine Safety and Health Research. (PDF, 7223 KB, 2000-02)
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| A Compendium of NIOSH Mining Research 2001 This compendium details the current research program of the Office for Mine Safety and Health Research. (PDF, 3105 KB, 2001-01)
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| A Compendium of NIOSH Mining Research 2002 This compendium details the current research program of the Office for Mine Safety and Health Research. (PDF, 13690 KB, 2001-12)
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| Concluding Evaluation of a Continuous Haulage Guidance Sensor The mining industry has the highest average annual fatality rate among major U.S. industries. To address this, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (PRL), is conducting major research programs to reduce the hazard exposure of miners. One of the recently concluded programs at PRL developed the enabling technology for remote-controlled mining. (PDF, 420 KB, 1998-10)
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| Design of Surface Mine Haulage Roads - a Manual A Bureau of Mines manual for the design of surface mine haulage roads. Covers such aspects as road alignment, construction materials, cross slope, drainage provisions and more. (PDF, 703 KB, 1977)
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| Facility for Melting Residues From Municipal Waste Combustion: Design Criteria and Description of Equipment The U.S. Bureau of Mines, under a Memorandum of Agreement with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), established design criteria for a facility to melt residues from municipal waste combustion. The facility, which is available to potential users on a cost-sharing basis, is also applicable to a variety of inorganic waste materials from smelting or melting operations. (PDF, 5709 KB, 1993)
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| A Guidance Sensor for Continuous Mine Haulage Reports on the application of near infrared sensor technology for the automatic guidance of a continuous haulage system (PDF, 982 KB, 1996)
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| Haulage Truck Dump Site Safety: An Examination of Reported Injuries Dump site injuries occur in all major mineral industries. Working in elevated areas near an edge is a common hazard for operators of off-highway mobile mining equipment. In this Information Circular (IC), serious injuries involving haulage trucks working at dump sites are examined for the period 1988 to 1997. (PDF, 381 KB, 2001-03)
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| Insights on Technology Transfer from the Bureau of Mines The U.S. Bureau of Mines was established in 1910 to reduce the high accident rate in the nation's coal mines. This essay identifies and discusses five "transfer factors" that can explain the success (or failure) of many Bureau of Mines projects. (PDF, 287 KB, 2000-03)
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| Materials Handling Accident Reduction in Underground Mines Handling materials in underground mines continues to be a major safety problem. To reduce single-event lift injuries, equipment having mechanical automatic weight sensing and balancing control was investigated. The Coleman manipulator was selected for testing. Modifications were made to make it more suitable for underground mine use. The authors also discuss other innovative ways to improve materials handling. (PDF, 5347 KB, 2001-09)
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| Methods To Minimize Injuries in Materials-Handling and Processes in Underground Mines Data from the Mine Safety and Health Administration for the years 1989-1999 were studied to find out if there were any trends in materials-handling accidents and if so, to determine what tasks were involved and the sources of injuries. Several underground coal and metal mines were visited to document innovative materials-handling technologies. Considerations for safety training and mechanization needs for continued reduction in materials-handling injuries are described. (PDF, 4902 KB, 2002-02)
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| Mining Publications List: 1995 - 1999 A listing of the mining-related publications produced by NIOSH from 1995 - 1999. (PDF, 519 KB, 1999-10)
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| Mining Publications List: 1995 - 2000 A listing of the mining-related publications produced by NIOSH from 1995 - 2000. (PDF, 304 KB, 2001-01)
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| Model for the Structure of Round-Strand Wire Ropes The behavior of wire ropes used in hoisting is not well understood. In an effort to improve this
understanding, the structure of round-strand wire ropes was analyzed. This report provides a generalized mathematical model that completely describes the geometry of the wires. It consists of two sets of vector equations and is valid for any round-strand wire rope. (PDF, 334 KB, 1998-09)
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| Monitoring Blind Spots: A Major Concern for Haul Trucks Discusses off-the-shelf technologies for monitoring areas that an equipment operator cannot see from the cab, including radar, video cameras, and radio signal detection systems, and their effectiveness in detecting objects near an off-highway dump truck. Also, guidance is presented for mine safety personnel who are planning to evaluate collision warning systems or cameras on their haulage equipment. (PDF, 4355 KB, 2001-12)
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| NIOSH Mining Update - New Publications 1995-96 In September 1995, the U.S. Congress directed the closure of the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM). This listing summarizes mining health and safety publications and articles published by the Pittsburgh and Spokane Research Centers during 1995-96 and how to order copies of them. (PDF, 453 KB, 1997)
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| Preventing High Insurance Premiums and On-the-Job Injuries: What are Poor Health and Safety Habits Costing You? Injury data, obtained from various sources, suggest that many water well drillers are experiencing unnecessarily high insurance premiums and very avoidable citations or violations from the direct result of accidents, injuries, and fatalities occurring throughout the water well drilling industry. (PDF, 119 KB, 2001-08)
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| Program of Research - A Summary of Research in Progress during Fiscal Years 98 The program of research for NIOSH in fiscal year 1998. (PDF, 4349 KB, 1998)
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| Prototype Borehole Miner Selectively Extracts Gold from Permafrost The approach taken in this research project was to mine only the ore-bearing portion of the placer deposits in permafrost using a high-pressure water jet to thaw the gravel and a downhole hydraulic-lift-type pump to bring the ore to the surface as slurry. Full-scale jetting tests in frozen gravel were completed, and the data were used to design a jet excavator. (PDF, 1417 KB, 1998)
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| Reducing Materials-Handling Injuries in Underground Mines This paper examines Mine Safety and Health Administration accident data to determine correlations between materials-handling tasks and the number of back injuries. It also discusses technologies used in U.S. underground mines to reduce the risk of injury. A Coleman manipulator was tested, and modifications were made to make it more suitable for underground mine use. (PDF, 3453 KB, 2001)
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| Safer Mine Hoisting With Conveyance Position and Load Monitoring A mine shaft is the lifeline to underground mines. Mine operators depend on safe, uninterrupted, and efficient movement of workers and materials. The shaft and hoisting system provides access to the network of openings used to recover the underground resource, provides vertical transport of miners and materials, and serves as an escapeway in case of an emergency. (PDF, 231 KB, 1999-09)
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| Safety Considerations for Transport of Ore and Waste in Underground Ore Passes NIOSH researchers are investigating methods to improve safety during the transport of ore in ore passes. (PDF, 901 KB, 1999)
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| Static and Dynamic Loads in Ore and Waste Rock Passes in Underground Mines This paper describes research to improve safety during transport of ore and waste in underground mines. (PDF, 572 KB, 1999)
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| Technology News 458 - Development of a Research Facility to Improve Mine Hoisting and Ore Pass Safety The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has requested new safeguards and design criteria for hoists and ore passes. However, equipment suppliers and mining companies cannot justify the costs nor interrupt production to develop and test safer technology for vertical haulage ways. (PDF, 114 KB, 1997-05)
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| Technology News 468 - Tests of Doppler Radar Technology for Haulage Truck Backup Alarms Current innovations in Doppler radar technology have led to suggestions by several institutions and manufacturers that new backup alarm systems are available that can replace or augment warning systems for backing operations on large haulage vehicles. (PDF, 58 KB, 1997-12)
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| Technology News 469 - Sensors Warn of Hazards During Mine Hoisting Studies of hoist safety features and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident statistics suggests a need to measure wire rope tension, conveyance speed and position, and shaft guide misalignment. (PDF, 1152 KB, 1998-02)
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| Technology News 479 - Ore Pass Level and Blockage Locator Device Bridging of material in ore passes causes blockages in the flow of material. These blockages can be hazardous and must be removed before production can continue. (PDF, 105 KB, 2000-01)
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| Technology News 511 - NIOSH Develops Improved Mining Safety and Health Web Topic Page The NIOSH Office of Mining and Construction Safety and Health Research has redesigned its Mining Safety and Health Web topic page. The updated page incorporates a significant amount of new safety and health information, plus an improved layout to better serve stakeholder needs. (PDF, 994 KB, 2005-11)
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| This Is Mining... Mining is the branch of industry involving the exploration and removal of minerals from the earth. Mining is one of the oldest and most important endeavors of humankind, because it provides the raw ingredients for most of the material world around us and, like agriculture, is the lifeblood of civilization. The main objective of any type of mining is to remove the valuable material economically and safely with minimum damage to the surrounding environment. (PDF, 5571 KB, 1995-07)
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| Transport of Total Tailings Paste Backfill: Results of Full-Scale Pipe Test Loop Pumping Tests This report presents the results of tests conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Mines to determine the transport characteristics of highly concentrated paste backfill mixes made from dewatered total mine tailings. The results indicated that the tested backfill mixes can be successfully transported as a stiff paste and identified the influence of and the interaction among the various mix and system variables. (PDF, 1223 KB, 1995)
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| Update on Mining Health and Safety Research This address covers the areas of assessing the current status of the Mining Health and Safety Research Program and outlining the need and direction for continued research. (PDF, 409 KB, 1996-01)
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| Update on the Continuing Functions of the Former US Bureau of Mines In fiscal 1996, the US Congress directed that the US Bureau of Mines (USBM) be closed. This article provides a summary of the continuing functions, the agencies involved and the points of contact for each continuing function. (PDF, 235 KB, 1997-01)
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| USBM Health and Safety Legacy Continues Under NIOSH The transition of mining health and safety research from the former USBM into NIOSH creates a novel approach and partnership for improving the health and reducing the risks of injury and fatality for all mine workers. The strengths of the public health model, derived from the medical sciences, are greatly enhanced with the integration of a solutions-oriented engineering expertise. (PDF, 25 KB, 1998)
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| Workplace Stress Describes proven methods that individuals and organizations can use to reduce stress levels. (PDF, 512 KB, 2007-05)
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