| Document ID (ISN) | 108114 |
| CIS number |
08-709 |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.2008-103
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| Title |
New technology for ground control in multiple-seam mining |
| Bibliographic information |
Publications Dissemination, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226-2001, USA, Nov. 2007. 2p. Illus. 3 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/pubs/pdfs/2008-103.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
In some coalfields of the United States, many mines are operating above and/or beneath previously mined seams. These operations can cause roof falls and other accidents that can threaten the safety of miners. This information sheet describes research undertaken by NIOSH on multiple-seam mining and summarizes the contents of two publications: a first document consists of a compendium of a variety of papers on recent knowledge about the safety of multiple-seam mining; the second report presents a software package which is a simple user-friendly computer program to help mine planners. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
USA; coal mining; research; underground mining |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; safety engineering; public OSH institutions; safety guides; hazard evaluation; computer applications; collapse |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Mines and quarries
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying
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