Download or read book Prevention of Accidents Due to Explosions Underground in Coal Mines written by International Labour Office and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Code of practice comprising occupational safety guidelines for preventing underground explosions in coal mining - covers ventilation, gas detection, fire control, dust control, etc.

Download or read book The Prevention of Mine Explosions written by Victor Watteyne and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Explosions in Underground Coal Mines written by Jianwei Cheng and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the hazard of gas explosions in sealed underground coal mines, and how the risk of explosion can be assessed, modeled, and mitigated. With this text, coal mine operators and managers will be able to identify the risks that lead to underground mine gas explosions, and implement practical strategies to optimize mining safety for workers. In six chapters, the book offers a framework for understanding the sealed coal mine atmosphere, the safety characteristics that are currently in place, and the guidelines to be followed by engineers to improve upon these characteristics. The first part of the book describes the importance and characteristics of underground gas mine explosions in a historical context with data showing the high number of fatalities from explosion incidents, and how risk has been mitigated in the past. Chapters also detail mathematical models and explosibility diagrams for determining and understanding the risk factors involved in mine explosions. Readers will also learn about safety operations, and assessments for the sealed mine atmosphere. With descriptions of chapter case studies, mining engineers and researchers will learn how to apply safety measures in underground coal mines to improve mining atmospheres and save lives.

Download or read book Preliminary Statement on Coal mine Accidents in the United States written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Some Suggestions on the Prevention of Electrical Accidents in Coal Mines written by Daniel Harrington and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Are New Hazards Being Introduced in Coal Mines Faster Than Existing Hazards are Eliminated written by Daniel Harrington and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Explosives Accidents in Bituminous coal Mines written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hazards of Black Blasting Powder in Underground Coal Mining written by Daniel Harrington and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Monthly Statement of Coal mine Fatalities in the United States written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1094 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coal mine Accidents in the United States 1932 written by William Waugh Adams and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Achievements in Mine Safety Research and Problems Yet to be Solved written by Arno Carl Fieldner and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Death Underground written by Robert E Hartley and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2006-07-24 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death Underground: The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters examines two of the most devastating coal mine disasters in United States history since 1928. In two southern Illinois towns only forty miles apart, explosions killed 111 men at the Centralia No. 5 mine in 1947 and 119 men at the New Orient No. 2 mine in West Frankfort in 1951. Robert E. Hartley and David Kenney explain the causes of the accidents, identify who was to blame, and detail the emotional impact the disasters had on the survivors, their families, and their communities. Politics at the highest level of Illinois government played a critical role in the conditions that led to the accidents. Hartley and Kenney address how safety was compromised when inspection reports were widely ignored by state mining officials and mine company supervisors. Highlighted is the role of Driscoll Scanlan, a state inspector at Centralia, who warned of an impending disaster but whose political enemies shifted the blame to him, ruining his career. Hartley and Kenney also detail the New Orient No. 2 mine explosion, the attempts at rescue, and the resulting political spin circulated by labor, management, and the state bureaucracy. They outline the investigation, the subsequent hearings, and the efforts in Congress to legislate greater mine safety. Hartley and Kenney include interviews with the survivors, a summary of the investigative records, and an analysis of the causes of both mine accidents. They place responsibility for the disasters on individual mine owners, labor unions, and state officials, providing new interpretations not previously presented in the literature. Augmented by twenty-nine illustrations, the volume also covers the history, culture, and ethnic pluralism of coal mining in Illinois and the United States.

Download or read book Miscellaneous Accidents in Bituminous coal Mines written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mining Accident Prevention written by United States. Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration. Education and Training Branch and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Explosions and Other Accidents from Mudcapped Shots in Coal Mines written by Daniel Harrington and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mine Explosions Mine Fires and Miscellaneous Accidents in the United States During the Fiscal Year Ended June 30 1930 written by Daniel Harrington and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Explosion Effects on Mine Ventilation Stoppings written by Department of Health and Human Services and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) conducted joint research to evaluate explosion blast effects on typical U.S. mine ventilation stoppings in the NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory's (PRL) Lake Lynn Experimental Mine (LLEM). An innovative Australian-designed brattice stopping was also evaluated. After mine explosion accidents, MSHA conducts investigations to determine the cause(s) as a means to prevent future occurrences. As part of these postexplosion investigations, the condition of underground stoppings, including the debris from damaged stoppings, is documented as evidence of the approximate strength and the direction of the explosion forces. Permanent stoppings are used to control and direct the ventilation airflow through underground coal mines to dilute and render harmless methane, entrained coal dust, and other contaminants at the working face and other areas of the mine. 30 CFR 75.333 requires that permanent stoppings be built and maintained between intake and return air courses beginning at the third connecting crosscut outby the working face and to separate other air courses and direct air as specified. To perform the intended function and meet the requirements of 30 CFR 75.333, permanent stoppings are to be constructed in a traditionally accepted method and of materials that have been demonstrated to perform adequately or in a method and of materials that have been tested and shown to have a minimum strength equal to or greater than the traditionally accepted in-mine controls. A few examples of traditionally accepted [61 Fed. Reg. 9764 (1996)] stopping construction methods are as follows: (1) 8-in (20-cm) and 6-in (15-cm) concrete block (both hollow-core and solid) with mortared joints, (2) 8-in (20-cm) and 6-in (15-cm) concrete blocks, dry-stacked and coated on one or both sides with a strength-enhancing sealant suitable for dry-stacked stoppings, and (3) steel stoppings (minimum 20-gauge) with seams and perimeter sealed with a suitable mine sealant. Unlike mine ventilation seal structures that are commonly used to isolate unused sections of the mine, stoppings are not intended to withstand explosion overpressures. Unfortunately, mine explosions do occur. Depending on the location and severity, explosions can result in fatalities and injuries to underground mining personnel and cause considerable underground damage to equipment and structures. In the mine explosions in Alabama in 2001 and West Virginia in 2006, ventilation stoppings were destroyed. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) personnel conduct investigations into these types of explosion accidents to determine the root cause(s) as a means to prevent future occurrences. As part of postexplosion investigations, the location and condition of underground ventilation structures and debris are mapped. This information helps the investigators determine the strength and the direction of the forces of the explosion.