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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"mine health and safety"”.
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Fighting For Survival: Coal Miners And The Struggle Over Health And Safety In The United States, 1968-1988
<p>My dissertation focuses on coal mining and occupational health and safety in the United States from 1968 to 1985. In the late 1960s, coal miners faced the constant risk of injury, occupational disease, and death. The dangerous conditions in the coal industry resulted in a massive explosion at …
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Integrating Laser Scanning with Discrete Element Modeling for Improving Safety in Underground Stone Mines
According to the Mine Health and Safety Administration (MSHA), between 2006 and 2016, the underground stone mining industry had the highest fatality rate in 4 out of 10 years, compared to any other type of mining in the United States. Additionally, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and …
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Corporate social investment in development: an analysis and critique of the Anglo American chairman's fund
… of this dissertation was to conduct an analysis and critique of the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund. In conducting this analysis the development framework on which Anglo American bases its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) was examined. The relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility …
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Application of a TGA Method to Estimate Coal, Carbonate, and Non-carbonate Mineral Fractions as a Proxy for the Major Sources of Respirable Coal Mine Dust
Inhalation of respirable dust in coal mines is a serious occupational health hazard which can lead to the development of chronic and irreversible lung diseases, such as Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis (CWP) and Progressive Massive fibrosis (PMF). After the passage of the Federal Coal Mine Health and …
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Demonstration of Optical Microscopy and Image Processing to Classify Respirable Coal Mine Dust Particles
Inhalation of respirable coal mine dust (RCMD) can lead to chronic lung diseases, including coal worker’s pneumoconiosis (CWP) and more severe forms such as progressive massive fibrosis. After the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act was passed in 1969, limits on exposure to respirable dust were …
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Utilization and Implementation of Atmospheric Monitoring Systems in United States Underground Coal Mines and Application of Risk Assessment
Explosions of gas and dust continue to be recognized as an extreme danger in underground coal mines and still occur despite significant technological advances. Mining researchers have been attempting to accurately measure and quantify ventilation and gas properties since early mining; however basic …
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Improving Health and Safety at Surface and Underground Mines by Implementing Emerging Technologies Coupled With Geotechnical and Climatic Modeling
Health and safety are an integral part of any mining operation - surface or underground. When deficiencies are identified, they usually lie with the factors that contribute to unsafe and unhealthy working conditions. The health and safety focus for modern underground mines involves improving the …