Mining Feature: OMSHR at the 2013 SME Annual Meeting
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
NIOSH will be in booth 1724 at the expo hall of the 2013 Society for Mining, Metalurgy and Exploration (SME) Annual Meeting February 24-27, 2013. Stop by our exhibit to talk with researchers about their work, see live demonstrations and commercially available products, pick up the latest publication or find out more about our new website.
OMSHR will present the following technical sessions:
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Date |
Session |
Title |
Time/Room |
OMSHR Speakers |
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Tuesday, February 26 |
Coal & Energy: Underground II |
Performance of an Intelligent Proximity Detection System for Continuous Mining Machines |
9:05 AM room 502 |
Jacob Carr and Joseph DuCarme |
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Tuesday, February 26 |
Mining & Exploration: Technology: Next Generation Safety: Research and Technology Focused on Developing Functional Safety Cultures in Industry |
An Overview of NIOSH Mine Illumination Research: Past, Present, and Future |
10:45 AM room 707 |
John Sammarco |
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Tuesday, February 26 |
Coal & Energy: Research and Development |
Use of Magnetic Proximity Detection Systems in the Presence of Coal |
2:45 PM room 502 |
Jacob Carr, Jingcheng Li and Adam Smith |
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Tuesday, February 26 |
Coal & Energy: Research and Development |
Performance Characteristics of Geo-Grids When Used for Roof and Rib Surface Control |
4:05 PM room 502 |
Dennis Dolinar |
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Tuesday, February 26 |
Mining & Exploration: Operations: Operational Safety and Risk Management in Mining Operations |
An Analysis of Recent MSHA Accident Data for Underground Metal Mines Using Backfill |
2:45 PM room 706 |
Joseph Seymour, Lewis Martin, Curtis Clark, Douglas Tesarik and Michael Stepan |
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Tuesday, February 26 |
Coal & Energy: Ventilation II |
Evaluation of a Mine-Wide Atmospheric Monitoring System for Fire Detection |
9:45 AM room 503 |
James Rowland |
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Wednesday, February 27 |
Coal & Energy: Dust Control |
Evaluations of a Bit Sleeve and Twisted Bit Design for Controlling Roof Bolter Dust |
9:25 AM room 501 |
Timothy Beck |
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Wednesday, February 27 |
Coal & Energy: Dust Control |
Key Components for an Effective Filtration and Pressurization System to Reduce Respirable Dust in Enclosed Cabs for the Mining Industry |
9:45 AM room 501 |
Andrew Cecala, John Organiscak, James Noll and James Rider |
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Wednesday, February 27 |
Coal & Energy: Dust Control |
Helmet-CAM: A Tool for Assessing Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Dust in the Metal/Nonmetal Mining Industry |
10:05 AM room 501 |
Andrew Cecala, Randy Reed, Gerald Joy |
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Wednesday, February 27 |
Coal & Energy: Dust Control |
Examination of Water Spray Airborne Coal Dust Capture with Three Wetting Agents |
10:45 AM room 501 |
John Organiscak |
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Wednesday, February 27 |
Coal & Energy: The Best of Ground Control |
A Stability Factor for Supported Mine Entries Based on Numerical Model Analysis |
9:05 AM room 503 |
Essie Esterhuizen |
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Wednesday, February 27 |
Mining & Exploration: Management: Managing a Culture of Safety |
Assessing the Safety Culture of Underground Coal Mining |
9:25 AM room 703 |
Carin Kosmoski |
View the large format presenters poster
- Coal Mine Explosion Prevention Accomplishments
- A Compendium of NIOSH Mining Research 2000
- A Compendium of NIOSH Mining Research 2001
- A Compendium of NIOSH Mining Research 2002
- History of the Mining Program
- Mining Projects
- NIOSH OMSHR at the 2015 SME Annual Meeting
- NIOSH Welcomes its New Associate Director for Mining
- OMSHR Welcomes a New Director to its Spokane Mining Research Division
- OMSHR's New Website