Mining Feature: NIOSH at SME 2020
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Friday, February 21, 2020
NIOSH Exhibit and Technical Sessions
NIOSH will showcase a number of its latest products in mine safety and health research at the 2020 Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) Annual Conference and Expo Feb. 23-26 in Phoenix.
Find us at Booth #1211 to learn about our software, technology, and guidelines, including:
- Training workers how and where to identify hazards in their workplace using the EXAMiner software
- Modeling ventilation at longwall faces to understand changes in airflow that affect efforts to reduce methane in and around the gob
- Containing the spread of fire and contaminants in underground mines using the MFIRE software
- Understanding the role sleep plays in fatigue management to reduce accidents and incidents, and learning about 10 sleep tips for miners
- Reducing injuries and fatalities caused by stress-induced ground failures in underground metal mines through alternative mining methods and improved backfill design
- Empowering workers with lighting to facilitate self-escape
Plus, pick up your copy of the new Dust Control Handbook for Industrial Minerals Mining and Processing, Second Edition, as well as other materials.
Don’t miss our researchers and scientists as they present their findings on a range of safety and health topics. See schedule below for details.
Monday, February 24th
| Room/Time | Session/Presentation |
|---|---|
| North 125A | SME Young Leaders: My First Five Years Experience in Industry |
| 2:05 pm | My First Five Years / An Unlikely Path Mark Van Dyke |
| North 226A | Coal & Energy: Dust Control I |
| 2:25 pm | The Impact of Black Lung and a Methodology for Controlling Respirable Dust Jay Colinet |
| 2:45 pm | Laboratory Testing of a Water Curtain Designed to Reduce Float Dust Accumulations in Longwall Returns Clara Seaman and Timothy Beck |
| 3:05 pm | Field Testing of Roof Bolter Canopy Air Curtain Operating Downwind of the Continuous Miner W. Randy Reed and Vasu Gangrade |
| North 225B | Coal & Energy: Best of Ground Control |
| 2:45 pm | Evaluation of Stress Control Layout at the Subtropolis Mine, Petersburg, OH Brent Slaker |
| 3:05 pm | Analysis of ARMPS2010 Database with LaModel and an Updated Abutment Angle Equation Ted Klemetti |
| North 127C | Health & Safety: Recent Advancements in Mine Health and Safety Solutions |
| 3:05 pm |
Comparing the Performance of Self-contained Self-rescuers Approved to NIOSH's Old and New Requirements |
| North 126A |
Industrial Minerals & Aggregates: Digitization, Automation & Control Strategies |
| 3:05 pm |
Assessing the Feasibility of a Commercially Available Wireless Internet of Things System to Improve Conveyor Safety |
| Alhambra Room | NORA Mining Sector Council Meeting |
| 4:30 pm | Sheraton Phoenix Downtown George Luxbacher |
Tuesday, February 25th
| Room/Time | Session/Presentation |
|---|---|
| North 227B | Coal & Energy: Coal Mining and Gas Interface |
| 9:05 am | An Assessment of Ground Movement and Permeability Changes Occurring Near Gas Wells Positioned in Abutment Pillars of Active Longwall Mines and Potential Impacts on Underground Ventilation Steven Schatzel, Wen Su, Vasu Gangrade, Eric Watkins, Heather Dougherty, and Mark Van Dyke |
| 10:25 am | Longwall Mining, Shale Gas Production, and Miner Safety and Health Wen Su |
| 10:45 am | Permeability Determination for Potential Interaction Between Shale Gas Wells and the Coal Mine Environment Due to Longwall-induced Deformations Eric Watkins, Vasu Gangrade, and Steven Schatzel |
| North 222C | Mining & Exploration: Innovation & Technology: Data Science and Machine Learning Applications in Mining |
| 9:45 am | Application of Text Analytics in MSHA Metal and Nonmetal Fatality Reports Vaibhav Raj |
| North 225B | Coal & Energy: Coal Mine Health & Safety I |
| 9:45 am | Longwall Ventilation in a Gassy Trona Mine: Is it Different from Coal Mine Ventilation? Vasu Gangrade and Steven Schatzel |
| 10:05 am | Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Underground Mining Proximity Detection Systems Cory DeGennaro and Chenming Zhou |
| North 127C | Health & Safety: Safety Culture and Health and Safety Management Systems |
| 10:25 am | The Use of Workers' Near Miss Reports to Improve Organizational Management Around Site-specific Risks Emily Haas |
| North 125B | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates: Innovations in Industrial Minerals and Aggregates II |
| 10:25 am | Controlling Crosscut Damage in Response to Excessive Levels of Horizontal Stress: Case Study at the Subtropolis Mine, Petersburg, OH Nicole Evanek |
| North 227B | Coal & Energy: Mine Rescue and Emergency Preparedness |
| 2:25 pm | Mine Fire Location Model: A Field Verification Davood Bahrami and Lihong Zhou |
| 2:45 pm | Large-scale Explosion Propagation Testing of Treated and Non-treated Rock Dust When Deposited with a Thin Layer Coal Dust Eranda Perera |
| 3:25 pm | Evaluation of Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Sensors at a Low Ventilation Velocity James Rowland |
| 3:45 pm | Determination of a Mine Fire Intensity Using Atmospheric Monitoring System in a Ventilation Network Lihong Zhou, Davood Bahrami, and James Rowland |
| North 132A | Mining History |
| 2:45 pm | AIME in Arizona - the 113th Meeting of 1916 George Luxbacher |
| North 225B | Coal & Energy: Innovations, New Projects, and Improvements in Underground Coal Mining |
| 3:05 pm | A Laboratory Investigation of Underside Shield Sprays to Improve Dust Control of Longwall Water Spray Systems Scott Klima and W. Randy Reed |
| 3:45 pm | Dust Control at a Belt Conveyor Transfer Point Using Water Sprays and a Wetting Agent Timothy Beck, Scott Klima, and Clara Seaman |
| North 222B | Mining Exploration: Engineering Solutions to Safety and Health Technological Advancements |
| 3:25 pm | Monitoring of Multiple-level Stress Interaction at Two Underground Limestone Mines Brent Slaker, Gamal Rashed, Vasu Gangrade, and Mark Van Dyke |
| 4:05 pm | Rise and Mine: An Evidence-based Framework for Fatigue Management in Mining Tim Bauerle |
| North 127C | Health & Safety: Occupational Exposure Monitoring and Assessment |
| 4:05 pm | Evaluation of a Canopy Air Curtain for Reducing Diesel Particulate Matter Exposures James Noll and W. Randy Reed |
Wednesday, February 26th
| Room/Time | Session/Presentation |
|---|---|
| North 226B | Coal & Energy: Dust Control II |
| 9:05 am | Evaluation of Roof Bolter Canopy Air Curtain Effects on Airflow and Dust Dispersion in an Entry Using Exhaust Curtain Ventilation David Zheng and W. Randy Reed |
| North 127C | Health & Safety: Risk Assessment and Hazard Recognition |
| 9:05 am | Why Are Haul Truck-related Fatal Accidents Still Occurring? Jennica Bellanca |
| 9:45 am | Competencies for the Competent Person: Defining Workplace Examiner Competencies from the Health and Safety Leader's Perspective Jonathan Hrica |
| 10:05 am | Hazard Recognition: Identifying the Influence of Age, Experience, Risk Tolerance and Risk Perception on Accuracy Scores Jennica Bellanca |
| North 125B | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates: Aggregates & Industrial Sands |
| 9:25 am | 2nd Edition-Dust Control Handbook for Industrial Minerals Mining and Processing Andrew Cecala, Jay Colinet, and Emily Haas |
| North 226A | Coal & Energy: Ventilation Innovations |
| 9:45 am | Simulating Longwall Mine Ventilation Using an Aerodynamic Scale Model Vasu Gangrade, Steven Schatzel, and Eric Watkins |
| North 227B | Coal & Energy: Coal Mine Health and Safety II |
| 10:05 am | Influence of Cable Splices on Magnetic Field Coupling from Proximity Detection Systems to Trailing Cables Chenming Zhou |
| North 226A | Coal & Energy: Advances in Ground Control |
| 2:05 pm | Insights into the Relationship Among the Roof, Rib, Floor and Pillars of Underground Coal Mines Ted Klemetti, Mark Van Dyke, and Nicole Evanek |
| 2:25 pm | Moderate Cover Bleeder Entry and Standing Support Performance: A Case Study Mark Van Dyke and Ted Klemetti |
| 2:45 pm | Upgrading the NIOSH Support Technology Optimization Program (STOP) with Updated Design Features Timothy Batchler |
| 3:05 pm | Investigating Different Methods for Approximating Pillar Loads in Longwall Coal Mines Ted Klemetti |
| 3:45 pm | Application of the Local Geology Dependent Ground Response Curve for Tailgate Stability Analysis Ted Klemetti |
| North 125B | Industrial Minerals & Aggregates: Health & Safety in Industrial Minerals & Aggregates |
| 2:05 pm | Addressing Stone Mine Pillar Design with the NIOSH S-Pillar Software Brent Slaker |
| 2:45 pm | Evaluation of Engineering Controls at Bagging Operations to Reduce Exposures to Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust Kyle Louk, Emily Haas, and Andrew Cecala |
| 3:25 pm | Capability of the Airstream Helmet for Protecting Mine Workers from Diesel Particulate Matter James Noll |
| 4:25 pm | Forty Years of NIOSH/USBM Developed Control Technology to Reduce Respirable Dust Exposures to Miners in Industrial Minerals Processing Operations Andrew Cecala, Kyle Louk, Emily Haas, and Jay Colinet |
| North 222A | Mining & Exploration: Geosciences: Geology: Numerical Modeling |
| 2:45 pm | Application of Numerical Modeling Using FLAC3D at a Dipping Limestone Mine Morgan Sears, Brent Slaker, and Gamal Rashed |
| 3:25 pm | A Parametric Study for the Effect of Dip on Stone Mine Pillar Stability Using a Simplified Model Geometry Gamal Rashed, Brent Slaker, and Morgan Sears |
| North 222B | Mining & Exploration: Innovation & Technology: Equipment Technology Innovations |
| 3:05 pm | Thermal Runaway Pressures of Iron Phosphate Lithium-ion Cells as a Function of Free Space Within Sealed Enclosures Thomas Dubaniewicz |
| North 127C | Health & Safety: NORA: Health and Safety in Tomorrow's Mines |
| 4:05 pm | Panel Discussion of Future Activities of the NORA Mining Sector Council David Snyder |
See Also
- Coal Mine Safety Achievements in the USA and the Contribution of NIOSH Research
- NIOSH Hazard ID 4 - Ignition Hazard from Drilling into Sealed Frames of Agricultural Equipment
- NIOSH Mining Update - New Publications 1995-96
- Noise Source Identification on a Horizontal Vibrating Screen
- Origin of Mining-Induced Fractures Through Macroscale Distortion
- Performance of a Light-scattering Dust Monitor in Underground Mines
- Proceedings: New Technology for Ground Control in Retreat Mining
- A Summary of U.S. Mine Fire Research
- Technology News 473 - The Explosion Hazard From Hydrogen Gas Generation Inside Sealed Frames
- USBM Health and Safety Legacy Continues Under NIOSH
Page last reviewed: February 21, 2020
Page last updated: February 21, 2020
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program