Mining Feature: OMSHR at the 2013 SME Annual Meeting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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