Mining Feature: Breathing Air Supplies and Refuge Alternative Research at SME 2016
Friday, February 19, 2016
Learn about breathing air supplies (BAS) and refuge alternative (RA) research at SME 2016. NIOSH and noteworthy NIOSH-partnered research on BAS and RAs are boldfaced in the sessions listed below. To receive copies of the following publications, send a request to OMSHR@cdc.gov.
Tuesday, February 23 – Room 229A
Coal & Energy: Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines I
Chairs: T. Lutz and D. Yantek of NIOSH PMRD
9:05 am |
Analysis of Heat Loss Mechanisms for Mobile Tent-type Refuge Alternatives |
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9:25 am |
Validation of Thermal Simulation Model of 23-person Tent-type Mobile Refuge Alternative |
9:45 am |
Refuge Alternatives Relief Valve Testing and Design |
10:05 am |
Effects of the Constant Mine Strata Temperature Assumption, and Initial Mine Air and Strata Temperatures on Refuge Alternative Internal Air Temperature |
10:25 am |
Human Thermoregulation Model for Analyzing the Performance of Mine Refuge Alternatives |
Coal & Energy: Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines II
Chairs: T. Lutz and D. Yantek of NIOSH PMRD
2:05 pm |
Refuge Alternative, Protecting the Compressed Air Line |
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2:25 pm |
Universal Thermal Model of Refuge Shelters |
2:45 pm |
Movable Safe Haven Wall for Built-In-Place Refuge Alternatives |
3:05 pm |
Built-in-Place (BIP) Refuge Alternative Testing with a Borehole Blower |
3:25 pm |
Overview of NIOSH Research on Built-in-Place Refuge in Underground Coal Mines |
3:45 pm |
Cryogenic Refuge Alternative Supply System (CryoRASS) tested in a Built-in-Place RA |
Wednesday, February 24 – Room 224A
Coal & Energy: Breathing Air Supplies
Chairs: R. Fernando of NIOSH NPPTL and K. Pan of Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
9:05 am |
Virginia Tech Mine Rescue CCBA Experience |
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9:25 am |
The Impact of the Revised CCER Rules on the Mining Sector |
9:50 am |
Constant Inspired Air Temperature Cooling Technology for 4-Hour Rebreathers |
10:15 am |
Self-Contained Self-Rescuer Breathing Apparatus Improvement |
10:35 am |
Mine Rescue Breathing Apparatus Improvement |
10:55 am |
Liquid Oxygen Retrofit Kit for Advanced Navy Rescue Rebreather |
11:15 am |
Advanced Cryogenic Breathing Apparatus for Emergency Mine Egress & Production of Liquid Air from Commercially Available Products |
11:35 am |
OMSHR’s Effort on the Next Generation Closed-Circuit Mine Escape Respirator R. Fernando; NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA |
See Also
- BG 4 Benching Trainer Software - 1.0.5
- BG 4 Benching Training Software
- BG 4 Breathing Apparatus Training Software Released
- Cryogenic Life Support Technology Development Project
- How to Operate a Refuge Chamber: A Quick Start Guide
- Interactive BG 4 Training Software Reinforces Skills for Benching Mine Rescue Breathing Apparatus
- NIOSH OMSHR at the 2015 SME Annual Meeting
- Recommendations for Refuge Chamber Operations Training
- Refuge Chamber Expectations Training - 1.0
- Transfer of Self-Contained Self-Rescuer Donning Skills Under Similar Conditions of Practice: The Draeger OXY-SR60B and the CSE SR-100
- Page last reviewed: 12/20/2016
- Page last updated: 2/19/2016
- Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program