The design criteria suggested by niosh are still considered to be appropriate. With more effective ground control only one miner has been killed by a pillar. Add new, necessary components to the multiflux software and model. Its primary goal is ease of use for professional users and developers. In addition to exhibiting, niosh will be conducting two workshops during the show. Over the last 20 years, niosh has developed and validated a number of free software tools addressing safe coal mine design with respect to ground control. Cdc blogs niosh science blog niosh mine emergency escape simulation technology available for developers. Users can access the project administration page by either selecting select project mine from the. Mark van dyke, niosh, pittsburgh, pa and ted klemetti, niosh, pittsburgh, pa ad joe. All the code is opensource source, so you can contribute and evolve it as you want.
Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on windows xp. At nursing stations, retail stores and airports, you cant always expect technical staff to be available. Keep tabs on who is taking which device, and lockdown devices when not in use. New technology for ground control in retreat mining 311997 information circulars this proceedings volume contains papers presented at technology transfer seminars sponsored by the national institute for occupational safety and health niosh.
Updating the niosh support technology optimization program stop with new support technologies and additional design features. Improved niosh collapsible drill steel enclosure cdse prototype helps reduce roof bolting drilling noise 12312018 read about a nioshdeveloped noise control technology that reduces noise emissions when drilling holes during roof bolting. The download file is a selfextracting executable which will automatically run a setup program. Welcome to cdc stacks centers for disease control and. Technology news 505 niosh releases new coal mine roof rating software 412003 technology news. Niosh ventilation research safety, health and ventilation cost benefit optimization with simulation and control university of nevada, reno unr was awarded a fiveyear project by the national institute for occupational safety and health niosh starting 9109.
Niosh ground control safety research program at spokane, washington, is exploring applications of photogrammetry to rock mass and support monitoring. Niosh releases fast monitoring software mining magazine. Niosh study looks at prevalence of hearing difficulty and tinnitus among workers. Mine ground control home of software for the mining and geotechnical community. Zach agioutantis and are either free to the public or available on a commercial basis. Jul, 2016 in addition to the exhibits and 20 education sessions, there are other learning and information opportunities at minexpo international 2016. Niosh developed webbased graphical tree interfaces for oiics that are searchable and include descriptive details. Niosh releases new ahsem and arbs software programs to improve ground control pittsburgh research laboratory national institute for occupational safety and health. Nov 07, 2015 the launchpad is our software for mac or windows pc. The combination of the fast software, the nioshdeveloped monitoring approach, and the use of portable ftir analysers allows mines to quickly address the source of the exposure by eliminating the wait time between collecting a sample and receiving the lab results, the group added. The 2019 international conference on ground control in mining is proud to present technical sessions hosted by some of the leading innovators and technology from around the world. Nioshs drift program is intended to help engineers design perimeter control blast rounds for typical underground drifting applications.
First, photogrammetric data of laboratory testing is being used to correlate energy input and support deformation. Niosh releases software to improve blast design in mines. The risk of ground falls during pillar recovery increases in multipleseam mining conditions. Erhms info manager is a custom built software product developed by niosh that emergency responder organizations can use to implement the emergency responder health monitoring and surveillance. Add new, necessary components to the multiflux software and model originally developed and qualified for nuclear waste repository ventilation, heat and moisture simulations. Niosh is actively updating ground control toolbox programs and methods for calibrating these tools to different geologic regimes. Niosh workshops at minexpo minexpo international 2020. A meta description is an html tag in the html code of your website, which allows you to customize a section of text that describes the page itself. Groundcontrol works where your devices work, with our patented launchpad app for windows pc and mac. Groundcontrol gives your it staff remote, extended reach into every location, for device repairs, resets and updates. And christopher mark highwall mining continues to grow in importance as a coal production method from u. The ground control software toolbar installs and provides quick access to seven niosh ground control software packages. Technology news 482 ground support safety training video.
This is the ground control software used to control the maslow cnc machine maslowcncgroundcontrol. The niosh suite of coal mine ground control software addresses nearly every aspect of coal mine ground control planning, including geologic characterization, mine layout, pillar design, and support selection. May 31, 2018 niosh researchers have studied several types of camera systems and sensor devices to address blind spots and reduce struckby incidents schiffbauer 2002, ruff 2006, romano, fosbroke et al. Users can save, revise and print blast designs, graphs and calculations, or they can use a manual design option. It is now widely accepted that horizontal stress is present nearly everywhere. Washington in an effort to mitigate the risk of postblast ground falls in underground mines, niosh has developed an online software tool intended to help mining engineers develop safe and efficient designs for controlled blasting operations. The niosh ground control software packages analysis of retreat mining pillar stability armps and analysis of multiple seam stability continue to provide a high level of protection against pillar failure. In an effort to mitigate the risk of postblast ground falls in underground mines, niosh has developed an online software tool intended to help mining engineers develop safe and efficient designs for controlled blasting operations. Analysis of horizontal stress effects in mining ahsm, analysis of longwall pillar stability alps, analysis of roof bolt systems arbs, analysis of retreat mining pillar stability armps, coal mine roof rating cmrr, analysis of.
The software synchronises all incoming data files to show changing exposure levels alongside the video. Underground blasting with perimeter damage control can reduce the requirement for loose rock scaling and reduce the risk of ground fall injury. Niosh mine emergency escape simulation technology available. This software receives instructions from the groundcontrol server in the cloud. Users can access the project administration page by either selecting select project mine from the user dashboard or. To accomplish this mission, niosh conducts scientific research, develops. The challenge addressed in the project is to improve the underground working conditions against ever increasing occupational, environmental and health standards.
Zach agioutantis and are either free to the public or available on a. This paper describes two ways photogrammetric techniques are being used. Improving occupational safety and health in the construction. Qgroundcontrol provides full flight control and mission planning for any mavlink enabled drone. Analysis of longwall pillar stability alps analysis of retreat mining pillar stability armps coal. Geologic data collection and assessment techniques in coal mining for ground control. Drift is an invaluable tool for mines that want both more control over their blasting designs and a reduced risk of ground falls for workers, jessica kogel, associate director for mining at niosh, said in the release. Niosh is making the meet software available, as is, for download by mine safety and health trainers, safety managers and others. Two opportunities are being held by the national institute of occupational health and safety niosh.
Coal mine roof rating cmrr system and software package 2000. Hazardex niosh releases software to improve blast design. The source code of qgroundcontrol is duallicensed under apache 2. By installing the groundcontrol launchpad software onto your organizations windows pcs and macs you may create many launchpads for simultaneous, distributed ios. Groundcontrol gives your it staff remote, extended reach into. Niosh evaluates exposure to secondhand cannabis smoke in openair setting.
Design method to reduce risk of injury from ground falls technique, or drift, allows engineers to coordinate perimeter and buffer rows when composing. Niosh national institute american industrial hygiene. Volumetric measurement of rock movement using photogrammetry. New software reduces risk of postblast ground falls in mines. Free hazard detection software from niosh mining magazine. Mark, pem, lexington, ky, sept 14, 2018 niosh pillar design software. Reviews of research programs of the national institute for occupational safety and health. The rib failure mode is largely controlled by the weak fireclay and the. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the national institute for occupational safety and health, centers for disease control and prevention. A niosh analytical software system for use in occupational cohort mortality. Drift is an invaluable tool for mines that want both more control over their blasting designs and a reduced risk of ground falls for workers. In addition to the numbered publications in the list below. Niosh numbered publications centers for disease control and.
The agency stresses that underground blasting with perimeter damage control can reduce the requirement for loose rock scaling and decrease the risk of ground fall injury. Mines can now reduce the risk of postblast ground falls with drift software, which helps engineers to create more effective blast designs. The lamodel program also has a long history of successful application at coal mines throughout the world. The launchpad is our software for mac or windows pc. Software by niosh mcp is a sotware program that addresses some of the methane and methane control issues in longwall coal mines in the u. National research council and institute of medicine. Cdc mining drift software niosh centers for disease control. May 12, 2016 16 comments on niosh mine emergency escape simulation technology available for developers comments listed below are posted by individuals not associated with cdc, unless otherwise stated.
Technology news 517 new updates for niosh coal mine ground control software. The data indicate ground control conditions contribute significantly to fatalities in coal. Updates to the niosh suite of coal mine ground control software are described, including the analysis of roof bolt systems arbs, the support technology optimization program stop, and the coal mine roof rating cmrr. Includes a variety of programs covering ground control, ventilation, vibration. A new software developed by the national institute for occupational safety and healtha division of the centers for disease control and preventionseeks to reduce the risk of postblast ground. Ahsm is a software program for improving mine layouts for control of horizontal stress. University of nevada, reno unr was awarded a fiveyear project by the national institute for occupational safety and health niosh starting 9109. Lamodel, 3dec and all niosh ground control software programs like alps, armps, amss, arbs, stop. Researchers receive niosh grant to study alternatives to diesel fuel in mines. Safety, health and ventilation cost benefit optimization with simulation and control. Design method to reduce risk of injury from ground falls technique, or drift, allows engineers to coordinate perimeter and buffer. Software this page provides links to software packages which have been developed by prof. The niosh suite of coal mine ground control software addresses nearly every aspect of coal mine ground control planning, including geologic characterization, mine layout, pillar design, and. Niosh releases new ahsem and arbs software programs to.
Mine ground control home of software for the mining and geotechnical community home ground control subsidence modelung. Niosh software helps reduce the risk of ground falls for miners. By installing the groundcontrol launchpad software onto your organizations windows pcs and macs you may create many launchpads for simultaneous, distributed ios deployments. An entire toolbox of computer programs based on this research is available to assist the mining community with ground control monitoring and design. In addition, standalone software versions are available for download and installation on a desktop computer. Alps was the first empirical pillar design technique to consider the abutment loads that arise from full extraction, and the first to be calibrated using an extensive database of longwall mining case histories. Installing the ground control toolbar will also install the following niosh ground control analysis packages. Cdc mining stop support technology optimization program. Site browser centers for disease control and prevention. Thirty years ago, the analysis of longwall pillar stability alps inaugurated a new era in coal pillar design. Multiple seam interactions are a major ground control hazard in many us underground coal mines. View anil ray, phd, pe, mbas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. New updates for niosh coal mine ground control software pittsburgh research laboratory national institute for occupational safety and health. Aug 01, 2019 nioshs drift program is intended to help engineers design perimeter control blast rounds for typical underground drifting applications.
International conference on ground control mining 2020. Tests of fibrereinforced shotcrete at the chief joseph mine, butte, montana. A project should be defined with respect to a mining location or operation. Geotechnical considerations for concurrent pillar recovery in close. New updates for niosh coal mine ground control software. Niosh software helps reduce the risk of ground falls for. Alps is used only for the tailgate corner of longwall panels. While about 83% of users of nioshtb come from the united states, it is also popular in canada. New technology for ground control in retreat mining 311997 information circulars this proceedings volume contains papers presented at technology transfer seminars sponsored by the national institute for occupational safety and health niosh on new technology for ground control in retreat mining. Niosh releases software for designing safer mine blasts.
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