Annual report of the Secretary of Labor under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, fiscal year 1979. Volume 2. Mining health and safety research and development. [USA: cities and funding of health and safety research in progress]
As a consequence of the peculiar and hazardous occupational conditions miners face, and in recognition of modern social values, Congress has passed reform laws intended to set forth a comprehensive code for health and safety protection in US mines. It is because of these laws that the Bureau has been able to advance its in-house and contract research program, and to provide technological support to those charged with writing and enforcing mine standards. This report presents the Bureau's most recent progress. Primary attention is focused on those technology developments that can improve the health and safety of miners. Report organization reflects the major funding categories....coal mine and metal and nonmetal mine health and safety research. Under these categories, a concentrated overview of each program area states the relevant critical problems, the immediate programmatic research goals, and provides a synopsis of the developments in the program area of 1979. Descriptions of the most recent accomplishments are given in more detail in subsequent sections. The publications listed at the end of each section provide reference for additional technical details for individual projects. The appendices contain a complete listing of Bureau-supported mining health and safety research, both in-house and contract work. Project titles, the facilities where research is being performed, the duration of the effort, and prior and current funding are tabulated for in-house projects. Analogous information is given for all contract research.
- Research Organization:
- Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC (USA). Div. of Minerals Health and Safety Technology
- OSTI ID:
- 5631900
- Report Number(s):
- NP-3902703; ON: DE83902703
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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