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Title: Proceedings of Twenty-Seventh Annual Institute on Mining Health, Safety and Research

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OSTI ID:486549
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. ed.; Pittsburgh Research Center, US Dept. of Energy (United States)
  2. ed.; Mine Safety and Health Administration, US Dept. of Labor (United States)
  3. ed.; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Dept. of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Blacksburg (United States)

This Proceedings contains the presentations made during the program of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Institute on Mining Health, Safety and Research held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, on August 26-28, 1996. The Twenty-Seventh Annual Institute on Mining, Health, Safety and Research was the latest in a series of conferences held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, cosponsored by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, United States Department of Labor, and the Pittsburgh Research Center, United States Department of Energy (formerly part of the Bureau of Mines, U. S. Department of Interior). The Institute provides an information forum for mine operators, managers, superintendents, safety directors, engineers, inspectors, researchers, teachers, state agency officials, and others with a responsible interest in the important field of mining health, safety and research. In particular, the Institute is designed to help mine operating personnel gain a broader knowledge and understanding of the various aspects of mining health and safety, and to present them with methods of control and solutions developed through research. Selected papers have been processed separately for inclusion in the Energy Science and Technology database.

Research Organization:
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg, VA (United States). Dept. of Mining and Minerals Engineering
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States); Department of the Interior, Washington, DC (United States); Department of Labor, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
486549
Report Number(s):
CONF-9608122-; ON: DE97006604; NC: NONE
Resource Relation:
Conference: 27. annual institute on mining, health, safety, and research, Blacksburg, VA (United States), 26-28 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English