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Safety standards for anthracite mines, revision of I. C. 7282

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7220437
A revision of the safety standards used by Federal coal-mine inspectors in periodic examinations of the anthracite mines of eastern Pennsylvania includes results of the Bureau's 38 years of study of the safety problems of one of the Nation's oldest industries. The anthracite standards cover surface structures; miscellaneous surface conditions; timbering; explosives and blasting; ventilation and mine gases; control of dust; transportation; electricity; safeguards for mechanical equipment; underground fire prevention, fire control, and mine disasters; and general safety conditions.
Research Organization:
Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC (USA)
OSTI ID:
7220437
Report Number(s):
BM-IC-7449
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English