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Mining Feature: NIOSH at SME 2019
Keywords: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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NIOSH Exhibit and Technical Sessions
Monday, February 25th
Tuesday, February 26th
Wednesday, February 27th
Thursday, February 21, 2019

NIOSH Exhibit and Technical Sessions
NIOSH will showcase a number of its latest products in mine safety and health research at the 2019 Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) Annual Conference and Expo Feb. 24-27 in Denver.
Find us at Booth #911 to learn about our software, technology, and guidelines, including:
EXAMiner - a software for trainers to teach workers how and where to identify hazards in their workplace
FAST - a software program that supports a field-based approach to monitor respirable crystalline silica and end-of-shift analysis
Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention - a collection of the many resources, infographics, and best practices NIOSH has produced on everything from ladder safety and choosing a grated metal walkway, to illumination, cap lamps, and work boots
Remote Monitoring Technology - a project to improve safety around conveyors and related stationary equipmentDon’t miss our researchers and scientists as they present their findings on a range of safety and health topics. See schedule below for details.

Monday, February 25th
Room/Time
Session/Presentation**Room 711**
**Coal & Energy: Best of Ground Control**2:25 pm
Analysis of Gateroad Stability at Two Longwall Mines Based on Field Monitoring Results and Numerical Model Analysis
Essie Esterhuizen, Ted Klemetti, Heather Dougherty & Mark Van Dyke**Room 704**
**Coal & Energy: Dust Control I**2:25 pm
Field Comparison of Roof Bolter Dry and Wet Collection Systems for Dust Control
W. Randy Reed & Michael Shahan3:25 pm
The Design of a Laboratory Apparatus to Simulate the Dust Generated by Longwall Shield Advances
Michael Shahan & W. Randy Reed**Room 610**
**Mining & Exploration and Health and Safety: The Digital Journey: Cross Cutting Innovation and Technology that Impact H&S**3:45 pm
The Economic Burden of Fatal Occupational Injuries to Miners in the United States – Fatalities Cost in Mining
John Heberger**Capitol 1 Room**
**NORA Sector Council Members Meeting**4:30–6:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
Tuesday, February 26th
Room/Time
Session/Presentation**Room 503**
**Mining & Exploration: Geosciences: Underground Mine Geotechnical I**9:05 am
Photogrammetric Validation of RMR and Q-system Rock Mass Quality Assessment Comparison
Sean Warren9:25 am
Interpreting Backfill QA/QC Test Data – Do We Need an International Standard?
Joseph Seymour**Room 704**
**Coal & Energy: Innovations in Underground Coal Mining**9:05 am
Analysis and Characterization of Treated Rock Dust to Prevent Coal Dust Explosions
I. Eranda Perera10:35 am
An Experimental Study of the Effect of Mesh on Magnetic Proximity Detection Systems (PDSs)
Chenming Zhou, Jacob Carr & Miguel Reyes**Room 706**
**Coal & Energy: Coal Mine Safety & Health I**9:25 am
An Analysis of Mining Injuries Involving Machinery and Powered Haulage from 2008 Through 2017 and Recommendations for Future Mining Machine Safety Research
Jacob Carr, Miguel Reyes & RJ Matetic10:05 am
Shielding Material Comparison for Electromagnetic Interference Mitigation for Air Pump of Personal Dust Monitor
Jingcheng Li, Jacob Carr & Chenming Zhou10:45 am
A Comparison of Treated vs. Non-Treated Rock Dust in Large-Scale Dust Explosion Tests
Marcia Harris**Room 610**
**Health & Safety: Disruptive, Virtual, and Augmented Reality: The 4th Industrial Revolution**9:25 am
Developing a VR Environment for Mining Research
Jennica Bellanca & Timothy Orr9:45 am
If the Technology Fits: An Evaluation of Mobile Proximity Detection Systems in Underground Coal Mines
LaTasha Swanson & Jennica Bellanca11:25 am
Mining Asset Development for Virtual Reality
Timothy Orr & Jennica Bellanca**Room 106**
**Industrial Minerals & Aggregates: Digitization, Automation & Control Strategies, PART II: Processing and Applications**10:25 am
Intelligent Monitoring System for Improved Worker Safety During Plant Operation and Maintenance
David Parks**Room 505**
**Mining & Exploration: Operations: Blasting I**10:45 am
Comparison of PFC2D Modeled Damage and the Practical Damage Limits from Drift Blast Design Software
Stephen Iverson**Room 708**
**Coal & Energy: Research and Development I**2:05 pm
A Case Study of Roof Support Alternatives for Deep Cover Room-and-Pillar Retreat Mining Using In-situ Monitoring and Numerical Modeling
Gamal Rashed, Morgan Sears & Khaled Mohamed2:25 pm
Loading Characteristics of Mechanical Rib Bolts
Khaled Mohamed3:05 pm
Behavior of Full Scale Welded Wire Screen for Large Mine Roof Skin Falls
Timothy Batchler & Ted Klemetti**Room 503**
**Mining & Exploration: Geosciences: Underground Mine Geotechnical II**2:05 pm
Identifying Loose Ground and Unfavorable Structures in Underground Workings Using Thermal, Multispectral, and Hyperspectral Imagery
Stephen Iverson3:45 pm
Interpreting Entry Stability and Geologic Hazards Utilizing Borescopes
Mark Van Dyke4:05 pm
Localized Seismic Velocity Reduction Associated with Induced Seismicity in a Deep Narrow-Vein Mine
Kathryn Dehn**Room 706**
**Coal & Energy: Automation Innovation and Current Developments**2:45 pm
Mineworkers Perspectives on Mobile Proximity Detection Systems
Jennica Bellanca & LaTasha Swanson3:05 pm
Feedback Control of Magnetic Proximity Detection Systems Used in Underground Coal Mines
Jingcheng Li & Jacob Carr**Room 112**
**Mining History**3:25 pm
The Founders of the American Institute for Mining Engineers – 1871
George Luxbacher**Room 610**
**Health & Safety: Compliance is Not Enough! Safety Culture Transformation**3:45 pm
The Role of Supervisory Support in Fostering a Positive Safety Culture That Enhances Workers’ Performance
Emily Haas
Wednesday, February 27th
Room/Time
Session/Presentation**Room 708**
**Coal & Energy: Research and Development II**9:05 am
Evaluating Performance of Real Time DPM Monitors for Quantifying Airborne EC and OC
Vaibhav Raj & David Parks9:25 am
Infrared Spectroscopy for Quantifying Diesel Particulate Matter
David Parks9:45 am
Full-Panel Screen Testing: More Realistic but What Changes?
Ted Klemetti & Timothy Batchler**Room 605**
**Health & Safety: Industry Discussion of Practices to Understand and Improve Miner Health**9:05 am
A Mine-Level Leading Indicator of Interstitial Lung Diseases: Findings from 20 Years of MSHA Data
Susan Moore, Cara Halldin & David Blackley9:25 am
Inventive Methods for Evaluating the Translation of Hand-Arm Vibration to the Ear Canal in Miners – A Pilot Study
Weston DuBose & Gerald Poplin10:05 am
Patterns of Heat Strain Among a Sample of U.S. Miners
Kristin Yeoman**Room 704**
**Coal & Energy: Dust Control II**9:05 am
Roof Bolter Canopy Air Curtain Effects on Airflow and Dust Dispersion in an Entry Using Blowing Curtain Ventilation – A Computational Fluid Dynamics Evaluation
David Zheng, W. Randy Reed & Michael Shahan9:25 am
Reducing Shuttle Car Operator Dust Exposure by Improving Continuous Miner Blowing Face Ventilation Parameters
Scott Klima9:45 am
Assessment of a Two-Component Foamed Rock Dust
Connor Brown, I. Eranda Perera & Marcia Harris10:25 am
Evaluation of PDM Sample Tube Cleaning Techniques and Particle Re-Entrainment from Sample Tube Manipulation and Pinching and PDM Inversion
Steven Mischler**Room 610**
**Health & Safety: Emergency Management and Response Planning**10:05 am
Examining Trends in Individual Risk Factors: Organizational Approaches to Emergency Management
Emily Haas**Room 707**
**Coal & Energy: Coal Mine Health & Safety II**10:45 am
Monitoring Gases in Remote and Access Challenged Areas of Underground Mines
David Snyder & George Luxbacher**Room 702**
**Coal & Energy: A Review of Refuge Chambers in Underground Coal**2:05 pm
Cryogenic Air Supplies for Cooling Built-in-Place Refuge Alternatives in Hot Mines
David Yantek, Miguel Reyes & Joseph Bickson2:25 pm
Effect of Ventilation System Configuration on Purging of Harmful Gases In a Built-in-Place Refuge Alternative with a Borehole Air Supply
Joseph Bickson, David Yantek & Miguel Reyes2:45 pm
NIOSH Research Toward the Implementation of Refuge Alternatives in Underground Coal Mines
Miguel Reyes & David Yantek3:05 pm
Considerations for Blast Survivability of Built-in-Place Refuge Alternative Stoppings and Doors
David Yantek**Room 610**
**Health & Safety: National Occupational Research Agenda and the Future of Miners’ Health**2:05 pm
Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in the United States
David Blackley & Cara Halldin3:05 pm
Non-Chargeable Mining Deaths – A Window into Miner Health
George Luxbacher, Jessica Kogel & Gerald Poplin3:45 pm
The NIOSH Mining Program’s New Strategic Plan
Lisa Steiner4:05 pm
An Update to the NIOSH Miner Health Program
Gerald Poplin, Todd Ruff & Jessica Kogel**Room 708**
**Coal & Energy: Research and Development III**2:45 pm
Use of Nearby Weather Data to Predict Changes in Underground Mine Gas Conditions
Heather Dougherty**Room 706**
**Coal & Energy: Coal Mine Health & Safety III**3:05 pm
Oxygen Delivery System for Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
Rohan Fernando**Room 110**
**Industrial Minerals & Aggregates: Health and Safety in Industrial Mineral and Aggregate Operations**3:05 pm
Evaluation of Post-Blast Re-Entry Times Based on Gas Monitoring of Return Air
Davood Bahrami3:25 pm
Improving Accuracy of Helmet-CAM Dust Measurements with the Establishment of Correction Factors for Industrial Mineral Dusts
Justin Patts4:05 pm
Quantification of the Effects of Carbon on Filter Media in SKC DPM Cassettes on Measurements of Diesel Particulate Matter in Underground Mines
James NollSee Also
Coal Mine Safety Achievements in the USA and the Contribution of NIOSH Research
NIOSH Hazard ID 4 - Ignition Hazard from Drilling into Sealed Frames of Agricultural Equipment
NIOSH Mining Update - New Publications 1995-96
Noise Source Identification on a Horizontal Vibrating Screen
Origin of Mining-Induced Fractures Through Macroscale Distortion
Performance of a Light-scattering Dust Monitor in Underground Mines
Proceedings: New Technology for Ground Control in Retreat Mining
A Summary of U.S. Mine Fire Research
Technology News 473 - The Explosion Hazard From Hydrogen Gas Generation Inside Sealed Frames
USBM Health and Safety Legacy Continues Under NIOSH
Page last reviewed: February 21, 2019
Page last updated: February 21, 2019
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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