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Mining Product: Handling Explosives in Underground Mines
Keywords: Explosives Explosives safety
Original creation date: January 1998
Authors: NIOSH
Video - January 1998
Download ZIP file with WMV video and SRT captions (161.95 MB)Order DVDView on YouTube (15 minutes)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20024265
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 1999-118D, video, 1999
This video can be streamed from YouTube or a ZIP file containing a WMV file and a SRT closed caption file can be downloaded for local playback when streaming is not feasible. To use the ZIP file, download it to your computer and expand the contents into a folder of your choice. The SRT caption file will provide closed captions when using a compatible media player.
Part construction crew, part demolition crew: underground miners deal with both creation and destruction in a typical day. Though explosives are safer than ever before, caution is still needed when dealing with such a powerful force. This video teaches new miners basic safety rules to keep from hurting themselves or others while handling explosives.

Audience: New miners
Video cover pageVideo - January 1998
Download ZIP file with WMV video and SRT captions (161.95 MB)Order DVDView on YouTube (15 minutes)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20024265
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 1999-118D, video, 1999
This video can be streamed from YouTube or a ZIP file containing a WMV file and a SRT closed caption file can be downloaded for local playback when streaming is not feasible. To use the ZIP file, download it to your computer and expand the contents into a folder of your choice. The SRT caption file will provide closed captions when using a compatible media player.
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Page last reviewed: October 20, 2017
Page last updated: November 12, 2013
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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