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Mining Product: Make it Safer with Roof Screen
Keywords: Education and training Installation Protective canopies Roof falls Roof screen
Original creation date: March 2005
Authors: SB Robertson, C Mark
Video - March 2005
Download ZIP file with WMV video and SRT captions (84.01 MB)Order DVDView on YouTube
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20026136
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2005 Mar; :1-15
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.
This 7-minute video with instructional material shows how well roof screen keeps loose rock from falling in difficult roof conditions.
Coal miners, especially roof bolter and continuous miner operators, work in a hazardous underground environment where they are often exposed to poor roof conditions. Nearly 500 rock fall injuries are reported each year, and 99% of them are caused by rocks falling from between the roof bolts. These loose rocks that injure miners are usually just a few inches thick, but on average weigh 280 pounds.
NIOSH has found that most rock fall injuries can be prevented by installing roof screen during the bolting cycle. Roof screen is a sheet made of steel wires in a grid pattern. When screen is bolted up against the mine roof, it provides far more coverage than any common surface control used in the mines today. Because more mine roof is covered, there is less chance that a rock will fall and injure a miner.
The facts about roof screen are shown in this video. Using extensive underground footage, the 7-minute video shows how well screen keeps loose rock from falling in difficult roof conditions. Techniques for installing screen from both outside-controlled and walk-thru roof bolting machines are shown. The video also provides safe handling tips, best practices, and information about machine technology that can greatly improve material handling. An instructional booklet supplements the video with additional information.
Roof screen in use**Additional Materials:**
Make it Safer with Roof Screen - Instructional MaterialsFor more information contact the NIOSH Mining Program at mining@cdc.gov.
Audience: Underground miners
Image of publication Make it Safer with Roof Screen - Instructional MaterialsVideo - March 2005
Download ZIP file with WMV video and SRT captions (84.01 MB)Order DVDView on YouTube
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20026136
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2005 Mar; :1-15
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.
See Also
Best Practices and Bolting Machine Innovations for Roof Screening
Building Capacity and Enhancing Ground Control Safety through Improvement and Extension of the LaModel Program
External L5-S1 Joint Moments When Lifting Wire Mesh Screen Used to Prevent Rock Falls in Underground Mines
Load Capacity and Stiffness Characteristics of Screen Materials Used for Surface Control in Underground Coal Mines
Musculoskeletal Stress on Miners Performing Roof Screening Operations
Performance Characteristics for Welded Wire Screen Used for Surface Control in Underground Coal Mines
Potential of Roof Screening to Reduce Workers' Compensation Cost
Reduced Workers� Compensation Costs With Roof Screening
Roof Screening: Best Practices and Roof Bolting Machines
Technology News 508 - NIOSH Releases New Safety Video: Make It Safer With Roof Screen
Page last reviewed: October 20, 2017
Page last updated: September 20, 2012
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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