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Mines can now reduce the risk of post-blast ground falls with DRIFT software, which helps engineers to create more effective blast designs. DRIFT was developed by the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Program to help reduce the risk of ground falls, which remain a serious threat to the safety of miners....
The US National Academy of Sciences’ National Research Council published a report on March 14 urging industry and government agencies to better coordinate their emergency response planning and improve efforts to train miners in underground evacuations....
Mine explosions remain a threat to underground coal miners, requiring constant vigilance to prevent accumulations of combustible gasses and dusts and to limit sources of ignition....