- Author
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Shibe, A. J.
- Title
- Systems Approach to Mine Fire Safety. Mining Research Contract Report. Final Report. June 1980-April 1987.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA
- Report
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NBSIR 86-3425,
April 1987,
146 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- J0100053
- Keywords
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coal mines
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fire hazards
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fire safety
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Fire Safety Evaluation System
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life safety
- Abstract
- A prototype Fire Safety Evaluation System has been developed and is ready to be evaluated by a Peer Consulting Panel and for performing field tests. The system can be used to determine combinations of widely accepted fire safety equipment and underground coal mine features that provide a level of safety equivalent to those required by the Code of Federal Regulations-Title 30 for underground coal mines. In this evaluation, equivalent safety performance is gauged in terms of overall level of safety provided rather than by a component by component comparison.