- Industry: Mining
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The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) was the primary United States Government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral resources.
Founded on May 16, 1910, through the Organic Act (Public Law 179), USBM's missions ...
An employee whose job is to inspect all possible danger spots in the mine and plant; to cooperate with safety committees in various parts of the organization; to keep informed upon safety literature and to carry on a perpetual educational campaign among workers; to cooperate with agencies such as the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the National Safety Council, and State bureaus and inspectors; to head all rescue work, first-aid instruction courses, and safety-first meetings; and to draw up and enforce a written code of minimum safety requirements for all work at the mine and plant.
Industry:Mining
An enamel paint for protecting metal surfaces from the action of hot vapors.
Industry:Mining
An encased explosive charge that is slid, lowered, or dropped into a borehole and exploded to clear the hole of obstructions or to open connections with passage ways to an oil or water supply.
Industry:Mining
An enclosed connector permitting short sections of cable to be connected together to obtain a portable cable of the required length.
Industry:Mining
An enclosed oven or furnace used for annealing, or other form of heat treatment; particularly used in glass manufacture. It is a kind of tunnel down which glass, hot from the forming process, is sent to cool slowly, so that strain is removed, and cooling takes place without additional strain being introduced. Lehrs may be of the open type (in which the flame comes in contact with ware), or of the muffle type.
Industry:Mining
An enclosed oven or furnace used for annealing, or other form of heat treatment; particularly used in glass manufacture. It is a kind of tunnel down which glass, hot from the forming process, is sent to cool slowly, so that strain is removed, and cooling takes place without additional strain being introduced. Lehrs may be of the open type (in which the flame comes in contact with ware), or of the muffle type.
Industry:Mining
An enclosed oven or furnace used for annealing, or other form of heat treatment; particularly used in glass manufacture. It is a kind of tunnel down which glass, hot from the forming process, is sent to cool slowly, so that strain is removed, and cooling takes place without additional strain being introduced. Lehrs may be of the open type (in which the flame comes in contact with ware), or of the muffle type.
Industry:Mining
An enclosed space that has the following characteristics: its primary function is something other than human occupancy; it has restricted entry and exit; and it may contain potential or known hazards. Examples of confined spaces include, but are not limited to, tanks, silos, vessels, pits, sewers, pipelines, tank cars, boilers, septic tanks, and utility vaults. Tanks and other structures under construction may not be considered confined spaces until completely closed. Restricted entry and exit means physical impediment of the body, e.g., use of the hands or contortion of the body to enter into or exit from the confined space.
Industry:Mining
