6/7/2017 Refuge Alternative Workshop

Keywords: Refuge chambers

The agenda for the June 7, 2017, Refuge Alternative workshop.

Click on presentation titles to view slides in PDF format. Presentation file hosting courtesy of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association website.

Time Topic/Title Presenter/Facilitator
12:30 - 12:45 p.m. Update on NIOSH BIP RA Contamination Ingress, Purging, and Relief Valve Research Tim Lutz, NIOSH PMRD
12:45 – 1 p.m.  Update on UNR Thermal Simulation Tool Validation Dave Yantek, NIOSH PMRD
1 – 1:20 p.m. Update on NIOSH RA Heat & Humidity Research Dave Yantek, NIOSH PMRD
1:20 – 1:30 p.m. Update on NIOSH RA Communications Research Nick Damiano, NIOSH PMRD
1:30 – 1:50 p.m. HDT Battery-Powered AC System Ken Deaton, HDT Global
1:50 – 2 p.m. Break
2 – 2:20 p.m. CLSS Cryogenic Air Supply Ed Blalock, CLSS
2:20 – 2:40 p.m. RA-Related Blast Concerns Braden Lusk, UMST
2:40 – 3 p.m. MICON BIP RA Design Rob Kimutis, MICON
3 - 3:20 p.m. 2018 Deadline Wesley Shumaker, MSHA A&CC
3:20 - 3:30 p.m. Built-in-place RAs Wesley Shumaker, MSHA A&CC
3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Discussion
3:45 – 4 p.m. Wrap-Up

Dr. Jessica Kogel, NIOSH Mining

Dr. RJ Matetic, NIOSH PMRD


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