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Study of the use of personal equipment in low coal. Experiments on personal equipment for low seam coal miners: IV. Incorporating coiled cord into cap lamp battery cords. Phase II report, no. 4.

Blake-T; Sanders-MS; Krohn-G; Wick-D; Volkmer-K; Beith-B

Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Contract J0387213, 1980 Jan; :1-30

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet312.html

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The objective of this study was to determine optimal personal equipment design for use in low coal based on ergonomic, biomechanic, and safety considerations. This report describes a study designed to evaluate a proposed modification in the cap lamp battery cord intended to reduce the incidence of snagging and catching of the cord. A three-phase evaluation was performed comparing a prototype with the standard, currently available cord. In the first evaluation a "pull test" was performed to measure the reaction time of workers and the maximum force delivered to the helmet. The second evaluation was a body conformity experiment wherin the cords were studied to determine whether they conformed differently to workers bodies. The third evaluation involved workers performing common manual tasks in a low seam coal mine simulator. The results demonstrated significant safety advantages of incorporating coiled cords into the design of the cap cord.

Mining-industry; Mining-equipment; Underground-mining; Ergonomics; Biomechanics; Safety-equipment; Safety-practices; Engineering-controls; Control-technology

19800131

CP; Final Contract Report

Contract

1980

PB82-218173

A03

OFR 39(5)-82; Contract-J0387213

PRC

Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Contract J0387213

PA; CA

Canyon Research Group, Inc.