I rounded out 2010 with a series of columns on the hazards of conveyors (“Analyzing Conveyor Designs for Safety,” Machine Design, Sept. 23, 2010, tinyurl.com ...

Conveyors are among the most dynamic and potentially dangerous areas of equipment at a coal power plant. Even though their safety and performance are critical to the operation’s success, the impact of ...

Until recently, conveyor system design philosophies have been comfortably lodged in the style of the 1950s. Armed with information on the required capacity, space available and budget constraints, the ...

MORRIS, Minn. — The machine is available as a specially configured Mine Duty model designed and built for the mining industry and heap leaching applications in particular. A key element of the ...

MSHA posted the guide June 24. It will help metal and nonmetal mine safety personnel comply with 30 CFR 56/57.14107, Moving Machine Parts, which is the most-cited standard for this part of the mining ...

The 42-year-old worker became tangled in a belt mine roller, according to a preliminary investigation by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration. A Kentucky coal mine beltman died on Jan. 26 ...