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e-Training: Blast Log Evaluation Program Instructions - (BLEP primer)
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OSM Blasting Regulations |
| 1977 | Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 - Blasting Authority |
| 1982 | Proposed Blasting Rule Preamble, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 |
| 1983 | Final Blasting Rule Preamble, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 |
| 1983 | Surface Blasting Rules: Blast Plans (Sec 780) and Performance Standards (Sec 816) |
| 1983 | State Blaster Certification Template Rule Preamble and Template Rule (Sec 850) |
| 1986 | Federal Blaster Certification Program Preamble and Federal Rule (Sec 955) |
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Federal Blaster Certification |
| 12/17/08 | OSM-74, Application for an OSM Blaster Certificate - Recognized for reciprocity in KY, MD, OH, PA, WV, WY |
| 5/18/09 | Directive, Reg-33, Federal Blaster Certification Program and Blasting Enforcement |
| 12/14/05 | Training and Potential Testing Topics |
| 11/26/07 | Federal Examination Instructions |
| 11/26/07 | OSM Blast Design Rules of Thumb |
| 11/26/07 | Excel Blast Design Estimator based on the Rules of Thumb |
| 12/22/08 | Blaster's Training Modules Link |
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State Reports |
| 2003 | Mann: Response of Manufactured Houses to Blast Vibrations (Ohio) |
| 2000 | Miami-Dade: Blast Vibration Damage and Assessment Study and Report |
| 2005 | Henderson, NV: Structure Response Study |
| 1997 | PA DEP Blasting Complaint Protocol |
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US Bureau of Mines Reports |
| 1962 | Duvall: RI 5968 Review of Criteria for Estimating Damage to Residences from Blasting Vibrations |
| 1963 | Duvall: RI 6151 Vibrations From Instantaneous and Millisecond-Delayed Quarry Blasts |
| 1971 | Nicholls: Bulletin 656 Blasting Vibrations and Their Effects on Structures |
| 1972 | Pugliese: IC 8550 Designing Blast Patterns Using Empirical Formulas |
| 1963 | Johnson: RI 6188 Effects of Mechanical Properties of Materials on Cratering: A Laboratory Study |
| 1974 | Snodgrass: RI 7937 Vibrations from Underground Blasting |
| 1980 | Stagg: RI 8506 Measurement of Blast-Induced Ground Vibrations and Seismograph Calibration |
| 1980 | Siskind: RI 8507 Structure Response and Damage Produced by Ground Vibration from Surface Mine Blasting |
| 1981 | Stachura: RI 8508 Airblast Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques for Surface Mine Blasting |
| 1980 | Siskind: RI 8485 Structure Response and Damage Produced by Airblast from Surface Coal Mining |
| 1983 | Dick: IC 8925 Explosive and Blasting Procedures Manual |
| 1984 | Stagg: RI 8896 Effects of Repeated Blasting on a Wood-Frame House |
| 1984 | Stachura: RI 8892 Airblast and Ground Vibration Generation and Propagation from Contour Mine Blasting |
| 1985 | Siskind: RI 8969 Blast Vibration Measurements Near and On Structure Foundations |
| 1985 | Siskind: Assessment of Blasting Vibrations from Surface Mine Blasting in Peabody's Universal Mine |
| 1985 | Siskind: The Generation of Low-Frequency Long-Duration Vibrations from Surface Mine Blasting at Blanford, IN |
| 1986 | Stachura: RI 9008 Delayed Blasting Tests to Improve Highwall Stability - A Final Report |
| 1986 | Kopp: RI 9026 Effects of Millisecond-Delay Intervals on Vibration and Airblast from Surface Coal Mine Blasting |
| 1987 | Staff: IC 9135 Surface Mine Blasting |
| 1987 | Siskind: RI 9078 Low-Frequency Vibrations Produced by Surface Mine Blasting over Abandoned Underground Mines |
| 1989 | Siskind: RI 9226 Comparative Study of Blasting Vibrations from Indiana Surface Coal Mines |
| 1993 | Siskind: RI 9455 Blast Vibrations and other Potential Causes of Damage in Homes near a Large Surface Coal Mine in Indiana |
| 1994 | Siskind: RI 9523 Surface Mine Blasting near Pressurized Transmission Pipelines |
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Other Reports |
| 1960 | Edwards: Experimental Studies of the Effects of Blasting on Structures |
| 1963 | Northwood: Blasting Vibrations and Building Damage |
| 1977 | Medearis: Rational Damage Criteria for Low-Rise Structures Subjected to Blasting Vibrations |
| 1989 | Shaw: Evaluation of Potential Blasting-Induced Damage to the Meason House |
| 2000 | Siskind: Assessment of Blast Vibration Impacts from Quarry Blasting in Dade County |
| 2001 | Hagherty, Harrell: Blasting Vibrations Affected by Underground Cavities |
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Training Aids, PowerPoint Presentations and Movies |
| 8/1/04 |
Blasting Applications for GPS, Eltschlager 2004, Presentation |
| 3/28/05 |
OSM TIPS Blast Log Evaluation Program Primer 2005, BLEP Class |
| 6/20/05 |
Back side of a blast, homeowners perspective, Tree Video, Miller Blowout |
| 08/22/06 | ISEE Blast Vibration and Seismograph Section update, ISEE BVS 2005 |
| 10/18/06 | OSM Responsibilities, FY 2007, ATF AETI |
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2/12/07 |
Construction Videos 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 Demolition video, Silver Spade: NY Video |
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3/13/07 |
ISEE 2007, Public Meetings Guide |
| 05/16/07 | Vibration Monitoring, FY 2007, ATF CES |
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04/17/07 |
FY 2007 Presentation, Understanding the Vibration Measurement, |
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6/25/07 |
OSM Blaster's Training Modules, Part 8 |
| 1/7/09 | Southern Methodist University, Geophysics Research Archives, Good video clips |
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2/3/09 |
GPS Training Module |
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2/5/09 |
NTTP Blasting and Inspection Class (460 meg) |
| 6/8/09 | 2008 OSM Blasting Workshop Presentations |
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Searchable Websites |
| 5/26/05 | International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE), Technical Information |
| 3/9/07 | BERG England www.berg-uk.com |
| 11/19/07 | NIOSH, Explosives Downloadable Publications |
| 11/19/07 | NIOSH, Safety and Health Topics, Hazards - Explosives |
| 12/15/08 | SME, Mineral Information Institute, Educational Information |
| Date | Blast Monitoring Guidelines |
| 2000 | ISEE Performance Specifications for Blasting Seismographs |
| 1999 | ISEE Field Practice Guidelines for Blasting Seismographs |
| 1991 | USCOE, Underwater Blast Monitoring |
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Vibrations and Slope Stability |
| 1994 | Andrieux, McKenzie, Heilig, Drolet: The Impact of Blasting on Excavation Dedsign - A Geomechanics Approach |
| 1982 | Oriard: Influence of Blasting on Slope Stability - State-of-the-Art |
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Flyrock |
| 1979 | Management Science, Assoc., A Model for the Determination of Flyrock Range as a Function of Shot Conditions |
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Water Wells |
| 1980 | Berger: Survey of Blasting Effects on Ground Water Supplies in Appalachia |
| 1996 | Revey: Practical Methods to Control Explosives Losses and Reduce Ammonia and Nitrate Levels in Mine Water |
| 2000 | Hawkins: Impacts of Blasting on Domestic Water Wells |
| 2002 | Stephens & Assoc., Comparative Study of Domestic Water Well Integrity |
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AML Blasting Reports |
| 1987 | Bauer, Caulder: Workman: Blasting as an AML Reclamation Method - Vol. 1 ... Vol. 2 |
| 1991 | Caulder, Workman: Blasting for Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation |
| Date | Blasting Dissertations and Theses (from our upcoming professionals) |
| 2/21/07 | Lusk: An Analysis and Policy Implications of Comfort Levels of Diverse Constituents with Reported Units for Blast Vibrations and Limits: Closing the Communication Gap, 2006 |
| 2/22/07 | Ozer: Wireless Sensor Networks for Crack Displacement Measurement, 2005 |
| 2/22/07 | Waldron: Residential Crack Response to Vibrations from Underground Mining, 2006 |
| 2/23/07 | Rosenhaim: Response of a Residential Structure and Buried Pipelines to Construction Blasting in Basalt on the West Side of Albuquerque, NM, 2005, Thesis, Appendix Part 1, Appendix Part 2, Appendix Part 3, |
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International Blasting Reports |
| 2005 |
Adhikari, Role of Blast Design Parameters on Ground Vibration and Correlation of Vibration Level to Blasting Damage to Surface Structures (India) |
| 2007 | Adhikari, Ground Vibration and Structure Response Due to Rockbursts at Kolar Gold Fields, India |
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Ministry of Coal, Evaluation of Explosives Performance Through in-the-Hole Detonation Velocity Measurement, (India) |
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Mine Gases and Dust |
| 2001 | Eltschlager et al: Technical Measures for the Investigation and Mitigation of Fugitive Methane Hazards in Areas of Coal Mining. |
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| 2003 | Laughrey, Baldassare: Some Applications for Isotope Geochemistry for Determining Sources of Stray Carbon Dioxide Gas |
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GPS |
| 2004 | Eltschlager: Blasting Applications for GPS (National) |
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Presentation Blasting Applications for GPS, Eltschlager 2004 |
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Excel Tools |
| 2009 | PA Airblast Prediction |
| 2009 | PA Ground Vibration Prediction |
| 2009 | OSM Blast Report |
| 2009 | OSM Drill Log |
| 2009 | OSM Blast Design Rules of Thumb Excel Calculator, Word Document |
| 2009 | OSM Blast Log Evaluation Program (BLEP) |
| 2009 | OSM Lat-Long Distance Calculator |
| 2009 | OSM Charge Weight / Scaled Distance Table |
| 2009 | OSM Unconfined Airblast Estimator |
| 2009 | OSM Wind Conversion |
| 2009 | OSM Latitude - Longitude Distance Calculator |
| 2009 | OSM Scaled Distance - PPV Graph |
| 2009 | US Bureau of Mines RI 8507 Appendix B |
| 2009 | OSM Alternate Blasting Level Chart, from RI 8507 |
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