ON Site Gas Systems has announced that they are now distributing a range of nitrogen generators and oxygen generators that are suitable for use in coal mines.
The coal mining industry uses nitrogen generators to fight against underground fires or to prevent these fires from occurring in the first instance.
On Site Gas Systems says the National Institute for occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chose the company to develop a high volume, high purity nitrogen generator, for underground coal mine use to inert behind coal mine shaft seals.
This initiative is in support of The Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) recently strengthened regulations in the USA regarding sealing and inserting of unused underground mines.
On Site Gas Systems says it was suited for this application given it’s extensive experience designing nitrogen systems coupled with their direct experience in inerting behind the seals of coal mines along with multiple applications of inerting a coal mine after a fire.