To share information about how to improve worker safety in salt mines with regard to reducing the risk of injury from chunks of salt falling from roofs and walls, safety experts from member companies gathered in two workshops. The Salt Institute published the proceedings as guidelines to prevent roof falls (pdf 9.96 MB) . The presentations include the following:
Salt Institute ad hoc Committee on Roof Control: An Introduction, Bruce M. Bertram
Mine Roof Stability Problem, Wrex Harnish
Education Strategy at Akzo Salt's Rock Salt Mines, John C. Shook, Bill Clarisse, Jim Gustafson
Ground Control at Morton Salt's Weeks Island Mine, Paul R. Schank
Modifications to the Mining Methods at Sifto Canada Inc., Goderich Mine, Gord Bull
Avery Island Rock Mechanics Program, Jim Gustafson
Simple Instrumentation Aids in Roof Failure Detection and Mine Design Improvement, David B. Plumeau, P.E, Gary B. Petersen, Joseph E. Rankin
Rehabilitation Roof Bolting in a Deep Salt Mine, John C. Shook
Practical Approach to Mine Design at the Cayuga Rock Salt Mine, Gary B. Petersen, David B. Plumeau, Joseph E. Rankin
Retsof Rock Mechanics, Kurt Kiser