Awarded to NIOSH by industry innovation publication R&D Magazine, the award has been referred to as the “Oscars of Invention”
NIOSH said the Dust Explosibility Meter is the first ever device that provides an immediate capability for determining if coal dust concentrations in active areas of underground coal mines have been sufficiently mixed with rock dust to prevent risk of explosion.
NIOSH developed the theory and technology behind the device, and a prototype was developed in collaboration with the Geneva College Center for Technology Development.
The device will be manufactured and marketed by H&P Prototyping.
