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• Performance of a Light-scattering Dust Monitor in Underground Mines
  1/1/2006 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The Thermo-MIE personal DataRAM dust monitor (pDR) is a light-scattering instrument approved for use in gassy underground mines by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). However, the use of light-scattering monitors has been inhibited by...
• Hearing Loss in the Mining Industry: Overview of the NIOSH Hearing Loss Prevention Program at the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
  10/1/2005 - Conference papers
  This paper provides an overview of the NIOSH hearing loss prevention program being conducted at NIOSH PRL.
• Origin of Mining-Induced Fractures Through Macroscale Distortion
  6/1/2004 - Conference papers
  NIOSH researchers have identified a pattern of fracture zone development as an explanation for fracture formation around rectangular openings in underground mines. Two computer modeling codes were used to model different aspects of this pattern.
• Teaching Miners: Breaking the Barriers to Learning
  10/1/2003 - Conference papers
  Miners, like many skilled blue-collar workers, are not traditional learners. They have not always been successful in classroom-type settings, preferring to learn on the job in a hands-on environment.
• Recent National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Research Using Ground Penetrating Radar for Detection of Mine Voids
  7/1/2003 - Conference papers
  This study indicates that it may be possible to use ground penetrating radar (GPR) for initial underground mine studies followed by directional drilling to accurately delineate the extent and position of adjacent abandoned mine workings.
• High Stress Mining Under Shallow Overburden in Underground U.S. Stone Mines
  11/1/2002 - Conference papers
  This study of the Chestnut Ridge Anticline found that high levels of horizontal stress are to be expected and that local geologic and topographic structures can alter the magnitude and possibly the orientation of the horizontal stress field.
• A Compendium of NIOSH Mining Research 2002
  12/1/2001 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This compendium details the current research program of the Office for Mine Safety and Health Research.
• A Compendium of NIOSH Mining Research 2001
  1/1/2001 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This compendium details the current research program of the Office for Mine Safety and Health Research.
• A Compendium of NIOSH Mining Research 2000
  2/1/2000 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This compendium details the current research program of the Office for Mine Safety and Health Research.
• Technology News 473 - The Explosion Hazard From Hydrogen Gas Generation Inside Sealed Frames
  6/1/1998 - Technology News
  Discusses one type of explosion hazard that was discovered lurking inside sealed and filled plow frame sections when NIOSH investigated ignition incidents resulting from drilling into plow frames.