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• Analysis of Safety Aspects and Mining Practices for Effective Ground Control in Surface Mining
  8/1/2000 - Conference papers
  To determine causes of slope failure and highwall/spoilbank failure, this study reviews accident statistics, surface mining laws, the relevant literature, and observations from mine visits. The study emphasizes surface mines in WV, OH, and PA.
• Economics of Safety at Surface Mine Spoil Piles
  7/1/2000 - Reports of Investigations
  Short-dumping rather than edge-dumping might reduce dumping-related accidents, but many operators believe it is less cost effective. To evaluate this perception, NIOSH reviewed the costs of various dumping methods at waste and spoil piles.
• A Portable Spectro-Polarimetric Imager: Potential Mine Safety and Geologic Applications
  3/1/1999 - Conference papers
  High-resolution hyperspectral imagery operating in the visible to shortwave infrared can help identify and map argillic zones in host rocks; these zones add a significant risk in assessing and modeling catastrophic slope movement in open-pit mines.
• Open Pit Highwall Safety
  11/29/2022 - Research projects
  A project to determine the need for improved bench design guidelines and develop slope monitoring radar guidelines for application to open pit mines.
• Highwall Safety: Rockfall Catchment Design and Slope Performance Monitoring at Surface Mines and Quarries
  11/8/2022 - Research projects
  A project to increase the safety of open pit mines through improving upon or developing new rockfall catch bench design guidelines and improving slope performance monitoring capabilities at open pit and quarry sites.
• Developing a New Tension Crack Analysis System to Increase the Safety of Open Pit Slopes
  2/6/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop an early warning system for effective maintenance of open pit mine stability.
• Hazard Recognition Challenge
  10/3/2017 - Web software
  Are you up to the challenge? Try your hand at our new web application that challenges users to find the hazards in four locations at a surface stone operation.
• Slip, Trip and Fall Hazard Identification and Remediation In Surface Mining Facilities
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A pilot project to complete a preliminary characterization of slip and fall risk factors at surface mine facilities to demonstrate the feasibility of developing a taxonomy of risk factors and to inform the development of a more detailed study.
• Contributing Factors to Slip, Trip, and Fall Fatalities at Surface Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mines
  9/1/2016 - Conference proceedings
  This publication of conference proceedings by NIOSH categorizes and discusses the contributing factors to slip, trip, and fall fatalities as interpreted from publically available MSHA reports.
• Debilitating Lung Disease Among Surface Coal Miners with No Underground Mining Tenure
  1/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report characterizing exposure histories and respiratory disease among surface coal miners identified with progressive massive fibrosis from a 2010 to 2011 pneumoconiosis survey.