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1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH researchers completed field trials during coal mine rescue contests using simulated gas detectors in place of placards, and demonstrated that the newly developed GMS device may be used with no adverse impact on team contest performance.
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8/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesFor 10 subjects in four postures, euler angle decomposition and inverse dynamics were used to determine the knee angles, the net forces, and the moments applied to the tibia during kneeling and squatting with and without kneepads.
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7/1/1995 - Peer reviewed journal articlesIn recent years the issue of human stress response in emergency workers has begun to receive attention. This paper presents a rationale for considering human stress as a significant factor in the management of emergencies. It discusses the concept of st...
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4/1/2022 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA review of fatigue interventions tested on industrial shiftworkers.
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2/1/2021 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study comparing chronic illnesses in retired miners and oil and gas workers with all other retirees.
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8/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis study compares the prevalence of health risk factors of miners, oil and gas extraction workers, other manual labor, and non-manual labor workers.
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3/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article that aims to concisely review what is and is not known about worker fatigue in mining.
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7/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article contributing to the general understanding of mental practice by investigating the utility of and participant reaction to a virtual reality maintenance training among underground coal mine first responders.
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1/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study looking at how a dust assessment technology, the Helmet-CAM, was used to identify and encourage communication about potential problem areas and tasks on site that contributed to elevated exposures.
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2/6/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA report that discusses current knowledge and potential data sources of MNM miner health.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program