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• When Work Boots Wear Out
  2/1/2019 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing a NIOSH study measuring boot wear over the course of two years at multiple mine sites.
• Simple Solutions for Surface Mine Workers
  3/1/2018 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  Learn more about solutions and task design ideas that you can use to reduce exposure to risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders and slips, trips, and falls.
• Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls from Front-end Loaders
  1/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article examining 20 years of injury data to determine the injury causes, contributing factors and equipment characteristics associated with STFs on front-end loaders.
• Falls Can Kill!
  5/1/2017 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  This infographic offers five ways in which you can keep yourself safe when working in areas with a fall hazard.
• Steps to Ladder Safety
  5/1/2017 - Training materials
  This infographic offers useful tips and best practices for safely using a ladder.
• Don't Slip Up!
  3/1/2017
  This infographic offers five tips for how to stay safe while using inclined walkways.
• Causes of Fall Fatalities at Surface Mines
  12/1/2016 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  A trade publication article by NIOSH that examines the data behind recorded slips and falls to identify commonalities, the causes of the event, and any factors that if controlled, may have prevented the fatality.
• 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.
• Slip Potential for Commonly Used Inclined Grated Metal Walkways
  4/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing a study to determine if there are significant differences in the required friction for different grated metal walkways during walking in diverse conditions.
• Visual Performance for Trip Hazard Detection When Using Incandescent and LED Miner Cap Lamps
  4/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This NIOSH study determined if new LED-based cap lamp technology has an impact on visual performance in the context of detecting trip hazards for the visual environment of an underground coal mine.