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2/1/2012 - Technology NewsMedium frequency communications systems do not require a powered underground infrastructure to be installed for operation, and may therefore provide a higher degree of survivability after a mine disaster than other types of systems.
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1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper describes the results of recent experiments comparing results from using the BELT and the large-scale tests for six different belts.
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11/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNoncontact electric arc burns are the most common cause of electrical injury in mining according to data for 1990 through 2001. Results from a NIOSH study of arc flash hazards in mining and recommendations to reduce these injuries are presented.
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10/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesParticulate exposure from air pollution increases the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality. Although coal miners are highly exposed to coal dust particulate, studies of IHD mortality risk among coal miners have had inconsistent results.
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10/1/2011 - Guides and manuals, Reports of InvestigationsA comprehensive guide to establish a program to curtail diesel particulate matter emissions, control pollutants after release in an underground mine environment and reduce exposures using administrative controls.
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10/1/2011 - Hazards IDsIn September 2011, as part of an ongoing investigation, NIOSH determined that rock dust not conforming to the requirements in 30 CFR Part 75.2 for particle size and caking properties is being used in U.S. underground coal mines.
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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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7/1/2011 - Reports of InvestigationsThis document consists of a series of demonstrations designed to complement training on ergonomic principles.
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6/1/2011 - Guides and manuals, Reports of InvestigationsRefuge alternatives are airtight, reinforced shelters that underground coal miners can enter during a mine emergency. This publication provides recommendations for training miners in how to operate a refuge chamber.
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5/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper discusses the impact of ventilation airflow on alarm times of the smoke detectors and video cameras, CO levels, smoke optical densities and smoke obscuration, total smoke mass concentrations, and fire heat release rates.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program