Results 81 - 90 of 180

• CPDM Helps Coal Miners Avoid Hazardous Dust
  12/30/2016 - Promotional materials
  Find out how the continuous personal dust monitor (CPDM) is being used to reduce exposure to black lung-causing coal dust.
• Differential Activation of RAW 264.7 Macrophages by Size-Segregated Crystalline Silica
  12/1/2016
  This article by NIOSH examines the particle characteristics of crystalline silica that enable the process leading to silicosis.
• Reduction of Noise Exposure in Underground Mines by Improving Auxiliary Ventilation Technologies
  11/28/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop ventilation technologies to reduce noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in the mining industry.
• Respirable Dust Control for Surface Mines
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to reduce respirable silica dust exposure in surface mines through improved understanding of dust generation and transport, improvement of current control technologies, and development of new control technologies.
• Evaluation and Development of Hearing Loss Interventions
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to improve the effectiveness of hearing loss prevention interventions through development, refinement, promotion, and long-term evaluation.
• Enhanced Utilization of Personal Dust Monitor Feedback
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to test an intervention to help miners use personal dust monitor feedback more effectively to reduce their exposure to respirable coal mine dust.
• Engineering Noise Controls for Longwall Mining Systems
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop durable noise controls that reduce the noise exposure of longwall mining system crews and facilitate the commercialization of the controls to make them available for all miners.
• Engineering Noise Controls for Haul Trucks and Load Haul Dumps (LHDs)
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop, evaluate, and implement engineering controls to reduce noise over-exposures among haul truck and LHD operators.
• Development and Evaluation of Prototype Kneepads for the Low-Seam Mining Industry
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to reduce the likelihood of knee injuries in low-seam coal miners through a systematic approach that includes the development of guidelines for improved personal protective equipment and interventions.
• Identification of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Mining
  6/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article examining the MSHA accident/injury/illness data from 2009 to 2013 to determine the most frequently reported work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the U.S. mining sector.