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• Age Awareness Training for Miners
  6/1/2008 - Information Circulars, PC software, Training materials
  The purpose of this training is to provide the information necessary to develop an appreciation of the changes that occur with age and an understanding of methods that can be used to reduce the injury risk that may result.
• Ergonomics: Beyond Compliance
  2/1/2007 - Conference papers
  Many mines are realizing that the only way to tackle cumulative injuries is to better understand those injuries and their root causes. The benefits of a formalized approach to reducing these injuries along with examples is presented.
• Arc Flash Awareness
  1/1/2007 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications, Videos and multimedia
  This video focuses on individual and organizational behavior related to arc flash events over an 11-year period in the mining industry.
• Equipment Noise and Worker Exposure in the Coal Mining Industry
  12/1/2006 - Information Circulars
  This study presents a NIOSH cross-sectional survey of noise sources and worker noise exposures, discusses the survey's application to administrative and engineering controls, and reviews exposure reduction methods.
• Field Studies of CO Migration from Blasting
  2/1/2005 - Conference papers
  Describes a small-scale field study to identify key factors that may contribute to the migration of CO through the ground.
• Electrical Accidents in the Mining Industry, 1990-1999
  11/1/2003 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This NIOSH study was conducted to focus future research on the most significant electrical problems in the mining industry. Data from 1,926 mine electrical accidents (including 75 fatalities) that occurred between 1990 and 1999 were studied.
• Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Operators of Heavy Construction Equipment
  8/1/2003 - Conference papers
  This study assessed the adequacy of cab design and determined the percentage of musculoskeletal symptoms among operators of heavy construction equipment.
• A Case Study of Roof Bolting Tasks to Identify Cumulative Trauma Exposure
  3/1/2001 - Conference papers
  An analysis of roof bolting tasks was conducted at a mine to identify early warning signs of cumulative trauma. Health and safety risk factors were identified and recommendations to reduce cumulative trauma exposure were provided.
• Investigating Mining Practices and Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposures in Underground Coal Mines
  12/28/2023 - Research projects
  A project to examine past and current coal mining practices and to identify potential trends, gaps in effective respirable crystalline silica exposure sampling and monitoring, and/or associations with geographic regions of high lung disease rates.
• Understanding Elongate Mineral Particle Exposure in Mining
  12/19/2023 - Research projects
  A project to facilitate monitoring efforts by establishing a common language around the definition of elongate mineral particle and a common measurement and analytical protocol to be used by industry, academia, and government.