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• Horizontal Stress and Longwall Headgate Ground Control
  1/1/1998 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Horizontal stresses are caused by global plate-tectonic forces. This paper presents six case histories of mines that encountered roof falls or difficult ground conditions at the headgate caused by horizontal-stress concentrations.
• Proceedings: New Technology for Ground Control in Retreat Mining
  3/1/1997 - Information Circulars
  This proceedings volume contains papers presented at technology transfer seminars sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on New Technology for Ground Control in Retreat Mining.
• Maintainability Design Checklist
  9/1/1996 - Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists
  The purpose of this Maintainability Design is to provide a summary of design review points for the maintainability assessment of new or existing underground equipment.
• Coal Dust Explosibility
  1/1/1996 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper reports US Bureau of Mines (USBM) research on the explosibility of coal dusts. The purpose of this work is to improve safety in mining and other industries that process or use coal.
• Crewstation Analysis Programs - An Easy to Use Personal Computer-based Lighting and Visibility Analysis Software Package for Underground Mining Equipment
  1/1/1994 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  The U.S. Bureau of Mines has developed an easy to use personal computer-based software package to aid in the analysis of the visibility and illumination aspects of mining equipment design.
• Impact of Maintainability Design on Injury Rates and Maintenance Costs for Underground Mining Equipment
  1/1/1994 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  The design of underground mining equipment was analyzed with respect to ease of maintenance and maintainer safety. Recommendations are made for maintainability design, as well as engineering information for equipment designers and a buyers' guide.
• Methane Control for Underground Coal Mines
  1/1/1994 - Information Circulars
  This paper describes the history and technology of methane drainage in the US and other countries.
• Mine Automation and Emerging Technologies Health and Safety Partnership
  3/15/2024
  A partnership between the NIOSH Mining Program and its stakeholders to share concerns and solutions regarding automation and emerging technologies.
• Real-Time Ground Movement Monitoring for Improved Safety Near Large Excavations Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing
  3/13/2024 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract with the Missouri University of Science & Technology to investigate real-time ground movement monitoring for improved safety near large excavations using distributed fiber optic sensing.
• Improving Prevention and Suppression of Equipment Fires in Metal/Nonmetal Mines
  12/14/2023 - Research projects
  A project to develop effective measures to prevent hot surface ignitions on mining equipment, improve fire suppression techniques, and develop a diagnostic tool to determine the effect of mine fires on a mine’s ventilation system.