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12/27/2023 - Research projectsA project to develop and implement workplace solutions to reduce miners’ overexposure to hazardous airborne contaminants emitted from diesel-powered equipment.
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7/11/2023 - Research projectsA project to develop interventions to reduce traumatic injuries and fatalities that occur during operation and maintenance activities on conveyors.
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7/4/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to evaluate different forms of silica embedded in the mine-emitted dusts and how they are related to their host rocks’ mineralogical and geological features.
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7/4/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to investigate mine dust and respirable crystalline silica characteristics and toxicity to fill a critical knowledge gap and help ensure the health of workers in metal and nonmetal mines.
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7/4/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to provide metric analysis of dust particles collected by continuous personal dust monitor devices, which will result in useful information on dust compositions at various underground coal mines.
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6/28/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to explore disease pathology and help pinpoint causal respirable silica dust characteristics.
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5/4/2023 - Research projectsA pilot project to develop an aerosol sampler for a wearable crystalline silica monitor.
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4/25/2023 - Research projectsA project to improve both the analytical accuracy and the usability of Rapid Quartz Analysis to increase adoption and implementation in the mining industry.
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3/27/2023 - Research projectsA project to reduce the risks associated with accumulations of combustible and explosive materials.
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2/28/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity-building contract with Virginia Tech University to better understand, control, and monitor mineral content in respirable coal mine dust.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program