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5/23/2016 - Interagency agreementsAn interagency agreement to investigate efficiency improvements for pure oxygen breathing apparatuses used by miners in emergencies, namely SCSRs, and to develop an improved ergonomically designed SCSR.
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9/22/2015 - Research areasRescue Technologies and Training Topic Page
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6/16/2015 - News and announcementsA feature story about the transfer of rapid rescue drilling equipment to the National Mine Health and Safety Academy.
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10/6/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to evaluate a fiber optic sprinkler head emergency communications system to determine if this concept can meet the communication, tracking, mine escape, and rescue requirements of an underground communication system.
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8/15/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to identify equipment needs, available contractors, and the development and demonstration process for a rapid response drilling system for mine rescue operations.
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8/14/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to incorporate a wireless base station into the MagneLink Magnetic Communication System (MCS) and to develop a mechanism that automatically activates a portable wireless text messaging device when a refuge chamber is opened or deployed.
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7/18/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to leverage the on-going development of the new generation Tandem Track (TT) snake robot, by modifying this new system in a way that makes it suitable for operations in underground mines.
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9/28/2012 - News articlesInundation, or water suddenly entering a mine, is not that uncommon.
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9/22/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to develop a practical methodology with appropriate technical guidelines that enables mine operators and enforcement agencies to evaluate the reliability of underground communications, tracking, and atmospheric monitoring systems.
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9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to develop engineering guidelines associated with the location, construction, and general application of various refuge alternatives.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program