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1/1/2010 - Book chaptersThis paper describes how miners' safety and health training has improved since the beginning of the program in the late 1970's after the Federal Mine Safety legislation was passed, and identifies areas where further improvements are needed.
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NIOSH has created this document with suggestions for developing manuals and educational materials concerning refuge chambers for miners.
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5/1/2009 - Technology NewsResearchers with NIOSH have developed a training module to educate both new, inexperienced miners as well as veterans on important issues related to self-rescue and escape procedures.
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9/1/2006 - Peer reviewed journal articlesUS coal mining organizations are losing the knowledge they need to be able to respond to emergencies. Knowledge management provides a useful perspective from which to view the problem. Knowledge can be managed by cultivating it through narratives.
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9/1/2000 - Conference papersThis paper describes technology and training that has been identified for underground emergency responders.
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6/26/2023 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsA summary of needs analysis NIOSH conducted based on the National Academy of Sciences' recommendations for advancing self-escape training.
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6/26/2023 - Information CircularsUse the Guidance for Improving Underground Coal Miners' Self-escape Competency document for planning and implementing self-escape training and assessement strategies at underground coal mines.
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3/17/2023 - Training materials, Web softwareUse Keeping Cool to teach workers how to recognize heat-related illness and provide first aid.
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3/1/2023 - Training materials, Web softwareUse this training to practice making difficult decisions when escaping a mine during an emergency.
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12/17/2021 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity-building contract focused on coal dust mitigation utilizing a novel scrubber and numerical modeling.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program