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9/16/2020 - Research projectsA project to develop strategies for identifying and managing geologic features that increase the risk of dynamic failures in underground coal deposits.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to develop engineering guidelines for support design that will reduce groundfall fatalities under supported roof in underground coal mines.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to define the geologic and stress criteria associated with an elevated risk of coal bursts, considering both U.S. and international experience through visits to coalfields.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to develop guidelines for determining the appropriate level of support and design methods for support systems to minimize the risk and severity of injuries to miners from rib falls in underground coal mines.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to implement in-mine seismic monitoring techniques in coal mines to evaluate and demonstrate potential mine safety benefits of this technology.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to address the paucity of guidance in available literature for assessing the design an underground longwall coal mine for safe ground response to mining with numerical stress analysis tools.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to make recommendations and guide policy or program decisions regarding the safety of batteries used in underground coal mines.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to work with a consultant, Human Performance Analysis, to assess the safety culture at U.S. coal mines.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program