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• Remote Methane Sensors
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to integrate a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) component into specialized electronics to measure methane levels in underground coal mines.
• Wireless Mesh Mine Communication System
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to design, adapt, construct, install, and evaluate a wireless mesh communication network in an underground coal mine.
• Refuge Alternatives in Underground Coal Mines
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop engineering guidelines associated with the location, construction, and general application of various refuge alternatives.
• Roof and Rib Fall Incident Trends: a 10-Year Profile
  1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A comprehensive analysis of these events was conducted to better understand where and why these incidents occurred.
• Technology News 545 - NIOSH Updates Spontaneous Combustion Assessment Software
  12/1/2011 - Technology News
  To update the current SPONCOM software to SponCom 2.0 with a Windows-based platform, using tabs and easy-to-navigate screens for entering or selecting data.
• Training for Safety in Emergencies Inoculating for Underground Coal Mine Emergencies
  11/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Emergency training for miners can use inoculation theory, which explains how people can resist persuasion attempts by preparing counterarguments in advance. The theory may be used to prepare workers to react quickly by preparing responses in advance.
• Coal Mine Methane: A Review of Capture and Utilization Practices with Benefits to Mining Safety and to Greenhouse Gas Reduction
  5/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article reviews the technical aspects of coal mine methane (CMM) capture in and from coal mines, the factors affecting CMM accumulations in underground coal mines, methods for capturing methane using boreholes, and borehole designs.
• Mine Rescue Training Facility Inventory - Compendium of Ideas to Improve US Coal Mine Rescue Training
  1/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper presents a summary of domestic and international coal mine rescue training facilities and identifies those that provide unique, real-life and/or state-of-the-art training. Research findings from this report will be used in further NIOSH inves...
• Current trends in Reducing Ground Fall Accidents in US Coal Mines
  1/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  In recent years, the number of some annual ground fall fatalities has approached zero, indicating that significant progress has been made. However, more progress is needed to reduce injuries caused by rock falling between supports and by rib falls.
• Stochastic Modeling of Gob Gas Venthole Production Performances in Active and Completed Longwall Panels of Coal Mines
  11/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper describes a practical approach for implementing stochastic determination of gob gas ventholes production performances and for generalizing the prediction capability of deterministic models.