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• Reducing Enclosed Cab Drill Operator's Respirable Dust Exposure at Surface Coal Operation With a Retrofitted Filtration and Pressurization System
  2/1/2002 - Conference papers
  This report discusses a cooperative research study performed on a surface drill retrofitted with a new pressurization and filtration system. Respirable dust concentrations were substantially reduced from 0.64 mg/m3 during pre-testing to 0.05 mg/m3 duri...
• Technology News 493 - Proceedings: New Technology for Coal Mine Roof Support
  8/1/2001 - Technology News
  An announcement for Information Circular 9453 - Proceedings: New Technology for Coal Mine Roof Support.
• Technology News 492 - Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Coal Pillar Mechanics and Design
  8/1/2001 - Technology News
  This paper announces the availability of the proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Coal Pillar Mechanics and Design, which includes 15 papers from leading ground control specialists from the United States and other countries.
• Overview of Ground Control Research for Underground Coal Mines in the United States
  6/1/2001 - Conference papers
  NIOSH has developed an entire toolbox of computer programs that have been effectively transferred to the mining community.
• The Effects of Restricted Workspace on Lumbar Spine Loading
  3/1/2001 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Coal miners often handle heavy electrical power cables, weighing up to 10 kg per meter. These cables are manually lifted and attached to the mine roof to prevent damage from mobile underground equipment.
• Random Motion Capture Model for Studying Events Between a Machine and its Operator
  1/1/2001 - Conference papers
  This paper presents a technique for representing and analyzing random motions and hazardous events in a computer simulated three-dimensional workplace, providing machine designers and safety analysts with a new technique to evaluate ways to reduce opera...
• Proceedings: New Technology for Coal Mine Roof Support: Errata Sheet
  10/1/2000 - Unpublished documents and reports
  Errata sheet for "Proceedings: New Technology for Coal Mine Roof Support." DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2000-151, Information Circular 9453, 2000 Oct.
• The Aging Workforce: An Emerging Issue in the Mining Industry
  8/1/2000 - Conference papers
  The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the median age of the mining workforce is rising faster than the overall U.S. civilian labor force. The Mine Safety and Health Administration reports that the percentage of injured and ill workers who are 45...
• An Underground Coal Mine Fire Preparedness and Response Checklist: The Instrument
  8/1/2000 - Information Circulars
  Provides a detailed description of a data collection instrument used to profile the fire prevention and response capabilities of a mine site.
• Particulate Penetration of Porous Foam Used as a Low Flow Rate Respirable Dust Size Classifier
  7/1/2000 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Because of the need to provide short-term or real-time estimates of worker respirable dust exposure, porous foam may be a viable classification media for a low flow rate, disposable respirable dust sampler for use in the coal mining industry.