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7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to deliver working prototypes of docking and switch-over valves that will be used in the next generation of escape breathing apparatus.
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7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to help develop and evaluate Person Wearable Dockable and Hybrid SCSRs that will meet the requirements of 42 CFR Part 84, Federal Mining Regulations, as well as any that will result from the MINER Act.
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7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to acquire, prototype construct, test, and evaluatue Mine Escape Vehicle (MEV) subsystem components along with their integration into the MEV vehicle platform.
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7/18/2016 - Interagency agreementsAn interagency agreement to develop cryogenic breathing apparatus and supply/filling systems for mine escape, rescue, and refuge.
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6/1/2015 - Reports of InvestigationsNIOSH researchers completed in-depth interviews with nine coal mine safety trainers about teaching and assessing Self-escape competencies (SEC). Based on the results recommendations are provided to improve training, assessment, and maintenance of SEC.
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2/6/2015 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to develop a “smart” self-contained open circuit breathing apparatus (SCBA) that protects against threat gasses and provides an extended duration of life-sustaining oxygen inhale stream by monitoring the surrounding atmosphere.
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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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9/28/2012 - News articlesInundation, or water suddenly entering a mine, is not that uncommon.
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8/1/2011 - Training materialsFlashcards for practicing the lifeline tactile signals with the miners at your mine.
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6/1/2010 - Conference papersThis study's goal was to validate the use of Ventgraph in a deep M/NM mine fire and illustrate its use as a valuable tool in mine ventilation, fire, and evacuation planning.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program