Results 1 - 10 of 27

• Evaluation of Face Dust Concentrations at Mines Using Deep-Cutting Practices
  1/1/2011 - Reports of Investigations
  Dust surveys determined if deep-cut mining expose face workers to higher levels of respirable dust. Study findings indicate that levels on bolting faces did not appear to be affected by longer cycles associated with deep-cut mining practices.
• Equipment Noise and Worker Exposure in the Coal Mining Industry
  12/1/2006 - Information Circulars
  This study presents a NIOSH cross-sectional survey of noise sources and worker noise exposures, discusses the survey's application to administrative and engineering controls, and reviews exposure reduction methods.
• Health Conditions in Retired Manual Labor Miners and Oil and Gas Extraction Workers: National Health Interview Survey, 2007-2017
  2/1/2021 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study comparing chronic illnesses in retired miners and oil and gas workers with all other retirees.
• Customizing Mining Practices Within Health and Safety Management Systems
  7/1/2020 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing a safety climate survey NIOSH disseminated to assess employee perceptions of safety climate and to identify indicators that have a significant impact on employee proactivity and compliance.
• The Role of Risk Avoidance and Locus of Control in Workers' Near Miss Experiences: Implications for Improving Safety Management Systems
  5/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A survey conducted to understand how mineworkers’ risk avoidance could impact their near miss incidents on the job.
• A Survey of Atmospheric Monitoring Systems in U.S. Underground Coal Mines
  4/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Results from a survey conducted to determine the number of atmospheric monitoring systems (AMS) used in underground coal mines in the United States, as well as an examination of how regulation changes have impacted CO sensor use.
• New National Survey of the U.S. Mining Population Published
  12/14/2012 - News and announcements
  The most comprehensive survey of our nation’s mining population.
• Safety Culture Assessment in Underground Coal Mining
  8/1/2007 - Contract reports
  This report describes the results of a pilot Safety Culture Assessment implemented at a small Appalachian underground coal mine.
• Noise Assessment of Stone/Aggregate Mines: Six Case Studies
  8/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  NIOSH completed a survey of equipment sound levels and worker noise exposures in the mining industry. The findings identify the equipment and machinery likely to cause worker overexposures and the workers found to be experiencing overexposures.
• Current Dust Control Practices on U.S. Longwalls
  6/1/2007 - Conference papers
  Results from underground dust surveys to identify current operating practices and the types of controls being used at longwall operations are presented as an update on longwall dust control technology and operating practices.