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6/1/2007 - Conference papersThis paper presents an overview of ongoing studies, a progress report of results, and the implications for reducing worker noise exposures and preventing noise-induced hearing loss in longwall mining workers.
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4/1/2007 - Information CircularsThe major focus of this report is on smart sensors and wireless sensor networks. The "Future Research" section pulls together the three critical technologies by proposing applications that are relevant to mining.
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12/1/2006 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper presents the results of NIOSH research to identify state-of-the-art bulkhead designs, including design criteria, leakage monitoring systems, and emergency warning systems.
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6/1/2006 - Peer reviewed journal articlesRecent advances in technology have enabled the development of a small, portable, data-logging particle monitor, modified from commercial smoke alarm technology, that can meet the needs of surveys in the developing world at reasonable cost.
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4/1/2006 - Reports of InvestigationsThis paper summarizes developments in the application of ground-based radar to slope stability monitoring and presents information on NIOSH-sponsored experiments recently completed.
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12/1/2005 - Information CircularsThe purpose of this study was to compare calibration gas cylinders having balance gases of nitrogen or air that are commonly used to calibrate portable NO2 gas monitors. Because even low concentrations of NO2 can have an extremely adverse effect on ind...
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5/1/2004 - Conference papersThis study describes how response times of machine-mounted methane monitors were measured by placing the methane sensor heads in a specially designed box where they were exposed to an atmosphere containing a constant concentration of methane.
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5/1/2004 - Conference papersSeveral remote sensing technologies are being evaluated as tools to assess slope stability and monitor slopes for hazards. An interferometric radar device capable of detecting very small displacements on slopes has been assembled and tested.
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2/1/2004 - Conference papersA general overview of the blasting and CO monitoring of a highway construction project is presented and discussed. The use and effectiveness of residential type CO monitors and multi-gas monitors are discussed.
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9/1/2003 - Conference papersA system to collect seismic data at the Stillwater and East Boulder mines was developed to get baseline information on the magnitude and location of mining-induced seismicity to determine if the mines needed multi-channel in-mine monitoring systems.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program