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- Equipment design
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- NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
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1/1/1994 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsThe U.S. Bureau of Mines has developed an easy to use personal computer-based software package to aid in the analysis of the visibility and illumination aspects of mining equipment design.
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6/1/2006 - Conference papers, NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsThe purpose of this study was to assess the adequacy of the cab design and to determine the percentage of musculoskeletal symptoms among operators of mobile equipment used in mining and construction.
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6/1/2006 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsHandling of heavy vehicles such as tractors, trucks and buses require a large roll stiffness which causes large high accelerations at the seat level during impacts; a pneumatic active seat suspension is proposed.
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1/1/1994 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsThe U.S. Bureau of Mines developed and tested designs for 6 devices for use in underground mines to reduce materials-handling injuries. Particular attention was focused on making the designs practical, low cost, and easily fabricated.
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1/1/1994 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsA volume of papers from the USBM focused on preventing specific types of mining accidents--ones associated with materials handling (primarily back injuries), equipment maintenance, improper machine guarding, and ground failure during retreat mining.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program