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8/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper analyzes U.S. roof bolter fatal and nonfatal lost-time injury data at underground work locations for all commodities from 2004 through 2013 and determines risk indices for six roof bolting tasks.
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4/7/2017 - Catalogs and indexes, Research areasOMSHR topic page on spontaneous combustion.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to eliminate coal dust explosions in underground coal mines.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to define the geologic and stress criteria associated with an elevated risk of coal bursts, considering both U.S. and international experience through visits to coalfields.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to identify and define the theoretical constructs for risk perception and tolerance from the perspective of the sand, stone, and gravel mine worker and determine how these perspectives influence their decisionmaking processes.
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9/18/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to determine risk analysis techniques for assessing and mitigating basic types of possible stored energy sources for currently available communication, tracking, and atmospheric monitoring systems (AMS).
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12/1/2011 - Technology NewsTo update the current SPONCOM software to SponCom 2.0 with a Windows-based platform, using tabs and easy-to-navigate screens for entering or selecting data.
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9/1/2011 - PC softwareSoftware to aid mining operators, regulatory bodies, and consultants in the assessment of the spontaneous combustion risk of an underground mining operation.
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7/1/2009 - Conference papersThis paper documents the MHRA process and analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the technique as it applies to pillar recovery operations.
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4/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH researchers used motion analysis data and digital human models to evaluate factors that precipitate struck-by injuries in the operation of remote continuous mining machines.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program