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• The Role of Gas Desorption in the Energetic Failure of Coal
  3/4/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to evaluate the role of gas desorbing on the failure of coal and the resultant influence on dynamic failures such as bumps, bursts, and outbursts.
• Are lithium-ion cells intrinsically safe?
  11/1/2013 - Conference papers
  A NIOSH study investigating the potential for lithium-ion battery thermal runaway from an internal short circuit in equipment approved as permissible for use in underground coal mines.
• ARBS - Analysis of Roof Bolt Systems
  8/20/2013 - PC software
  A software program to help select roof bolts for primary support in underground coal mines
• Dust Control Handbooks for Coal Mining and Metal/Nonmetal Mining
  11/9/2012 - Unpublished documents and reports
  A pair of new handbooks from NIOSH to identify and promote engineering controls to protect mine workers from overexposures to dust.
• New Rock Dusting Standard to Prevent Coal Mine Explosions
  9/28/2012 - News articles
  NIOSH recommends a new standard of 80% total incombustible content be required in intake airways of bituminous coal mines in the absence of methane.
• Coal Mine Explosion Prevention
  9/28/2012 - News articles
  Preventing coal mine explosions requires a suite of control strategies and NIOSH continues to conduct research to develop more effective intervention measures.
• Ultra-Low Frequency Through-the-Earth Communication Technology
  9/18/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to analyze, adapt, and test an existing ultra-low frequency (ULF), through-the-earth system for communication and tracking of underground mine personnel.
• Safe and Economical Inerting of Sealed Mine Areas
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to design and construct an in-mine mobile gas generation plant to extract nitrogen gas from mine air and inject it into sealed mine areas to maintain a safe environment.
• Technical Solutions for Enhancements to Mine Safety Using Barricade II Fire Blocking Gel
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to evaluate the use of Barricade II Fire Blocking Gel for use in mine fire prevention, control, or fire suppression technologies.
• Passive Fiber Optic System for Locating, Tracking, and Communicating with Personnel in Coal Mines
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop and demonstrate a modified, fiber optic-based perimeter security system to track personnel in an underground coal mine.