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• NIOSH Docket Number 125: Refuge Alternative Research
  2/1/2008 - Catalogs and indexes, NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This docket contains the supporting information and key reference materials for the report NIOSH prepared summarizing its research into refuge alternatives in underground coal mines.
• Prevalence and Cost of Cumulative Injuries Over Two Decades of Technological Advances: A Look at Underground Coal Mining in the U.S.
  1/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper describes a study to evaluate the prevalence of cumulative injuries before and after the implementation of technological advances in underground coal mining and to make a general cost estimate for these injuries.
• Research Report on Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
  12/1/2007 - Unpublished documents and reports
  Section 13 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 ("MINER Act"), PL 109-236, required NIOSH to conduct "research, including field tests, concerning the utility, practicality, survivability, and cost of various refuge alternatives...
• Explosion Prevention in United States Coal Mines
  9/1/2007 - Conference papers
  This paper discusses methods for protecting U.S. underground coal mines from explosions of methane gas and coal dust, and presents new research, such as the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter, a handheld device to directly measure coal dust explosibility.
• Dust Control Practices for Underground Coal Mining
  9/1/2007 - Conference papers
  This paper summarizes existing dust control technologies routinely being used in underground coal mine operations, and provides a review of new controls that are being pursued.
• 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.
• Development of Coal Mine Face Ventilation Systems During the 20th Century
  8/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article focuses on U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) and NIOSH research to examine factors that had a significant influence on mine face ventilation design during the past century.
• Roof Screening for Underground Coal Mines: Recent Developments
  7/1/2007 - Conference papers
  This paper describes some successful techniques and machine modifications that were evaluated for ergonomic considerations and are being used in productive mines to assist with roof screen installation.
• Post-Explosion Observation of Experimental Mine and Laboratory Coal Dust Explosions
  7/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  NIOSH's Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (PRL) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) conducted joint research on post-explosion dust samples. The data will aid in future forensic investigations of accidental coal mine dust explosions.
• Recent Developments in Coal Mining Safety in the United States
  6/1/2007 - Conference papers
  This paper briefly describes the progress in mine safety in the United States, with emphasis on recent events that have followed since the explosion at the Sago Mine in January 2006. Legislation following the mine accidents in 2006 and areas of work car...