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2/1/2012 - Technology NewsMedium frequency communications systems do not require a powered underground infrastructure to be installed for operation, and may therefore provide a higher degree of survivability after a mine disaster than other types of systems.
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11/1/2009 - Technology NewsNIOSH has been performing research to provide effective training on refuge chambers for underground coal miners.
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5/1/2009 - Technology NewsResearchers with NIOSH have developed a training module to educate both new, inexperienced miners as well as veterans on important issues related to self-rescue and escape procedures.
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7/1/2007 - Technology NewsThe International Workshop on Rock Mass Classification in Underground Mining provided a forum for leading practitioners of rock mass classification from around the world to come together and share their methods and experiences with the technique.
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12/1/2012 - Technology NewsA technology to provide a two-way communications system to improve miners' ability to communicate from underground to surface.
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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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10/1/2011 - Technology NewsThis technology is used to map communications and tracking coverage in underground mines. It is important to know coverage of these systems during a mine emergency.
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9/1/2011 - Technology NewsPossible benefits of the use of reverse RFID for personnel tracking are: improvements in accuracy, the ability to interface to a variety of mine communications infrastructures, better system survivability, and easier installation and maintenance.
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6/1/2011 - Technology NewsTo develop a portable field-use testing system for conducting ASTM-1550-05 round determinate panel tests.
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6/1/2011 - Technology NewsTo develop a practical method of measuring shotcrete adhesion strength in underground mines.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program