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10/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper presents the history of booster fan use in coal mines of the United States during the last 90 years. Changes in regulations, as well as advantages and disadvantages of booster fan use, are discussed. Research and petitions for booster fan use...
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9/1/2010 - Conference papersThis study assessed the difference between free cadence walking versus stoopwalking (under a 1.2-m ceiling), four-point crawling (hands and knees), and two-point crawling (knees only), both with and without kneepads.
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6/1/2010 - Conference papersThis study examined the potential for coal mine roof bolter dust to be a source of a worker's exposure to respirable quartz.
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4/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis NIOSH study determined if new LED-based cap lamp technology has an impact on visual performance in the context of detecting trip hazards for the visual environment of an underground coal mine.
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4/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis study used the MSHA database on accidents, injury, and illness from the years 2003-2007 to examine how age and experience at the current mine, total years experience as a coal miner, and experience in the current job affects injury severity.
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2/1/2010 - Conference papersNIOSH is investigating the use of shotcrete in weak rock mass mines with the objective of reducing fatalities and injuries resulting from rock fall accidents.
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1/1/2010 - Conference papersThis paper discusses several milestone events that show the progress of methane control research in underground coal mines.
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1/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn understanding of the geologic and stress conditions which lead to roof falls is necessary to assess the risk of failure and to design roof reinforcement to improve stability.
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1/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper looks at historical descriptions of bumps with regional scale, in the hope that by investigating dynamic failure modes with potential to create the next disaster, that disaster might be averted.
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12/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis document highlights NIOSH's research and recommendations concerning refuge alternatives, survivability evaluations of refuge chambers, and presents a brief review of the current deployment of refuge chambers in underground coal mines in the U.S.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program