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5/28/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to transfer protective structure design technology from the defense establishment to the design and construction of seals in the coal industry.
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9/20/2012 - Catalogs and indexesTask analysis is one of the basic tools that an ergonomist has to design and evaluate systems.
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12/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesTo encourage mining companies to implement knee injury training programs and interventions, NIOSH performed an analysis of workers’ compensation data for one underground coal mine in Illinois and six in Pennsylvania.
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5/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH studied methods to prevent workers from being entangled in machinery at mining operations. A description of intelligent video, the technology, test procedures and results, implementation challenges, and future research needs are discussed.
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9/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesMethods of improving seismic event locations were investigated as part of a research study aimed at reducing ground control safety hazards. Results obtained using different velocity models are compared.
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8/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper presents a blast design technique based on a hydrodynamic method and introduces modifications to account for different explosives from those used in a calibration test.
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7/1/2009 - Technology NewsNIOSH has been performing research to analyze and reduce hazardous noise exposure in mines.
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5/1/2009 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publicationsThis manual describes the Determination of Sound Exposures (DOSES) software developed by NIOSH for use by mine management and safety personnel to simplify record keeping and analysis associated with time-motion studies and worker noise exposures.
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3/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article provides an analysis of injury claims for eight mining companies operating low-seam coal mines during calendar years 1996-2008.
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7/1/2008 - Conference papersThis paper explores the relationships between deep-seated and shallow in situ stresses in several of the world’s coalfields, using a data base of more than 350 stress measurements from underground coal mines.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program