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• Continuous Mining: A Pilot Study of the Role of Visual Attention Locations and Work Position in Underground Coal Mines
  8/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The purpose of this study was to perfect a method of gathering information on work positions and Visual Attention Locations needed by operators during the cutting phase and while the continuous miner trams to a new location.
• Noise Reduction of Continuous Miner Scrubber Fan System
  2/1/2018 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to reduce the noise generated by the scrubber fan system present on continuous mining machines.
• Proximity Detection Zones: Designs to Prevent Fatalities Around Continuous Mining Machines
  6/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing the intelligent proximity detection system that uses zones to keep mine workers safe around continuous mining machines.
• Influence of Continuous Mining Arrangements on Respirable Dust Exposures
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH reports and analyzes dust concentrations measured for remote-controlled continuous mining machine operators as well as haulage operators at 10 U.S. underground mines.
• Proximity Detection With Selective Machine Shutdown
  2/15/2016 - Conference proceedings
  This article discusses the development of an intelligent proximity detection (iPD) system which continually tracks the location of miners near a continuous mining machine and disables only those machine that might cause a pinning accident.
• A Different Perspective: NIOSH Researchers Learn from CM Operator Responses to Proximity Detections Systems
  10/1/2015 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  This trade journal article describes feedback regarding an intelligent proximity detection system developed by NIOSH for continuous mining machines.
• Proximity Detection
  9/22/2015 - Research areas
  Proximity Detection Topic Page
• CFD Analysis on Gas Distribution for Different Scrubber Redirection Configurations in Sump Cut
  7/1/2015
  This publication of conference proceedings discusses a recently developed series of models by NIOSH utilizing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to study gas distribution around a continuous mining machine.
• Impact on Respirable Dust Levels When Operating a Flooded-bed Scrubber in 20-foot Cuts
  12/17/2013 - Reports of Investigations
  This Report of Investigations compares dust levels generated in 20-ft cuts when using traditional exhaust face ventilation without a scrubber to dust levels in 20-ft cuts when using extended curtain setbacks with a scrubber operating.
• Intelligent Proximity Detection to Improve Miner Safety
  9/28/2012 - News articles
  NIOSH is developing a prototype intelligent system that provides enhanced protection by continuously monitoring miners’ positions in relation to the machine and established safety zones.