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• ErgoMine
  3/30/2022 - Mobile software
  Download the updated ErgoMine mobile app. New in 2.0 are MSD risk factor evaluation forms, stair, ladder, and walkway checklists, and a fix list manager.
• Comparison of Whole-Body Vibration Exposures on Older and Newer Haulage Trucks at an Aggregate Stone Quarry Operation
  8/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This testing monitored the performance of older and newer truck models relative to whole-body vibration (WBV) exposures as a means for determining when the vehicle (e.g., suspension system) and seats required maintenance or replacement.
• Characterization of Haul Truck Health and Safety Issues
  5/4/2023 - Research projects
  A project to inform future health and safety research related to powered haulage by identifying health and safety issues related to haul trucks through a systematic evaluation of accidents, operators’ needs, and technology maturity.
• Why Do Haul Truck Fatal Accidents Keep Occurring?
  4/1/2022 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A review of U.S. haul-truck-related fatal accidents from 2005 to 2018 that focuses on the initiating event, event outcome, hazards present, and possible preventative and mitigative controls.
• Haul Truck Research Roadmap Report 2020
  11/1/2021 - Internal Reports
  A web page detailing the NIOSH Mining Program's Haul Truck Research Roadmap.
• Infographic: Haul Trucks Can Kill!
  10/12/2020 - Publications
  This infographic provides six major tips to improve haul truck safety among miners.
• Experimental Methods to Reduce Noise Generated by Haul Trucks and LHDs
  3/19/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing the development of a retrofitted noise control package for haul trucks and load-haul-dumps (LHDs) used in underground metal/nonmetal mines.
• Development of Ergonomics Audits for Bagging, Haul Truck and Maintenance and Repair Operations in Mining
  12/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing the development and testing of ergonomics and safety audits for small and bulk bag filling, haul truck and maintenance and repair operations in coal preparation and mineral processing plants found at surface mine sites.
• Investigation of Human Body Vibration Exposures on Haul Trucks Operating at U.S. Surface Mines/Quarries Relative to Haul Truck Activity
  5/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An investigation into whole body vibration and hand-arm vibration exposures for mine/quarry haul truck drivers in relation to the haul truck activities of dumping, loading, and traveling with and without a load.
• Engineered Solutions - Dump Truck Vibrations and Impact on Operator Safety in High-Impact Shovel Loading Operations
  11/22/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to reduce or eliminate the impact of root mean square (RMS) accelerations due to vibrations on large dump truck operators during high-impact shovel loading operations.