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• HASARD - An Electromagnetic-Based Proximity Warning System
  12/20/2019 - Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists, Unpublished documents and reports
  This web page details the original development by the NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research of a novel electromagnetic-based proximity warning (PW) system to warn underground coal miners whenever they get too close to continuous mining machines.
• Proximity Warning Systems for Mining Equipment
  9/27/2012 - Conferences, workshops, and seminars
  NIOSH OMSHR sponsored a free, one-day workshop to discuss proximity warning and detection systems for mining equipment.
• Engineering Considerations and Selection Criteria for Proximity Warning Systems for Mining Operations
  9/19/2012 - Unpublished documents and reports
  A Proximity Warning System (PWS) marker on each worker that is activated as he or she approaches a dangerous area could alert the operator and prevent a potential injury or fatality.
• Recommendations for Evaluating & Implementing Proximity Warning Systems on Surface Mining Equipment
  6/1/2007 - Reports of Investigations
  NIOSH studied technology and methods that could reduce accidents involving surface mining equipment. These proximity warning systems included radar, sonar, GPS, radio transceiver tags, and combinations of radar and cameras.
• Automated Systems and Trust: Mineworkers' Trust in Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines
  12/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study exploring the effect that mine, age, experience, system type, and training have on workers' trust in proximity dectection systems for mobile machines.
• Mineworkers' Perceptions of Mobile Proximity Detection Systems
  8/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  NIOSH researchers interviewed mineworkers to understand the affects mobile proximity detection systems can have on mineworkers and the mining process, as well as the risks they may present. 
• If the Technology Fits: an Evaluation of Mobile Proximity Detection Systems in Underground Coal Mines
  8/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study applying the task-technology fit framework to investigate the fit between mobile proximity detection systems and mining relative to health and safety
• Leveraging IIoT to Improve Machine Safety in the Mining Industry
  8/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article introdcuing NIOSH’s two-phase implementation of an IoT-based intelligent machine monitoring system.
• Design of Proximity Systems for Underground Mobile Equipment
  2/4/2019 - Research projects
  A project to develop guidelines that the mining industry and regulatory agencies could use in the design and implementation of proximity detection technology for mobile equipment in underground coal mines.
• A Method for Estimating the Low Frequency Coupling Characteristics of a Ferrite-Cored Rod Antenna to a Long Conductor
  12/28/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article introducing a NIOSH-developed method to measure coupling characteristics for a ferrite-cored antenna to a straight wire.