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• Evaluation of Smoke and Gas Sensor Responses for Fires of Common Mine Combustibles
  3/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article detailing experiments conducted to evaluate the response characteristics of commercially available gas, smoke and flame sensors to fires of common combustible mine materials.
• Rapid Detection and Suppression of Mining Equipment Cab Fires
  4/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper discusses large-scale experiments conducted by NIOSH to evaluate the effectiveness of optical flame detectors, photoelectric smoke detectors, and combined ionization/photoelectric smoke detectors for detecting mining equipment cab fires.
• In-Mine Evaluation of Smart Mine Fire Sensor
  12/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper describes the in-mine evaluation of a smart mine fire sensor system and discusses recommendations for improving the system.
• Heavy Equipment Near Overhead Power Lines? New Safety Research May Save Your Life: New Safety Research May Save Your Life
  4/1/2002 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Researchers at the NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory are developing an overhead electric power line-contact alarm for mobile equipment.
• Surface Haulage Truck Research
  9/1/1999 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  NIOSH studies have focused on off-the-shelf technologies that would enable mine haulage truck drivers to "see" objects and people behind and to the side of a moving vehicle. This paper discusses two types of systems currently available: proximity warni...