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• Human Factors Considerations in Addressing Mining Occupational Illnesses, Injuries, and Fatalities
  4/13/2018 - Internal Reports
  This white paper offers a holistic overview of the NIOSH Mining Program's 40-year history of studying human factors in the industry and some of the critical knowledge gathered about safety and human behavior.
• Ideas from the Field: Training Responsible Persons to Lead and Succeed
  4/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  A trade publication article that focuses on the need for coal miners to designate an on-site responsible person (RP) during a mine emergency.
• A Case Study Exploring Field-Level Risk Assessments as a Leading Safety Indicator
  3/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study focusing on one trona mine’s experience in the development and implementation of a field-level risk assessment program to help its organization understand and manage risk to an acceptable level.
• Exploring the Use of Situation Awareness in Behaviors and Practices of Health and Safety Leaders
  2/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A publication examining how health and safety management systems (HSMS) reduce worksite injuries, illnesses and fatalities, and how an understanding of HSMS may be gained by studying the behaviors of health and safety leaders.
• Mine Worker Fatigue and Circadian Rhythms
  2/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing how light impacts circadian rhythms and fatigue among mine workers.
• Industrial Internet of Things: (IIoT) Applications in Underground Coal Mines
  12/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article presenting the results of a feasibility study on Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications in underground coal mines based on existing communication and tracking infrastructure.
• Simulation and Measurement of Through-the-Earth, Extremely Low-Frequency Signals Using Copper-Clad Steel Ground Rods
  9/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A paper presenting the simulation and measurement results of recent NIOSH research aimed at investigating current injection at extremely low-frequency, and in particular, ground contact impedance.
• Knowing the Facts about Heat Stress in Mining
  6/29/2017 - Safety alerts
  Learn about the risks associated with heat stress in mining and what you can do to keep yourself safe.
• Assessing and Evaluating Human Systems Integration Needs in Mining
  6/12/2017 - Research projects
  A project to use a systems approach to characterize what information needs to be provided to mine workers, determine the timing and format of that information, and then use this information to develop alternatives to interfaces design.
• Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP)
  6/5/2017 - Research projects
  A project to maintain a Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) designed to identify the incidence and progression of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis in all coal miners.