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2/23/2014 - Conference papersThis manuscript details the process undertaken by researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Office of Mine Safety and Health Research to assess the safety culture at five underground coal mines across the United States.
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6/5/2013 - Unpublished documents and reportsMine operators have a new tool for identifying specific work tasks that cause high respirable dust exposure for workers.
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9/27/2012 - Conferences, workshops, and seminarsNIOSH Workshop on Hearing Loss Prevention in Mining - 2006
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9/22/2012 - Training materialsTo help instructors teach miners about the use of refuge chambers, NIOSH has developed a suite of training modules covering operations, decision-making and expectations.
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9/21/2012 - Research areasEmergency Management Topic Page
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9/7/2012 - Conferences, workshops, and seminarsWorkshop on Hearing Loss Prevention in Mining - 2005
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NIOSH sponsored two workshops designed to familiarize attendees with communications and tracking technologies.
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11/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesEmergency training for miners can use inoculation theory, which explains how people can resist persuasion attempts by preparing counterarguments in advance. The theory may be used to prepare workers to react quickly by preparing responses in advance.
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11/1/2011 - Reports of Investigations, Training materialsNonverbal Communication for Mine Emergencies is a training program that teaches miners a series of nonverbal hand signals to use in the event of an emergency. These hand signals can be used by miners if they are unable to communicate verbally.
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12/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesTo encourage mining companies to implement knee injury training programs and interventions, NIOSH performed an analysis of workers’ compensation data for one underground coal mine in Illinois and six in Pennsylvania.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program