- Hazard prevention and control:
- Administrative controls
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- Emergency planning
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- Site security
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- Proper work techniques
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- Acclimatization
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- Exposure tracking
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- Health and safety management
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- Safety culture
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- Safety incentives
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- Employee management
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- Worker participation
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- Accident and injury recording
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- Health and safety programs
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- Hearing conservation programs
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- Behavior safety programs
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- Policies
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- Standards
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- Inspections
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- Regulations
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- Work scheduling
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- Work pace control
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- Work breaks
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- Task rotation
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- Communications, location tracking, and signalling
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1/1/1992 - Reports of InvestigationsThis report documents the status of a laser-based underground guidance system for tracking and controlling the movements of underground mobile mining equipment.
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1/1/1989 - Information CircularsThis report presents a literature review conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Mines summarizing what has been learned from recent empirical studies of the relationship between mine safety and the characteristics of miners, mine management, and mining companies.
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Research and Evaluation Methods For Measuring Nonroutine Mine Health and Safety Skills: Bibliography6/1/1988 - Contract reportsA comprehensive review of published research was carried out to identify methods for teaching and assessing critical but nonroutine skills for coping with emergency situations.
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Mine Safety Education and Training Seminar: Proceedings: Bureau of Mines Technology Transfer Seminar1/1/1988 - Conference proceedings, Information CircularsThis proceedings volume presents several new developments that are helping to improve the quality and efficiency of health, safety, and occupational skills training in the mining community. Several papers address the issue of how to teach and assess min...
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1/1/1986 - Reports of InvestigationsA joint effort by the Bureau of Mines and the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, was undertaken to determine how well self-contained self-rescuers (SCSR's), deployed in accordance with Federal Regulations (30 CFR 75.1714), ...
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2/1/1984 - Contract reportsAn electromagnetic (EM) system for the location of trapped mine workers at coal-mine (300 m) depths has been developed.
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5/1/1983 - Contract reportsThis study examines a cross section of formal safety analysis techniques developed for the nuclear and aerospace industries, recommending those methods suitable for application to the mining industry and including those methods in a user's manual.
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1/1/1982 - Reports of InvestigationsThe Bureau of Mines (NIOSH Mining) has conducted field studies in coal mines throughout the United States to determine the effectiveness of electromagnetic techniques in locating miners trapped underground following a mine accident.
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11/1/1981 - Contract reports, Open File ReportsAdvanced communication and monitoring systems were developed and demonstrated in three underground mines representing different mining techniques, geographical areas, and material mined.
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4/1/1975 - Contract reportsThe pager phones used in many underground coal mines are battery-operated, party-line telephones with provisions for loudspeaker paging. The system is two-wire, non-polarized, and is operated by self-contained batteries. A description of the many teleph...