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• An Analysis of Serious Injuries to Dozer Operators in the U.S. Mining Industry
  4/1/2001 - Information Circulars
  This report describes serious injuries occurring to bulldozer operators working at U.S. coal, metal, and nonmetal mines. The period covered is 1988-97.
• Strength Testing
  3/1/2001 - Book chapters
  The purpose of this chapter is to discuss some of the fundamental principles of strength assessment in ergonomics, so that these procedures can be better applied to control the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace.
• A Compendium of NIOSH Mining Research 2001
  1/1/2001 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This compendium details the current research program of the Office for Mine Safety and Health Research.
• Mining Publications List: 1995 - 2000
  1/1/2001 - Catalogs and indexes, NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  A listing of the mining-related publications produced by NIOSH from 1995 to 2000.
• Hazards in Motion
  1/1/2001 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications, Videos and multimedia
  The Hazards In Motion video teaches mobile equipment safety for underground miners.
• Technology News 484 - Devices to Monitor Blind Spots Near Large Haulage Equipment
  1/1/2001 - Technology News
  CDC/NIOSH Technology News brief on several technologies available to monitor the blind spots of large haulage equipment.
• Methods to Lower the Dust Exposure of Bag Machine Operators and Bag Stackers
  10/1/2000 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article reviews various dust control technologies developed over the years at the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to provide various options and alternatives to lower bag machine o...
• An Underground Coal Mine Fire Preparedness and Response Checklist: The Instrument
  8/1/2000 - Information Circulars
  Provides a detailed description of a data collection instrument used to profile the fire prevention and response capabilities of a mine site.
• Self-Contained Self-Rescuer Field Evaluation: Sixth-Phase Results
  7/1/2000 - Information Circulars
  This report presents findings regarding laboratory-tested SCSRs in the sixth phase of testing from mid-1996 to early 1998. The SCSRs were tested on human subjects and on a breathing and metabolic simulator.
• Behavioral and Organizational Dimensions of Underground Mine Fires
  5/1/2000 - Information Circulars
  A scientific study of human behavior during an escape from a fire in an effort to understand and derive benefits for design, engineering and safety efforts.