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• Evaluating the Use of Stretchers in Two Mobile Refuge Alternatives
  7/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH discusses a study that evaluated the time required to move three types of stretchers into two commercially available refuge alternatives.
• Exploring the State of Health and Safety Management System Performance Measurement in Mining Organizations
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing a study to empirically explore common methods to measure health and safety management system (HSMS) performance in mining organizations.
• Using Dust Assessment Technology to Leverage Mine Site Manager-Worker Communication and Health Behavior: A Longitudinal Case Study
  1/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study looking at how a dust assessment technology, the Helmet-CAM, was used to identify and encourage communication about potential problem areas and tasks on site that contributed to elevated exposures.
• Underground Mine Refuge Alternatives: A Look at Food, Water and Sanitation Requirements
  9/1/2015 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  This trade publication piece by NIOSH discusses how MSHA standards for rations, supplies, and sanitation facilities are addressed by various refuge alternative manufacturers.
• Assessing Noise and Dust: NIOSH and Vulcan Materials Co. Team Up to Test How Well Helmet-CAM Technology Measures Miner Exposure Levels
  9/1/2015 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  This trade publication piece by NIOSH discusses testing of the Helmet-CAM system. NIOSH partnered with Vulcan Materials Co. to test and evaluate the setup for noise assessment at the company's mining operation near Baltimore.
• New Equipment and Protocol for Drilling Large-Diameter Rescue Boreholes
  7/21/2015 - Unpublished documents and reports
  A feature story about new equipment and protocol for drilling large-diameter rescue boreholes.
• Current Knowledge of U.S. Metal and Nonmetal Miner Health: Current and Potential Data Sources for Analysis of Miner Health Status
  2/6/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report that discusses current knowledge and potential data sources of MNM miner health.
• Health and Safety Management Systems Through a Multilevel and Strategic Management Perspective: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations
  2/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Multilevel and strategic management theory and research methods are presented and applied to current issues in occupational health and safety, the goal to better understand health and safety management systems from a theoretical and empirical perspective.
• Education and Training
  10/7/2014 - Research areas
  Education and Training Topic Page
• Here Comes The Helmet-CAM: A Recent Advance In Technology Can Improve How Mine Operators Investigate and Assess Respirable Dust.
  10/1/2014 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing the latest advancements in technology to improve how mine operators can investigate and assess the respirable dust exposure of their workers.