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• 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.
• How Miners in Low Coal Respond to the CPDM
  4/1/2017 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing a series of low-seam coal mine visits made by NIOSH researchers to understand what unique challenges may exist for miners who are required to use the CPDM while working in low coal.
• NIOSH Mining Brings Expertise to Washington
  3/29/2017 - News articles
  NIOSH Mining researchers shared their technical expertise in Washington with colleagues developing their own virtual reality space.
• Communications and Tracking Systems Modeling and Performance
  3/13/2017 - Research projects
  A project to enhance the understanding of underground mining communication and tracking system performance through the development and validation of radio signal propagation models.
• Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Applications in Underground Coal Mines
  12/17/2016 - Research projects
  A project to investigate the feasibility potential to develop and implement IIoT concepts into the mining industry.
• Technology Upgrade of the Sarcos Snake Robot
  11/28/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to provide a technology upgrade to the Sarcos snake robot that was built to assist in mine emergencies.
• Interface and Job Design
  10/25/2016 - Research areas
  Interface and Job Design topic page.
• Fatigue Management for Haul Truck Drivers: A Low-Tech Solution for a Small Mine
  10/22/2016 - News articles
  A feature story of how a small mine implemented a fatigue management program for its haul truck drivers.
• Enhanced Utilization of Personal Dust Monitor Feedback
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to test an intervention to help miners use personal dust monitor feedback more effectively to reduce their exposure to respirable coal mine dust.
• Assessing the Safety Culture of Coal Mining
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to work with a consultant, Human Performance Analysis, to assess the safety culture at U.S. coal mines.