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• Noise Exposure and Hearing Conservation in US. Coal Mines - A Surveillance Report
  1/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This study examines the patterns and trends in noise exposure documented in data collected by Mine Safety and Health Administration inspectors at U.S. coal mines from 1987 through 2004.
• Ergonomics and Mining: Charting a Path to a Safer Workplace
  9/1/2006 - Information Circulars
  This document describes how Bridger Coal Company implemented an ergonomics process at its Jim Bridger Mine from 2001 through 2004. The process, the promotion of the process to management and employees, and the impacts of the process are reviewed.
• Technology News 513 - Coaching Workshop for On-the-Job Trainers
  2/1/2006 - Technology News
  Describes a guide for developing an effective formalized on-the-job (OJT) program. The guide contains materials and suggestions for conducting a 1-day workshop for teaching OJT trainers how to be better coaches to less experienced workers. It incorporat...
• Administrative Controls for Reducing Worker Noise Exposures
  12/1/2005 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This publication describes worker noise exposure surveys in coal mines and coal preparation plants, revealing that worker dosimetry, time-motion studies, and equipment noise profiling are important for effective use of administrative controls.
• Technology News 511 - NIOSH Develops Improved Mining Safety and Health Web Topic Page
  11/1/2005 - Technology News
  The NIOSH Office of Mining and Construction Safety and Health Research has redesigned its Mining Safety and Health Web topic page. The updated page incorporates a significant amount of new safety and health information, plus an improved layout to better...
• Coaching Skills for On-the-Job Trainers
  8/1/2005 - Information Circulars, Training materials
  This training package describes how to develop or manage an on-the-job training program so that information is passed on from trainer/coach to trainee efficiently and effectively.
• Reducing Enclosed Cab Drill Operator's Respirable Dust Exposure with Effective Filtration and Pressurization Techniques
  1/1/2005 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Discusses a cooperative research effort to lower respirable dust levels in an enclosed cab on an older surface drill at a silica sand operation. A number of modifications were incorporated into the drill's filtration and pressurization system, as well a...
• Noranda Inc. - Brunswick Mine Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Field Study
  10/1/2004 - Unpublished documents and reports
  A summary of the investigation and findings of nearly three years of field and laboratory work looking at diesel particulate filter (DPF) systems.
• Technology News 507 - NIOSH Safety Talk: The Emergency Communication Triangle
  9/1/2004 - Technology News
  The "Emergency Communication Triangle" safety talk focuses on the content of emergency warning messages. It presents a procedure using mental cues that can be used by senders and receivers of emergency warnings.
• Toolbox Training For Construction Aggregate Miners
  8/1/2004 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications, Training materials
  This NIOSH Toolbox Training program contains 52 different modules designed to stimulate safety discussions among employees. Each module is intended to be completed in roughly 10 or 15 minutes, so a Toolbox Training session can be conducted once a week...