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• An Analysis of Health and Safety Management Systems in Mining
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A pilot project to identify leading indicators in health and safety management practices unique to the mining industry and compare them against the leading indicators of mature occupational health and safety programs.
• Demonstration of the Ability of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing Technologies to Enhance Mine Safety
  8/23/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to explore early detection of rock movement signaling imminent underground space or pit wall collapse in mines, which has the potential to prevent loss of life and serious injuries from mine disasters.
• Mobile Adaptable RF/IT Infrastructure - Experimental (MATRIX)
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to test the efficacy of deploying a vehicular satellite communication system, augmented with rapidly deployable mesh networking nodes and other emerging telecommunications technologies, during mine rescue and other emergency events.
• Mine Communications Engineering and Compatibility Guidelines
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to ensure that the limited useful spectrum is used efficiently, health and safety hazards are not introduced, and new systems do not interfere with each other or with older systems already in place.
• Medium Frequency Radio System Modifications for Refuge Chamber Situational Awareness
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to modify medium frequency radio systems to improve refuge chamber situational awareness in an underground coal mine.
• A Magnetic Communication System for Use in Mine Environments
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop and demo a two-way, through-the-earth communication system for mines that applies state-of-the-art communications technologies to overcome subterranean wireless communication challenges while meeting industrial safety standards.
• Full-Wave Modeling of MF Propagation
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop models of MF propagation in mines based on the results simulated through full-wave electromagnetic models.
• Development of a Wireless Test and Measurement Tool for Use in Mines
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to design, develop, and deliver a test and measurement tool based on a proof-of-concept model for mapping wireless coverage areas in underground coal mines.
• Development of a Uniform Methodology for Evaluating Coal Mine Tracking Systems
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop and demonstrate a methodology for the uniform evaluation of tracking technologies in underground coal mines.
• Development of a Severe Injury Surveillance System for Hazard Identification and Guiding Technological Interventions
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a Severe Injury Surveillance System using the Mine Safety and Health Administration's accident/injury/illness database.