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• Clothes Cleaning Process
  1/1/2004 - Training materials, Videos and multimedia
  This clothes cleaning system is a quick, safe, and effective method to safely remove dust from a worker's clothing without exposing the worker, the work environment, or co-workers to respirable dust.
• Communicating Hearing Loss Information to Young Children: Effectiveness of Lecture and Printed Materials
  10/1/2003 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This study evaluated two training techniques for educating young children about noise and hearing loss.
• Addressing the Safety of Programmable Electronic Mining Systems: Lessons Learned
  10/1/2002 - Conference papers
  The functional safety of programmable electronic (PE) mining systems is an international issue and concern. From 1995 to 2001, 11 PE-related mining incidents in the U.S. were reported by the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
• Considerations in Training On-the-Job Trainers
  9/1/2002 - Information Circulars
  On-the-job training (OJT) is a very common method of teaching job skills. Health, safety, and operational skills can be connected through training. Haul truck operator training is used to illustrate some of the concepts discussed in this paper.
• Developing Toolbox Training Materials for Mining
  9/1/2002 - Information Circulars
  Toolbox training is short, informal training conducted at a worksite by technically competent persons for the benefit of a work team. The key feature of toolbox training is a focus on a work team and what is important to that group in its workplace.
• Releasing the Energy of Workers to Create a Safer Workplace: The Value of Using Mentors to Enhance Safety Training
  9/1/2002 - Information Circulars
  The mentor/learner model is a time-honored approach to teaching. This paper highlights the unique advantages of using mentoring as a teaching method in the mining industry that can make the educational experience both interesting and effective.
• Technology News 497 - "You Are My Sunshine": A New Video Release From NIOSH on the Sunshine Mine Fire
  8/1/2002 - Technology News
  Experience, it is said, is the best teacher. Some experiences, however, should be shared so that no one else will ever have to live through them again. The fire at the Sunshine Mine is one such experience.
• The Changing Organization of Work and the Safety and Health of Working People: Knowledge Gaps and Research Directions
  4/1/2002 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  Organizational practices have changed dramatically in recent years. To compete more effectively, many companies have restructured themselves and downsized their workforces, increased their reliance on nontraditional employment practices that depend on t...
• A Summary of Fatal Accidents Due to Flyrock and Lack of Blast Area Security in Surface Mining, 1989 to 1999
  2/1/2002 - Conference papers
  This paper summarizes flyrock and blast area security fatalities from 1989-1999, examining causative factors. Accident data indicates that flyrock and lack of blast area security were primary causes of blasting related injuries in surface mining.
• A Compendium of NIOSH Mining Research 2002
  12/1/2001 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This compendium details the current research program of the Office for Mine Safety and Health Research.