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• Establishing and Using Safety Committees at Work
  1/1/2020 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article examining how workplace safety committees can improve employee engagement.
• If the Technology Fits: an Evaluation of Mobile Proximity Detection Systems in Underground Coal Mines
  8/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study applying the task-technology fit framework to investigate the fit between mobile proximity detection systems and mining relative to health and safety
• Mining Researcher Named a Finalist for "Sammies" Medal
  5/13/2019 - Awards and recognition
  Behavioral scientist Emily J. Haas, Ph.D., is a finalist for a Service to America medal. Vote for her for the People's Choice Award.
• Advancement of Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
  5/9/2019 - Research projects
  A project to minimize the risk of heat illness for miners entering an RA, ensure the availability of air delivery and purging systems for RAs, facilitate the use of BIP RAs, and develop a reliable communications system for RAs.
• Advanced Tutorial on Wireless Communication and Electronic Tracking: Mine Operations Center (MOC)
  5/9/2019 - Training materials
  Section 6 of the OMSHR advanced tutorial on wireless commumnication and electronic tracking covering the mine operations center.
• Advanced Tutorial on Wireless Communication and Electronic Tracking: CT System Survivability, Reliability, And Availability
  5/9/2019 - Training materials
  Section 4 of the OMSHR advanced tutorial on wireless communication and tracking covering CT system survivability, reliability and availability.
• The Role of Risk Avoidance and Locus of Control in Workers' Near Miss Experiences: Implications for Improving Safety Management Systems
  5/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A survey conducted to understand how mineworkers’ risk avoidance could impact their near miss incidents on the job.
• Job Autonomy and Safety Climate: Examining Associations in the Mining Industry
  4/17/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article examining what role job autonomy may have in forming workers’ perceptions and subsequent occupational safety and health performance on the job.
• Develop Mining Fatigue Model and Management System
  4/2/2019 - Research projects
  A project to define workplace fatigue for the mining industry by developing a preliminary fatigue model and management system using a human factors systems approach, which accounts for the predictors causing fatigue.
• Mineworker Fatigue: A Review of What We Know and Future Decisions
  3/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article that aims to concisely review what is and is not known about worker fatigue in mining.