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• 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.
• Intrinsically Safe Systems: Equivalency of International Standards Compared to U.S. Mining Approval Criteria
  12/3/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article demonstrating that international equipment evaluation standards for electrical/electronic equipment will provide at least the same level of protection for miners as the MSHA requirements.
• Applying the Precaution Adoption Process Model to the Acceptance of Mine Safety and Health Technologies
  5/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study exploring management and worker perspectives toward three technologies to forecast adoption and behavioral intention on the job.
• Human Factors Considerations in Addressing Mining Occupational Illnesses, Injuries, and Fatalities
  4/13/2018 - Internal Reports
  This white paper offers a holistic overview of the NIOSH Mining Program's 40-year history of studying human factors in the industry and some of the critical knowledge gathered about safety and human behavior.
• Miners Implement Corrective Actions in Response to CPDM Dust Data
  3/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  A trade publication article discussing a NIOSH study that aimed to find what individual miners have learned about their exposure based on CPDM use, the corrective actions identified, and their responsive, behavioral changes to reduce dust exposure.
• A Case Study Exploring Field-Level Risk Assessments as a Leading Safety Indicator
  3/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study focusing on one trona mine’s experience in the development and implementation of a field-level risk assessment program to help its organization understand and manage risk to an acceptable level.
• Mine Worker Fatigue and Circadian Rhythms
  2/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing how light impacts circadian rhythms and fatigue among mine workers.
• Hazard Recognition Challenge
  10/3/2017 - Web software
  Are you up to the challenge? Try your hand at our new web application that challenges users to find the hazards in four locations at a surface stone operation.
• Infographics: Helping Mines Control Respirable Silica Dust
  10/2/2017 - Publications
  Use these four handy infographics for tips on helping mine workers reduce their respirable dust exposure.
• Simulation and Measurement of Through-the-Earth, Extremely Low-Frequency Signals Using Copper-Clad Steel Ground Rods
  9/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A paper presenting the simulation and measurement results of recent NIOSH research aimed at investigating current injection at extremely low-frequency, and in particular, ground contact impedance.