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• Technology News 509 - A New Method to Clean Dust From Soiled Work Clothes
  5/1/2005 - Technology News
  A new clothes-cleaning process was developed that uses a compressed air nozzle manifold to blow dust from the worker's clothes in an enclosed booth. The process cleans work clothes 10 times faster and removes up to 50% more dust than the single air hose...
• 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...
• A Study of Heat Stress Exposures and Interventions for Mine Rescue Workers
  2/1/2004 - Conference papers
  A study of heat stress exposures among mine rescue workers in underground mines. Investigating several engineering controls, such as cooling the air inhaled by rescuers through an apparatus, wearing cooling vests, and supplying thru the CCBA.
• 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.
• The NIOSH Shield Hydraulics Inspection and Evaluation of Leg Data (Shield) Computer Program
  8/1/2002 - Conference papers
  A high percentage of longwall shields, which provide ground control in mines, operate well below the rated support capacity due to hydraulic malfunctions. NIOSH developed a computer program to identify shields not performing to rated specifications.
• Self-Contained Self-Rescuer Field Evaluation: Seventh-Phase Results
  3/1/2002 - Reports of Investigations
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, has undertaken a study to determine how well self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs), deployed in accordance with Federal regulations (30 CFR 75....
• Technology News 494 - Expert Miner Training Video Released by NIOSH
  3/1/2002 - Technology News
  This video showcases Jim Mortensen, a "gypo" miner for nearly 40 years in a deep, underground silver mine in the west.
• 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.
• Zen and the Art of Rockbolting
  1/1/2002 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications, Videos and multimedia
  The main theme of this video is how to work safely AND efficiently.
• Enhanced Surface Control for Roof and Rib Support
  8/1/2001 - Conference papers
  The goal of this project was to design and evaluate devices that can be installed with traditional primary or secondary roof supports, and that are easy to handle/install under temporary or previously supported roof.