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• Continuous Mining: A Pilot Study of the Role of Visual Attention Locations and Work Position in Underground Coal Mines
  8/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The purpose of this study was to perfect a method of gathering information on work positions and Visual Attention Locations needed by operators during the cutting phase and while the continuous miner trams to a new location.
• Preventing Equipment Related Injuries in Underground U.S. Coal Mines
  10/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The top five priority hazards associated with underground coal mining equipment have been identified and information about potential contributing factors and controls collated.
• Predicting System Interactions in the Design Process
  9/1/1999 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Almost every process has a predecessor, and studying the predecessor helps to define needs and shortcomings to be addressed. This paper illustrates how such an approach was used to assess remote machine operation in underground coal mines.
• Findings from a Systematic Review of Fatigue Interventions: What's (Not) Being Tested in Mining and Other Industrial Environments
  4/1/2022 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A review of fatigue interventions tested on industrial shiftworkers.
• Identify the Influence of Risk Attitude, Work Experience, and Safety Training on Hazard Recognition in Mining
  12/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study examining the effect individual mineworker factors—including risk attitude, work experience, and safety training—have on hazard recognition accuracy.
• Learning from Workers' Near-miss Reports to Improve Organizational Management
  6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A case study analyzing near-miss reports at an aggregates company. The analysis provides insight into ways that risk communication and management programs can be improved.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.