- Hazard prevention and control:
- Administrative controls
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- Hazardous materials management
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- Preparedness checklists
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- Work design
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- Proper work techniques
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- Acclimatization
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- Health screening
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- Safety culture
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- Employee management
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- Worker participation
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- Hazard recording
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- Health and safety programs
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- Hearing conservation programs
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- Behavior safety programs
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- Materials storage
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- Work scheduling
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- Task rotation
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- Clothes cleaning
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- Communications, location tracking, and signalling
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- Communications
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- Emergency communications
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- Signalling
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- Hand signalling
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- Personnel tracking
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3/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article that aims to concisely review what is and is not known about worker fatigue in mining.
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4/13/2018 - Internal ReportsThis 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.
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3/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA 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.
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2/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA publication examining how health and safety management systems (HSMS) reduce worksite injuries, illnesses and fatalities, and how an understanding of HSMS may be gained by studying the behaviors of health and safety leaders.
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2/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articlesAn article discussing how light impacts circadian rhythms and fatigue among mine workers.
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12/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article presenting the results of a feasibility study on Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications in underground coal mines based on existing communication and tracking infrastructure.
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10/2/2017 - PublicationsUse these four handy infographics for tips on helping mine workers reduce their respirable dust exposure.
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9/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA 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.
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6/29/2017 - Safety alertsLearn about the risks associated with heat stress in mining and what you can do to keep yourself safe.
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6/12/2017 - Research projectsA project to use a systems approach to characterize what information needs to be provided to mine workers, determine the timing and format of that information, and then use this information to develop alternatives to interfaces design.