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• Knowing the Facts about Heat Stress in Mining
  6/29/2017 - Safety alerts
  Learn about the risks associated with heat stress in mining and what you can do to keep yourself safe.
• Assessing and Evaluating Human Systems Integration Needs in Mining
  6/12/2017 - Research projects
  A 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.
• Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP)
  6/5/2017 - Research projects
  A project to maintain a Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) designed to identify the incidence and progression of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis in all coal miners.
• Workplace Perceptions of Safety
  6/1/2017 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing what workers think about health and safety, why it matters, and what you can do about it.
• Communications and Tracking Systems Modeling and Performance
  3/13/2017 - Research projects
  A project to enhance the understanding of underground mining communication and tracking system performance through the development and validation of radio signal propagation models.
• Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Applications in Underground Coal Mines
  12/17/2016 - Research projects
  A project to investigate the feasibility potential to develop and implement IIoT concepts into the mining industry.
• Technology Upgrade of the Sarcos Snake Robot
  11/28/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to provide a technology upgrade to the Sarcos snake robot that was built to assist in mine emergencies.
• NIOSH Workshops at MINExpo 2016
  10/25/2016 - News articles
  See the latest mining safety and health solutions from NIOSH at two workshops going on now at MINExpo 2016.
• Fatigue Management for Haul Truck Drivers: A Low-Tech Solution for a Small Mine
  10/22/2016 - News articles
  A feature story of how a small mine implemented a fatigue management program for its haul truck drivers.
• Enhanced Utilization of Personal Dust Monitor Feedback
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to test an intervention to help miners use personal dust monitor feedback more effectively to reduce their exposure to respirable coal mine dust.