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• Wireless Through-The-Earth Modeling and Support
  8/15/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to determine the factors that most affect signal transmission and reception for through-the-earth communication systems.
• Refuge Chamber Deployment and Occupancy Status During Mine Emergency Situations
  8/14/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to incorporate a wireless base station into the MagneLink Magnetic Communication System (MCS) and to develop a mechanism that automatically activates a portable wireless text messaging device when a refuge chamber is opened or deployed.
• Snake Robot for Mine Rescue
  7/18/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to leverage the on-going development of the new generation Tandem Track (TT) snake robot, by modifying this new system in a way that makes it suitable for operations in underground mines.
• Assessment of Whole-body Vibration Exposures and Influencing Factors for Quarry Haul Truck Drivers and Loader Operators
  7/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article detailing a follow-up investigation to assess vibration exposure on haul trucks and front-end wheel loaders.
• Assessing the Safety Culture of Underground Coal Mining: Results and Recommendations
  2/23/2014 - Conference papers
  This manuscript details the process undertaken by researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Office of Mine Safety and Health Research to assess the safety culture at five underground coal mines across the United States.
• Helmet Video Recorder Helps to Identify High Dust Exposure
  6/5/2013 - Unpublished documents and reports
  Mine operators have a new tool for identifying specific work tasks that cause high respirable dust exposure for workers.
• Visual feedback system to reduce errors while operating roof bolting machines
  2/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An experiment was conducted to explore coding and directional compatibility on roof bolting equipment and to determine the feasibility of a visual feedback system to alert operators of critical movements and workers in close proximity to the equipment.
• Hearing Loss Prevention in Mining - 2006
  9/27/2012 - Conferences, workshops, and seminars
  NIOSH Workshop on Hearing Loss Prevention in Mining - 2006
• Passive Fiber Optic System for Locating, Tracking, and Communicating with Personnel in Coal Mines
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop and demonstrate a modified, fiber optic-based perimeter security system to track personnel in an underground coal mine.
• Hearing Loss Prevention in Mining - 2005
  9/7/2012 - Conferences, workshops, and seminars
  Workshop on Hearing Loss Prevention in Mining - 2005