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• Evaluation and Development of Hearing Loss Interventions
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to improve the effectiveness of hearing loss prevention interventions through development, refinement, promotion, and long-term evaluation.
• Assessing the Safety Culture of Coal Mining
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to work with a consultant, Human Performance Analysis, to assess the safety culture at U.S. coal mines.
• An Analysis of Health and Safety Management Systems in Mining
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A pilot project to identify leading indicators in health and safety management practices unique to the mining industry and compare them against the leading indicators of mature occupational health and safety programs.
• Demonstration of the Ability of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing Technologies to Enhance Mine Safety
  8/23/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to explore early detection of rock movement signaling imminent underground space or pit wall collapse in mines, which has the potential to prevent loss of life and serious injuries from mine disasters.
• A Magnetic Communication System for Use in Mine Environments
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop and demo a two-way, through-the-earth communication system for mines that applies state-of-the-art communications technologies to overcome subterranean wireless communication challenges while meeting industrial safety standards.
• Full-Wave Modeling of MF Propagation
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop models of MF propagation in mines based on the results simulated through full-wave electromagnetic models.
• Development of a Wireless Test and Measurement Tool for Use in Mines
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to design, develop, and deliver a test and measurement tool based on a proof-of-concept model for mapping wireless coverage areas in underground coal mines.
• Development of a Severe Injury Surveillance System for Hazard Identification and Guiding Technological Interventions
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a Severe Injury Surveillance System using the Mine Safety and Health Administration's accident/injury/illness database.
• Development of a Seismic System for Locating Trapped Miners
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to evaluate SureWave Technology's seismic system for locating trapped miners by conducting tests at depths of 2,000 ft or more and under various challenging but common conditions.
• Designing a Statistical Algorithm for Strategic Identification and Development of New Mine Safety Technologies and Technological Applications
  7/18/2016
  A contract to survey the landscape of mine hazards through a lens wide enough to capture all mine operations, fine-grained enough to pinpoint hazards for each specific type of operation, and responsive enough to detect new hazards as they emerge.