- Hazard prevention and control:
- Administrative controls
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- Hazardous materials management
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- Site security
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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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- Safety incentives
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- Employee management
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- Worker participation
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- Accident and injury recording
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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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- Policies
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- Inspections
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- Work scheduling
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- Work breaks
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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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- Personnel tracking
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12/16/2018 - Research projectsA project to develop evidence-based fatigue toolkits, enabling mines to sustainably and independently measure fatigue, interpret fatigue assessments, and select, implement, and evaluate appropriate interventions related to mineworker fatigue.
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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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2/28/2018 - Research projectsA project to identify and remediate actual and perceived barriers to full implementation of hearing conservation programs at surface stone, sand, and gravel mines.
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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.