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• Interface and Job Design
  10/25/2016 - Research areas
  Interface and Job Design topic page.
• 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.
• 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.
• Mobile Adaptable RF/IT Infrastructure - Experimental (MATRIX)
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to test the efficacy of deploying a vehicular satellite communication system, augmented with rapidly deployable mesh networking nodes and other emerging telecommunications technologies, during mine rescue and other emergency events.
• Mining and Industrial Safety Technology and Training Innovation
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract in the form of a grant to investigate how modern technologies and educational approaches can improve mine safety.
• Mine Communications Engineering and Compatibility Guidelines
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to ensure that the limited useful spectrum is used efficiently, health and safety hazards are not introduced, and new systems do not interfere with each other or with older systems already in place.