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• Identify the Influence of Risk Attitude, Work Experience, and Safety Training on Hazard Recognition in Mining
  12/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study examining the effect individual mineworker factors—including risk attitude, work experience, and safety training—have on hazard recognition accuracy.
• Customizing Mining Practices Within Health and Safety Management Systems
  7/1/2020 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing a safety climate survey NIOSH disseminated to assess employee perceptions of safety climate and to identify indicators that have a significant impact on employee proactivity and compliance.
• Lessons Learned from Near-miss Reports to Reduce Risk Tolerance in the Aggregates Industry
  7/1/2020 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing a NIOSH-conducted case study analyzing near-miss reports at an aggregates.
• Learning from Workers' Near-miss Reports to Improve Organizational Management
  6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A case study analyzing near-miss reports at an aggregates company. The analysis provides insight into ways that risk communication and management programs can be improved.
• Assessing the Impact of Safety Climate Constructs on Worker Performance in the Mining Industry
  4/8/2020 - Reports of Investigations
  See how findings on mineworker perceptions about safety climate can help companies develop improved health and safety management systems.
• Analysis of Health and Safety Management System Practices Through Multilevel Interventions
  2/21/2020 - Research projects
  Identify and characterize H&S performance practices through worker-technology-management interactions to provide guidance about risk processes with a focus on management of site risks and improvement in H&S values through empowering initiatives.
• Establishing and Using Safety Committees at Work
  1/1/2020 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article examining how workplace safety committees can improve employee engagement.
• If the Technology Fits: an Evaluation of Mobile Proximity Detection Systems in Underground Coal Mines
  8/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study applying the task-technology fit framework to investigate the fit between mobile proximity detection systems and mining relative to health and safety
• Mining Researcher Named a Finalist for "Sammies" Medal
  5/13/2019 - Awards and recognition
  Behavioral scientist Emily J. Haas, Ph.D., is a finalist for a Service to America medal. Vote for her for the People's Choice Award.
• Advancement of Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
  5/9/2019 - Research projects
  A project to minimize the risk of heat illness for miners entering an RA, ensure the availability of air delivery and purging systems for RAs, facilitate the use of BIP RAs, and develop a reliable communications system for RAs.