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• Utilizing a Human-Centered Design Approach for Mine Automation
  6/20/2023 - Research projects
  A pilot project to identify and understand human factors considerations when designing and implementing automation.
• NIOSH Mining Employment Opportunities
  5/22/2023 - Employment opportunities
  Join our research and support teams solving mining health and safety problems.
• Characterization of Haul Truck Health and Safety Issues
  5/4/2023 - Research projects
  A project to inform future health and safety research related to powered haulage by identifying health and safety issues related to haul trucks through a systematic evaluation of accidents, operators’ needs, and technology maturity.
• Mining Applications of Novel Interventions for Fatigue - Evaluating Safety Toolkits (MANIFEST)
  5/4/2023 - Research projects
  A 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.
• Increasing the Effectiveness of Targeted Mining Hearing Conservation Program Elements
  3/1/2023 - Research projects
  A project to identify and remediate actual and perceived barriers to full implementation of hearing conservation programs at surface stone, sand, and gravel mines.
• Coexistence and Safety of Wireless Systems in Mining
  12/19/2022 - Research projects
  A project to determine if existing regulations, standards, or guidelines developed for nonmining industrial, commercial, and medical sectors are adequate to ensure coexistence and safety of wireless systems in the mining sector.
• Findings from a Systematic Review of Fatigue Interventions: What's (Not) Being Tested in Mining and Other Industrial Environments
  4/1/2022 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A review of fatigue interventions tested on industrial shiftworkers.
• Developing a Playbook on Powered Haulage Safety
  3/15/2022 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article detailing how three NIOSH products--EXAMiner, ErgoMine, and Toolbox Talks--can be used as part of a surface mobile and powered haulage safety program.
• EVADE 2.0
  9/21/2020 - News articles
  The EVADE software has expanded to take in more data points and identify more hazardous exposures.
• 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.