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• 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.
• Advanced Tutorial on Wireless Communication and Electronic Tracking: Mine Operations Center (MOC)
  5/9/2019 - Training materials
  Section 6 of the OMSHR advanced tutorial on wireless commumnication and electronic tracking covering the mine operations center.
• Advanced Tutorial on Wireless Communication and Electronic Tracking: Electronic Tracking Systems Performance
  5/9/2019 - Training materials
  Section 3 of the OMSHR advanced tutorial on wireless communication and electronic tracking covering electronic tracking systems performance.
• Advanced Tutorial on Wireless Communication and Electronic Tracking: CT System Survivability, Reliability, And Availability
  5/9/2019 - Training materials
  Section 4 of the OMSHR advanced tutorial on wireless communication and tracking covering CT system survivability, reliability and availability.
• Advanced Tutorial on Wireless Communication and Electronic Tracking: CT System Safety
  5/9/2019 - Training materials
  Section 5 of the OMSHR advanced tutorial on wireless commnication and elctronic tracking covering CT system safety.
• Advanced Tutorial on Wireless Communication and Electronic Tracking: Communication System Performance
  5/9/2019 - Training materials
  Section 2 of the OMSHR advanced tutorial on wireless communication and electronic tracking covering communication system performance.
• Advanced Tutorial on Wireless Communication and Electronic Tracking: Appendix B
  5/9/2019 - Training materials
  Appendix B of the OMSHR advanced tutorial on wireless communication and electronic tracking covering basic equations.
• Mineworker Fatigue: A Review of What We Know and Future Decisions
  3/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article that aims to concisely review what is and is not known about worker fatigue in mining.
• Intrinsically Safe Systems: Equivalency of International Standards Compared to U.S. Mining Approval Criteria
  12/3/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article demonstrating that international equipment evaluation standards for electrical/electronic equipment will provide at least the same level of protection for miners as the MSHA requirements.
• Human Factors Considerations in Addressing Mining Occupational Illnesses, Injuries, and Fatalities
  4/13/2018 - Internal Reports
  This 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.