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• Emergency Communications and Tracking
  7/24/2013 - Research areas
  Emergency Communications and Tracking Topic Page
• Helmet Video Recorder Helps to Identify High Dust Exposure
  6/5/2013 - Unpublished documents and reports
  Mine operators have a new tool for identifying specific work tasks that cause high respirable dust exposure for workers.
• Visual feedback system to reduce errors while operating roof bolting machines
  2/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An experiment was conducted to explore coding and directional compatibility on roof bolting equipment and to determine the feasibility of a visual feedback system to alert operators of critical movements and workers in close proximity to the equipment.
• Technology News 551 - Through-the-Earth, Post-Accident Communications - an Emerging Technology
  12/1/2012 - Technology News
  A technology to provide a two-way communications system to improve miners' ability to communicate from underground to surface.
• Hearing Loss Prevention in Mining - 2006
  9/27/2012 - Conferences, workshops, and seminars
  NIOSH Workshop on Hearing Loss Prevention in Mining - 2006
• System Reliability and Environmental Survivability
  9/22/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a practical methodology with appropriate technical guidelines that enables mine operators and enforcement agencies to evaluate the reliability of underground communications, tracking, and atmospheric monitoring systems.
• Two-Way, Through-the-Earth Emergency Communication System for Trapped Miners and the Surface
  9/18/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to design a prototype two-way, through-the-earth (TTE) emergency communication system, fabricate the hardware, and test the system at an underground coal mine.
• Performance and Safety Investigation of Emergency Backup Batteries and Battery Charging Systems for Underground Mining Applications
  9/18/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to address issues associated with battery selection, use, and charging for the underground coal mining environment, specifically with respect to MINER Act requirements for mine communications and personnel tracking technology.
• Ultra-Low Frequency Through-the-Earth Communication Technology
  9/18/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to analyze, adapt, and test an existing ultra-low frequency (ULF), through-the-earth system for communication and tracking of underground mine personnel.
• Through-The-Earth Wireless Real-Time Two-Way Voice Communications
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to design, build, and demonstrate a battery-powered, through-the-earth wireless voice communication system for overburdens of up to 600 feet.