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• Information Dissemination during Mine Emergencies
  11/28/2023 - Research projects
  A project to develop an eLearning module to share with potential command center leaders and mine rescue team members to help them successfully mitigate the risks to endangered workers and responders during mine emergencies.
• Evaluation of VR Mine Rescue Training Platform
  11/14/2023 - Research projects
  A project to evaluate NIOSH’s recently developed VR Mine Rescue Training platform as a supplemental training tool.
• Advancing Self-escape Training: A Needs Analysis Based on the National Academy of Sciences Report "Improving Self-escape from Underground Coal Mines"
  6/26/2023 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  A summary of needs analysis NIOSH conducted based on the National Academy of Sciences' recommendations for advancing self-escape training.
• Self-escape Core Competency Profile: Guidance for Improving Underground Coal Miners' Self-escape Competency
  6/26/2023 - Information Circulars
  Use the Guidance for Improving Underground Coal Miners' Self-escape Competency document for planning and implementing self-escape training and assessement strategies at underground coal mines.
• Keeping Cool: Training to Reduce Heat Stress Incidents
  3/17/2023 - Training materials, Web software
  Use Keeping Cool to teach workers how to recognize heat-related illness and provide first aid.
• Emergency Decision-making: Underground Coal Mine Escape Scenarios
  3/1/2023 - Training materials, Web software
  Use this training to practice making difficult decisions when escaping a mine during an emergency.
• EXAMiner
  7/19/2022 - PC software
  Use EXAMiner to practice and teach hazard recognition skills for mining operations in any sector.
• NIOSH Mining Infographics
  3/25/2022 - Fact Sheets
  Use these NIOSH Mining infographics to learn about hazards and what steps you can take to stay safe.
• Coal Mine Dust Mitigation Through Novel Scrubber Development and Numerical Modeling
  12/17/2021 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract focused on coal dust mitigation utilizing a novel scrubber and numerical modeling.
• 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.