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• Performance-Based Fire Safety Designs for Self-Escape in Underground Mines
  7/17/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to minimize mine fires through further study of mine fire occurrence and behavior, devise firefighting methods, and train graduate students in mine engineering and fire engineering.
• Incorporating Judgment and Decisionmaking into Quarterly Mine Escape Training Based on a Mine Fire Scenario
  11/5/2013 - Reports of Investigations
  This report discusses previous research on judgment and decisionmaking in self-rescue and escape, presents findings from interviews with trainers, and offers guidance on building judgment and decisionmaking into mandatory quarterly training drills.
• Modernization and Further Development of the NIOSH Mine Emergency Response Training System (MERITS), Phase 1
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a modernized and improved version of the NIOSH Mine Emergency Response Interactive Training Simulation (MERITS), making it compatible with modern computer systems.
• Training for Safety in Emergencies Inoculating for Underground Coal Mine Emergencies
  11/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Emergency training for miners can use inoculation theory, which explains how people can resist persuasion attempts by preparing counterarguments in advance. The theory may be used to prepare workers to react quickly by preparing responses in advance.
• Rock and Minerals Make up Your World: Rock and Mineral 10-Specimen Kit Companion Book
  9/1/2011 - Brochures/flyers/pamphlets
  The effect rocks and minerals have on our daily lives is not always obvious, but this book will help explain how essential they really are.
• Radio 101: Operating Two-Way Radios Every Day and in Emergencies
  8/1/2011 - Reports of Investigations, Training materials
  Radio 101 is a program to train miners in the use of two-way radio communication in the mines.
• Underground Mine Refuge Chamber Expectations Training: Program Development and Evaluation
  3/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed a training program to prepare miners for what to expect psychologically and physiologically inside of a refuge chamber.
• Mine Rescue Training Facility Inventory - Compendium of Ideas to Improve US Coal Mine Rescue Training
  1/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper presents a summary of domestic and international coal mine rescue training facilities and identifies those that provide unique, real-life and/or state-of-the-art training. Research findings from this report will be used in further NIOSH inves...
• Underground Coal Mine Map Reading Training
  11/5/2010 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications, PC software, Training materials
  This training includes three components for teaching and testing mine map reading skills.
• New Simulated Gas Detector Offers Realistic Training for Mine Rescue Teams
  6/1/2010 - Conference papers
  A multi-gas simulated gas monitor system (GMS) is a wireless simulation tool. It is designed to assist mine rescue team members learn about gas detection, gas concentrations, and encourage subsequent decision-making actions by team members.