- Hazard prevention and control:
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- Personnel tracking
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7/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article detailing a follow-up investigation to assess vibration exposure on haul trucks and front-end wheel loaders.
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4/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article that presents a case study of a small surface mining organization to highlight the fatigue risk management system implemented at the studied mine site.
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2/23/2014 - Conference papersThis manuscript details the process undertaken by researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Office of Mine Safety and Health Research to assess the safety culture at five underground coal mines across the United States.
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1/6/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to develop a robust, intrinsically safe system that will incorporate atmospheric monitoring, two-way communications and miner tracking, all in a single network.
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7/24/2013 - Research areasEmergency Communications and Tracking Topic Page
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6/5/2013 - Unpublished documents and reportsMine operators have a new tool for identifying specific work tasks that cause high respirable dust exposure for workers.
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12/1/2012 - Technology NewsA technology to provide a two-way communications system to improve miners' ability to communicate from underground to surface.
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9/27/2012 - Conferences, workshops, and seminarsNIOSH Workshop on Hearing Loss Prevention in Mining - 2006
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9/22/2012 - Training materialsTo help instructors teach miners about the use of refuge chambers, NIOSH has developed a suite of training modules covering operations, decision-making and expectations.
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9/22/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA 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.