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• Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Operators of Heavy Construction Equipment
  8/1/2003 - Conference papers
  This study assessed the adequacy of cab design and determined the percentage of musculoskeletal symptoms among operators of heavy construction equipment.
• Technology News 478 - Apparatus for Measuring the Gas Content of Coal or Rock Core Samples
  8/1/1999 - Technology News
  An apparatus is described that advances the state of the art in gas content testing of coal or rock core samples. The design goals were to improve sensitivity/accuracy, durability, and ease of operation.
• Maintainability Design Checklist
  9/1/1996 - Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists
  The purpose of this Maintainability Design is to provide a summary of design review points for the maintainability assessment of new or existing underground equipment.
• Crewstation Analysis Programs - An Easy to Use Personal Computer-based Lighting and Visibility Analysis Software Package for Underground Mining Equipment
  1/1/1994 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  The U.S. Bureau of Mines has developed an easy to use personal computer-based software package to aid in the analysis of the visibility and illumination aspects of mining equipment design.
• Impact of Maintainability Design on Injury Rates and Maintenance Costs for Underground Mining Equipment
  1/1/1994 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  The design of underground mining equipment was analyzed with respect to ease of maintenance and maintainer safety. Recommendations are made for maintainability design, as well as engineering information for equipment designers and a buyers' guide.
• Control Design Principles
  5/9/2019 - Guides and manuals, Training materials
  Selecting the best controls with which an operator interfaces with the equipment is critical to maximizing operator-machine performance
• Design of Proximity Systems for Underground Mobile Equipment
  2/4/2019 - Research projects
  A project to develop guidelines that the mining industry and regulatory agencies could use in the design and implementation of proximity detection technology for mobile equipment in underground coal mines.
• Breathing Air Supplies Research
  3/30/2017 - Research projects
  A project to improve breathing air supplies by conducting a development program; exploring and identifying technologies in other fields that may be adapted; and designing, developing, and producing technology demonstrators.
• Reducing Machine Guarding-Related Injuries in Mining
  11/16/2016 - Research projects
  A pilot project to assess the types of injuries mine workers sustain when handling machine covers and guards and to determine the focus of future machine cover and guard redesign efforts.
• Interface and Job Design
  10/25/2016 - Research areas
  Interface and Job Design topic page.