Results 191 - 200 of 201

• Review of Recent Research on Organizational and Behavioral Factors Associated With Mine Safety
  1/1/1989 - Information Circulars
  This report presents a literature review conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Mines summarizing what has been learned from recent empirical studies of the relationship between mine safety and the characteristics of miners, mine management, and mining companies.
• Research and Evaluation Methods For Measuring Nonroutine Mine Health and Safety Skills: Bibliography
  6/1/1988 - Contract reports
  A comprehensive review of published research was carried out to identify methods for teaching and assessing critical but nonroutine skills for coping with emergency situations.
• Mine Safety Education and Training Seminar: Proceedings: Bureau of Mines Technology Transfer Seminar
  1/1/1988 - Conference proceedings, Information Circulars
  This proceedings volume presents several new developments that are helping to improve the quality and efficiency of health, safety, and occupational skills training in the mining community. Several papers address the issue of how to teach and assess min...
• Self-Contained Self-Rescuer Field Evaluation: First-Year Results of 5-Year Study
  1/1/1986 - Reports of Investigations
  A joint effort by the Bureau of Mines and the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, was undertaken to determine how well self-contained self-rescuers (SCSR's), deployed in accordance with Federal Regulations (30 CFR 75.1714), ...
• Adaptive-Noise-Cancellation Techniques for Through-the-Earth Electromagnetics: Volume III
  2/1/1984 - Contract reports
  An electromagnetic (EM) system for the location of trapped mine workers at coal-mine (300 m) depths has been developed.
• Evaluation of Safety Assessment Methods for the Mining Industry. Volume II: User's Manual of Safety Assessment Methods for Mine Safety Officials
  5/1/1983 - Contract reports
  This study examines a cross section of formal safety analysis techniques developed for the nuclear and aerospace industries, recommending those methods suitable for application to the mining industry and including those methods in a user's manual.
• Performance Evaluation of Electromagnetic Techniques for the Location of Trapped Miners
  1/1/1982 - Reports of Investigations
  The Bureau of Mines (NIOSH Mining) has conducted field studies in coal mines throughout the United States to determine the effectiveness of electromagnetic techniques in locating miners trapped underground following a mine accident.
• A Communication and Monitoring System for an Underground Coal Mine, Iron Ore Mine, and Deep Underground Silver Mine
  11/1/1981 - Contract reports, Open File Reports
  Advanced communication and monitoring systems were developed and demonstrated in three underground mines representing different mining techniques, geographical areas, and material mined.
• Technical Bulletin Pager Phones: Installation
  4/1/1975 - Contract reports
  The pager phones used in many underground coal mines are battery-operated, party-line telephones with provisions for loudspeaker paging. The system is two-wire, non-polarized, and is operated by self-contained batteries. A description of the many teleph...
• Technology News 510 - HazCom Helper - OSHA Version: Compliance Tool For OSHA Rule 29 CFR 1910.1200
  10/1/2005 - Technology News
  NIOSH personnel developed the HazCom Helper - MSHA Version to help mining companies write their HazCom documents as required by 29 CFR 1910.1200. Following many requests for the HazCom Helper from companies regulated by OSHA, NIOSH revised the program t...