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• Exploration of Two Position Adjustment Methods for Underground Mine Tracking Systems
  1/1/2009 - Conference papers
  This paper introduces two position adjustment methods for mine tracking systems which use a coplanar node-path network mine model as the foundation for their development.
• A Case Study in Applied Social Marketing: Developing an Occupational Safety and Health Product
  12/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This case study provides an example of how social marketing was applied to meet the needs of business customers in the mining industry.
• Work Practices to Manage Bump Prone Ground
  7/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This paper will review current and historic work practices used internationally to minimize the hazard to miners from mining in conditions which could produce a bump.
• Use of Infrared Sensors for Monitoring Methane in Underground Mines
  6/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This paper describes research conducted to compare the performance, including response time and accuracy, of selected instruments using infrared and catalytic sensors.
• Continuous Personal Dust Monitor Accuracy Testing 6/23/08
  6/1/2008 - Unpublished documents and reports
  This document supports Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) proposed rule making for the CPDM.
• NIOSH Hearing Loss Simulator Instruction and Training Guide
  3/1/2008 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This user manual explains objectives that can be addressed with the NIOSH Hearing Loss Simulator and training scenarios applied to real-life, real worker scenarios. This guide explains the simulator's functions in detail.
• Ergonomics Interventions at Badger Mining Corporation
  3/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper presents details of the process integration, and several examples of task-specific interventions that reduced exposure to risk factors as a result of a partnership between NIOSH and the Badger Mining Corporation.
• The Modern Evolution of Hearing Conservation Regulations
  12/1/2007 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  This report compares components of hearing conservation regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the 1998 NIOSH "best practices" criteria.
• Inquiring Ears Want to Know: A Fact Sheet about Your Hearing Test
  11/1/2007 - Brochures/flyers/pamphlets
  This sheet explains your audiogram (hearing test) and gives some basic information about protecting your hearing.
• The Brookwood Disaster and Electrical Requirements for Hazardous (Classified) Locations
  9/1/2007 - Conference papers
  Researchers with NIOSH studied the electrical equipment ignition sources for the Brookwood and other disasters to develop recommendations for preventing similar disasters.