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• Programmable Electronic Mining Systems: Best Practice Recommendations (In Nine Parts): Part 3: 2.2 Software Safety
  9/1/2001 - Information Circulars, Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists
  This report is the third in a nine-part series of recommendations addressing the functional safety of processor-controlled mining equipment.
• Programmable Electronic Mining Systems: Best Practice Recommendations (In Nine Parts): Part 2: 2.1 System Safety
  4/1/2001 - Information Circulars, Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists
  This report is the second in a nine-part series of recommendations addressing the functional safety of processor-controlled mining equipment.
• Programmable Electronic Mining Systems: Best Practice Recommendations (In Nine Parts): Part 1: 1.0 Introduction
  4/1/2001 - Information Circulars, Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists
  This report addresses the functional safety of processor-controlled mining equipment. It is part of a risk-based system safety process encompassing hardware, software, humans, and the operating environment for the equipment's life cycle.
• Optimizing Secondary Roof Support with the NIOSH Support Technology Optimization Program (STOP)
  8/1/2000 - Conference papers
  The 1990s saw an unprecedented increase in technologies for more effective, easier to install roof support in underground mines. To facilitate application and improve mine safety, NIOSH developed the Support Technology Optimization Program (STOP).
• Predicting System Interactions in the Design Process
  9/1/1999 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Almost every process has a predecessor, and studying the predecessor helps to define needs and shortcomings to be addressed. This paper illustrates how such an approach was used to assess remote machine operation in underground coal mines.
• Laser Ignition of Flammable Gas
  3/1/1999 - Conference papers
  Emerging laser technologies are quickly gaining acceptance in the industrial workplace. This NIOSH research provides a scientific basis for developing safety guidelines for optical equipment in the presence of flammable methane gas and coal dust.
• A Method for Evaluating System Interactions in a Dynamic Work Environment
  1/1/1997 - Conference papers
  Discusses a methodology to evaluate the causes of mishaps to develop recommendations to enhance safety. A specific case involves implementation of remotely controlled equipment in extended cut mining.
• Tailoring Opioid Awareness Training Resources for the Mining Industry
  11/29/2023 - Research projects
  A pilot project to engage the mining industry through a participatory evaluation approach to facilitate the tailoring of opioid awareness training resources and guidance for mine operators and other interested parties.
• Exploring Integrated Approaches for Mine Worker Well-being
  11/21/2023 - Research projects
  A project to identify where and how fatigue, substance use/misuse, and health hazard recognition and risk management intersect. 
• Developing a Framework to Identify and Address Hazards Unique to Women in Mining
  11/21/2023 - Research projects
  A project to better understand the specific needs of women mine workers and develop a framework to guide the design and redesign of work systems to more equitably address the needs of diverse workers.