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9/16/2020 - Research projectsA project to reduce the number of rib fall accidents in Eastern U.S. underground coal mines by way of developing an engineering-based design methodology that defines the appropriate level of rib support required.
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9/16/2020 - Research projectsA project to eliminate coal dust explosions in underground coal mines through the development of improved methodologies for identifying and mitigating explosible accumulations of coal dust.
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9/16/2020 - Research projectsA project to reduce injuries and fatalities caused by rockburst-related ground failures in underground mines by developing an integrated, systematic approach for monitoring mining-induced seismic events.
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4/13/2020 - Research projectsA project to compile, manage, and analyze available secondary data sources related to miner health and exposure across mining, but with an initial emphasis on metal and industrial mineral sectors.
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4/12/2020 - Research projectsA project to demonstrate the suitability and efficiency of monitoring and control solutions which will help to lower the respirable dust exposure of metal/nonmetal miners.
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3/10/2020 - Research projectsA project to reduce the risk of fatalities and serious injuries by using human visual performance data to develop specifications for visual cues and technologies that will improve situational awareness and decisionmaking during self-escape.
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3/10/2020 - Research projectsA project to characterize sand, stone, and gravel mine workers’ ability to recognize worksite hazards and to understand how this ability relates to perceived and measured risk as well as to other factors internal and external.
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3/4/2020 - Research projectsA project to develop engineering-based procedures that will contribute to the practical design of ground control systems in gateroad excavations and longwall extractions.
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2/25/2020 - Research projectsA project to identify key factors influencing high incident rates around machinery and powered haulage in the mining industry in order to then identify research gaps to focus on for reducing mine worker machinery-related fatalities and injuries.
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2/21/2020 - Research projectsIdentify and characterize H&S performance practices through worker-technology-management interactions to provide guidance about risk processes with a focus on management of site risks and improvement in H&S values through empowering initiatives.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program