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- Ergonomics programs
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12/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article describing the development and testing of ergonomics and safety audits for small and bulk bag filling, haul truck and maintenance and repair operations in coal preparation and mineral processing plants found at surface mine sites.
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4/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article attempts to determine patterns in maintenance and repair fatalities in mining, to compare fatalities between coal and mental/nonmetal sectors, and to use this information to identify safety deficiencies and remedial measures.
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10/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articles(NIOSH) researchers worked with powder crew members from the Bridger Coal Company to identify and rank routine work tasks based on perceived exposure to WMSD risk factors.
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11/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articlesMany mining companies apply ergonomic principles, but it is done either informally and/or reactively. This paper discusses how Vulcan Materials Company applied ergonomic principles and the interventions implemented to reduce risk factor exposures.
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2/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articlesIn 2000, NIOSH initiated a long-term project to demonstrate how to implement an ergonomics process to identify and reduce exposures to ergonomic risk factors found in mining. This paper discusses how a coal mine implemented an ergonomics program.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program