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• Improved LED Mine Lamp Designs
  5/4/2017 - Blueprints
  Download the latest NIOSH plans for LED mine lamps that dramatically improve visibility and offer better battery efficiency.
• Evaluation of Visual Performance When Using Incandescent, Fluorescent, and LED Machine Lights In Mesopic Conditions
  10/1/2009 - Conference papers
  The main objective of the NIOSH research outlined in this paper was to explore the existence of visual performance improvements through the implementation of different machine mounted, lighting systems.
• Technological Aspects of Solid-State and Incandescent Sources for Miner Cap Lamps
  9/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper describes the performance of LED and INC sources in cap lamps in terms of correlated color temperature, color rendering, light output, electric power, ambient temperature and air flow, and light source aging.
• Illumination
  10/7/2022 - Research areas
  Illumination Topic Page
• Infographic: Shine More Light on Hazards
  3/22/2022 - Publications
  Learn how LED area lighting can enhance equipment lighting.
• LED Lighting for Improving Trip Object Detection for a Walk-thru Roof Bolter
  8/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This study focuses on the visibility of trip hazards within the interior working areas of the roof bolting machine for various lighting conditions that include the NIOSH-developed Saturn LED area luminaire.
• NIOSH Saturn Area Light
  5/9/2019 - Blueprints
  NIOSH developed the Saturn light for roof bolting machines. The design maximizes floor illumination while reducing glare.
• NIOSH Jupiter II Wide Area Light
  5/9/2019 - Blueprints
  NIOSH developed the Jupiter II Wide Area Light to mount on mining machines or illuminate a working area.
• Technology News 556 - The NIOSH LED Cap Lamp Provides Improved Illumination for Greater Safety in Underground Mines
  1/1/2017 - Technology News
  This Technology News describes the LED cap lamp and the improved illumination it provides in underground mines.
• Underground Coal, Metal, and Nonmetal Mine Illumination Systems for Improving Miner Visual Performance
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to improve mine illumination such that a mine worker's visual performance improves to better recognize slip/trip/fall hazards and pinning/striking hazards from moving machinery.