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• 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.
• Some Relevant Parameters for Assessing Fire Hazards of Combustible Mine Materials Using Laboratory Scale Experiments
  4/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article about what happens when combustible materials ignite and burn. During the processes of ignition and flaming, other life hazards present themselves and should be included to ensure an effective overall analysis of the relevant fire hazards.
• 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.
• Illumination
  9/22/2015 - Research areas
  Illumination Topic Page
• Comparison of Cap Lamp and Laser Illumination for Detecting Visual Escape Cues in Smoke
  3/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article detailing a study that compared different lighting types and ceiling tag colors to differentiate what works best in a smoke-filled environment.
• NIOSH Illumination Research Addresses Visual Performance Needs with LED Technology
  4/9/2013 - Unpublished documents and reports
  This feature article describes NIOSH efforts to develop improved illumination technologies for the mining environment.
• Mine Illumination: A Historical and Technological Perspective
  2/1/2010 - Conference papers
  This paper describes the history of mine illumination studies, especially the work done by the former Bureau of Mines.
• Technological Aspects of Solid-State and Incandescent Sources for Miner Cap Lamps
  10/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This paper describes the performance of LED and incandescent sources in cap lamps in terms of correlated color temperature, color rendering, light output, electric power, ambient temperature and airflow, and light source aging.
• Characteristics of Fugitive Dust Generated from Unpaved Mine Haulage Roads
  12/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Two field surveys were recently conducted to quantify fugitive dust generation and dispersion from truck traffic on unpaved and untreated mine haulage roads.