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• NIOSH Mine Safety and Health Technology Innovations Award
  11/2/2023 - Awards and recognition
  Congratulations to the 2023 awards series winners!
• Announcing New Publication on Refuge Alternatives
  10/22/2016 - News and announcements, Reports of Investigations
  A feature story to announce the publication of a new NIOSH RI on built-in-place refuge alternatives.
• Development of a Mine Rescue Drilling System and Robotics Mission Feasibility Study
  7/18/2016 - Interagency agreements
  An interagency agreement to conduct experiments to improve the efficiency and speed of drilling operations and develop robots and robotic assist technology.
• New National Survey of the U.S. Mining Population Published
  12/14/2012 - News and announcements
  The most comprehensive survey of our nation’s mining population.
• Refuge Chamber Training Products and Guidance
  9/22/2012 - Training materials
  To help instructors teach miners about the use of refuge chambers, NIOSH has developed a suite of training modules covering operations, decision-making and expectations.
• The Modern Evolution of Hearing Conservation Regulations
  12/1/2007 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  This report compares components of hearing conservation regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the 1998 NIOSH "best practices" criteria.
• Significant Dust Dispersion Models for Mining Operations
  9/1/2005 - Information Circulars
  This report presents the various dust dispersion models that have been developed specifically for the mining industry.
• Teaching Miners: Breaking the Barriers to Learning
  10/1/2003 - Conference papers
  Miners, like many skilled blue-collar workers, are not traditional learners. They have not always been successful in classroom-type settings, preferring to learn on the job in a hands-on environment.
• Work Sampling Applied to a Human Factors Analysis of Mine Worker Positioning
  10/1/1998 - Conference papers
  Growing concern from labor unions, regulatory agencies, and industry about the safety of a prevalent underground coal mining method which utilizes remote control has prompted human factors field evaluation of mining activities. To determine work methods...
• This Is Mining...
  7/1/1995 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  Mining is the branch of industry involving the exploration and removal of minerals from the earth. Mining is one of the oldest and most important endeavors of humankind, because it provides the raw ingredients for most of the material world around us an...