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• Development of a Gas Monitor Simulator and Mine Rescue Contest Field Trials
  1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  NIOSH researchers completed field trials during coal mine rescue contests using simulated gas detectors in place of placards, and demonstrated that the newly developed GMS device may be used with no adverse impact on team contest performance.
• A Global Inventory of Mine Rescue Training Facilities: Compendium of Ideas to Improve U.S. Coal Mine Rescue Training
  2/1/2009 - Conference papers
  This paper presents a summary of domestic and international coal mine rescue training facilities and identifies those that provide unique, real-life, and/or state-of-the-art training.
• An Oral History Analysis of Mine Emergency Response
  4/1/2004 - Information Circulars
  A compilation of accounts by 30 veteran mine emergency response experts. These veterans related stories and observations from events experienced during as many as 47 years of response activities. These provide an overview of lessons learned on-site.
• Mine Rescue and Response
  9/1/2000 - Conference papers
  This paper describes technology and training that has been identified for underground emergency responders.
• Mine Rescue and Response Researcher Honored by National Organization
  7/3/2019 - Awards and recognition
  Explosions technician Linda Chasko is the recipient of the Woman of the Year Award from the Holmes Mine Rescue Association.
• Development of a Mine Rescue Support Vehicle
  12/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article detailing the development of a mine rescue support vehicle prototype and describing the additional capabilities that are being integrated into the vehicle.
• Fire Fighting
  3/20/2017 - Research areas
  Fire Fighting Topic Page
• Exploring Virtual Mental Practice in Maintenance Task Training
  7/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article contributing to the general understanding of mental practice by investigating the utility of and participant reaction to a virtual reality maintenance training among underground coal mine first responders.
• Assessing the Effects of Virtual Emergency Training on Mine Rescue Team Efficacy
  11/1/2015 - Conference papers
  A conference paper describing a study that represents the first documented empirical attempt at evaluating the effectiveness of virtual reality training for mine rescue teams in the United States.
• Rescue Technologies and Training
  9/22/2015 - Research areas
  Rescue Technologies and Training Topic Page