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• Particulate Penetration of Porous Foam Used as a Low Flow Rate Respirable Dust Size Classifier
  7/1/2000 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Because of the need to provide short-term or real-time estimates of worker respirable dust exposure, porous foam may be a viable classification media for a low flow rate, disposable respirable dust sampler for use in the coal mining industry.
• I Can't Get Enough Air! Proper Self-contained Self-rescuer Usage
  10/1/1999 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This is the Instructor's Copy of the document. This document contains most of the materials needed to use the exercises on proper self-contained self-rescuer usage.
• Cripple Creek Deep Cut: An Exercise for Remote Control Miner Operators and Face Crews
  10/1/1999 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This document contains most of the materials needed to conduct a training exercise for remote control miner operators and face crews.
• An Overview of Technology and Training Simulations for Mine Rescue Teams
  6/1/1999 - Conference papers
  A series of mine rescue training exercises was developed, conducted, and evaluated by NIOSH in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety and several mining companies.
• The Challenge of Enforcing Safety Rules in Remote Hazardous Work Areas
  3/1/1999 - Conference papers
  This conference paper presents some findings obtained from interviews with coal miners about why supervisors sometimes fail to enforce an important mine safety rule.
• Mine Rescue Training Simulations and Technology
  5/1/1998 - Conference papers
  Reports on a series of mine rescue training exercises developed, conducted and evaluated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Deep Min...
• Program of Research - A Summary of Research in Progress during Fiscal Years 98
  4/1/1998 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  The program of research for NIOSH in fiscal year 1998.
• Overview of U.S. Research on Three Approaches to Ensuring That Coal Miners Work Safely: Management, Workplace Design and Training
  2/1/1997 - Conference papers
  This paper summarized the past 20 years of U.S. research to ensure that underground coal miners work safely.
• Encouraging Self-Protective Employee Behavior: What Do We Know?
  1/1/1995 - Conference papers
  The intent of this article is to provide guidance to mine operators concerning the use of four techniques for influencing mine employees to work safely: (1) employee surveys, (2) incentives, (3) fear communications, and (4) disciplinary actions.
• Developing and Maintaining Safety Programs for Improved Worker Performance: Don't Forget the Basics
  1/1/1994 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This paper reviews the basics of developing safety interventions aimed at improving worker performance and describes approaches for maintaining program effectiveness. Emphasis is given to identifying performance discrepancies (hazardous behaviors) by ob...