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• Update on Refuge Alternatives: Research, Recommendations, and Underground Deployment
  12/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This document highlights NIOSH's research and recommendations concerning refuge alternatives, survivability evaluations of refuge chambers, and presents a brief review of the current deployment of refuge chambers in underground coal mines in the U.S.
• Numerical Study on Spontaneous Combustion of Coal in U.S. Longwall Gob Areas
  11/1/2009 - Conference papers
  In this paper, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling results for both bleeder and bleederless ventilation systems are presented and the difference between two systems is discussed.
• Noise Source Identification on a Horizontal Vibrating Screen
  7/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper presents the results of a NIOSH study in collaboration with Acoustical and Vibrations Engineering Consultants Inc. (AVEC) to determine the dominant noise sources on a vibrating screen machine at low frequencies, i.e., 250 to 1,000 Hz.
• Development of a Taxonomy for Indexing Web-based Mining Safety and Health Research
  11/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This paper discusses the development of a thesaurus of mining-related terms. This thesaurus will be used to index NIOSH Mining web site content to facilitate searching that content.
• Guidelines for Permitting, Construction, and Monitoring of Retention Bulkheads in Underground Coal Mines
  6/1/2008 - Information Circulars, Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists
  The guidelines in this report are to be used as a tool to identify areas or conditions that could impact the long-term stability of an underground fluid retention system and to give direction in addressing these situations.
• Performance of a Polyurethane Core Seal Tested in a Hydrostatic Chamber
  5/1/2008 - Reports of Investigations
  This paper presents the results of the full-scale test of a composite polyurethane-aggregate seal in a hydrostatic chamber conducted by NIOSH, and provides an analysis of those results in terms of the structural behavior of the seal.
• Coal Mine Safety Achievements in the USA and the Contribution of NIOSH Research
  9/1/2006 - Conference papers
  Discusses past NIOSH research that has helped to reduce hazards, accidents, and health issues in mining, as well as current NIOSH research priorities and the impact of the MINER Act of 2006.
• Getting to Zero ... The Human Side of Mining
  3/1/2006 - Information Circulars
  This material was presented at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) open-industry briefing held during the 2004 Northwest Mining Association conference in Spokane, WA.
• Performance of a Light-scattering Dust Monitor in Underground Mines
  1/1/2006 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The Thermo-MIE personal DataRAM dust monitor (pDR) is a light-scattering instrument approved for use in gassy underground mines by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). However, the use of light-scattering monitors has been inhibited by...
• Hearing Loss in the Mining Industry: Overview of the NIOSH Hearing Loss Prevention Program at the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
  10/1/2005 - Conference papers
  This paper provides an overview of the NIOSH hearing loss prevention program being conducted at NIOSH PRL.