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• Origin of Mining-Induced Fractures Through Macroscale Distortion
  6/1/2004 - Conference papers
  NIOSH researchers have identified a pattern of fracture zone development as an explanation for fracture formation around rectangular openings in underground mines. Two computer modeling codes were used to model different aspects of this pattern.
• 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.
• Recent National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Research Using Ground Penetrating Radar for Detection of Mine Voids
  7/1/2003 - Conference papers
  This study indicates that it may be possible to use ground penetrating radar (GPR) for initial underground mine studies followed by directional drilling to accurately delineate the extent and position of adjacent abandoned mine workings.
• High Stress Mining Under Shallow Overburden in Underground U.S. Stone Mines
  11/1/2002 - Conference papers
  This study of the Chestnut Ridge Anticline found that high levels of horizontal stress are to be expected and that local geologic and topographic structures can alter the magnitude and possibly the orientation of the horizontal stress field.
• Technology News 473 - The Explosion Hazard From Hydrogen Gas Generation Inside Sealed Frames
  6/1/1998 - Technology News
  Discusses one type of explosion hazard that was discovered lurking inside sealed and filled plow frame sections when NIOSH investigated ignition incidents resulting from drilling into plow frames.
• USBM Health and Safety Legacy Continues Under NIOSH
  5/1/1998 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  The transition of mining health and safety research from the former USBM into NIOSH creates a novel approach and partnership for improving the health and reducing the risks of injury and fatality for all mine workers. The strengths of the public health ...
• 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.
• NIOSH Hazard ID 4 - Ignition Hazard from Drilling into Sealed Frames of Agricultural Equipment
  1/1/1998 - Hazards IDs
  Recently, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), through its Community Partners for Healthy Farming program in New York, received two separate reports of farm workers who were injured while attempting to drill holes into seal...
• NIOSH Mining Update - New Publications 1995-96
  9/1/1997 - Catalogs and indexes
  In September 1995, the U.S. Congress directed the closure of the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM). This listing summarizes mining health and safety publications and articles published by the Pittsburgh and Spokane Research Centers during 1995-96 and how to ...