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• Evaluation of Mobile Applications for Digital Contact Tracing
  10/30/2020 - Research projects
  A project to develop guidelines for the design, implementation, and evaluation of digital contact tracing tools through laboratory and field testing under occupational settings and to investigate human factor considerations for adopting such tools.
• Escape, Rescue, and Training
  9/22/2020 - Research projects
  A project to provide support for the planning, development, and dissemination of training products and methodologies for the planning and implementation of escape and rescue activities for the NIOSH Mining Program.
• Improving Mine Ventilation and Reducing Contaminant Exposure in Large-Opening Stone Mines
  9/21/2020 - Research projects
  A project to develop practical and economic engineering controls, guidelines, and translational solutions for improving the quality and quantity of airflow in large-opening stone mines.
• Point-of-use Ventilation Systems to Prevent Exposure to Airborne Viruses
  9/18/2020 - Research projects
  A project to test ventilation systems in combination with HEPA filters to document their effectiveness for protection against airborne virus particles.
• Wireless Network Performance Requirements for Safety-Critical Systems in Mining
  9/18/2020 - Research projects
  A project to determine relevant performance requirements to ensure robustness of existing and emerging wireless network technologies as applied to safety-critical systems in the mining industry.
• Validating Collision Warning and Avoidance System Detection Performance for Surface Mining Haul Trucks
  9/18/2020 - Research projects
  A project to develop methods and guidance for validating collision warning and avoidance system (CXS) detection performance for surface mining haul trucks.
• Unconventional Monitoring and Design for Mine Stability in Sedimentary Rock
  9/18/2020 - Research projects
  A project to provide a larger arsenal of tools for the assessment of ground-failure-related hazards to the underground softrock mining community.
• Open Pit Highwall Safety
  9/18/2020 - Research projects
  A project to determine the need for improved bench design guidelines and develop slope monitoring radar guidelines for application to open pit mines.
• Evaluation of Methods to Inform Development of a Near Real-time Monitor for Measuring and Reducing RCS Exposures in Non-coal Mines
  9/18/2020 - Research projects
  A project to develop novel and improved monitoring solutions for respirable crystalline silica that can be commercialized and subsequently provided to mine operators for the assessment of hazardous conditions in the field.
• Investigating Mining Practices and Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposures in Underground Coal Mines
  9/18/2020 - Research projects
  A project to examine past and current coal mining practices and to identify potential trends, gaps in effective respirable crystalline silica exposure sampling and monitoring, and/or associations with geographic regions of high lung disease rates.