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• Fatalities Cost in Mining - App
  3/13/2019 - Web software
  The Fatalities Cost in Mining web application uses an adapted version of a well-known cost-of-injury methodology to estimate the societal cost of an individual fatality based on key characteristics of the fatally injured miner.
• Safety Pays in Mining
  10/5/2018 - Web software
  A tool demonstrating how avoiding occupational injuries can impact the success of your company.
• Reduced Workers’ Compensation Costs With Roof Screening
  9/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper quantifies potential savings in WC premiums due to a reduction in rock fall injuries after roof screening in Pennsylvania’s underground coal mines. Two hypothetical mines with realistic injury and WC premium estimates were used.
• Potential of Roof Screening to Reduce Workers' Compensation Cost
  12/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Many rock fall injuries can be prevented with roof screen, but many coal mines are reluctant to use it due to added cost. This study looked at potential savings in workers' compensation premiums due reduced rock fall injuries after roof screening.
• An Analysis of the Potential of Roof Screening to Reduce Workers' Compensation Costs
  2/1/2010 - Conference papers
  The goal of this study was to determine the potential saving in workers' compensation (WC) premiums that could be achieved due to a reduction in rock fall injuries after roof screening.
• Operationalizing Normal Accident Theory for Safety-Related Computer Systems
  11/1/2005 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Normal Accident Theory is a classic argument in organizational sociology, although it has been criticized as having imprecise definitions and lacking criteria for quantifying complexity. These limitations are addressed by a unique approach.
• Economics of Safety at Surface Mine Spoil Piles
  7/1/2000 - Reports of Investigations
  Short-dumping rather than edge-dumping might reduce dumping-related accidents, but many operators believe it is less cost effective. To evaluate this perception, NIOSH reviewed the costs of various dumping methods at waste and spoil piles.
• Demonstrating the Financial Impact of Mining Injuries with the Safety Pays in Mining Web Application
  2/19/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing the development of the Safety Pays in Mining app, how the app is used to show the true costs of mining injuries, and how mines can benefit from using it.
• Safety Pays in Mining - App
  4/4/2018 - Web software
  A tool demonstrating how avoiding occupational injuries can impact the success of your company.
• What's the Cost of an Injury? A New App from NIOSH Estimates the Cost of Common Injuries
  10/1/2017 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing Safety Pays in Mining — a new, free web app from NIOSH.