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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.
• 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.
• Safety Pays in Mining
  10/20/2023 - Web software
  Use Safety Pays to see how much injuries could cost your operation.
• 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.
• 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.
• Technology News 558 - Safety Pays in Mining: a Web Application that Demonstrates the Financial Impact of Injuries
  7/10/2017 - Technology News
  This Technology News describes the Safety Pays in Mining web application, which brings awareness to companies about the unknown costs of injuries and the distribution of these costs. The web application is available for use on the NIOSH Mining website.
• New Web Application: Safety Pays in Mining
  2/17/2017 - News articles
  Use the Safety Pays in Mining web application from NIOSH to learn how worker injuries—medical bills plus other costs—affect mining companies' finances.
• A Company-Perspective Cost Analysis of the Personal Dust Monitor (PDM)
  7/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper presents the results of a hypothetical cost comparison analysis of the PDM with the current MSHA-required coal mine dust personal sampling unit (CMDPSU).
• Best Practices and Bolting Machine Innovations for Roof Screening
  2/1/2003 - Conference papers, Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists
  Injury data show a dramatic reduction in roof skin injuries when screening is used. Five case studies in which roof screen was used are presented along with the costs of materials, impact on bolting advance rates, and potential ergonomic risks.