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• When Do You Take Refuge? Decisionmaking During Mine Emergency Escape
  8/1/2011 - PC software, Reports of Investigations, Training materials
  This training exposes trainees to the types of decisions that they may need to make during a mine emergency escape and stimulate group discussion about when and why to use a refuge alternative.
• Underground Coal Mine Disasters 1900-2010: Events, Responses, and a Look to the Future
  1/1/2010 - Conference papers
  After studying mine disasters occurring in the U.S. from 1900-2010, the authors suggest that a factor in reducing death and injuries and increasing mine escape and rescue lies in the field of social psychology and human behavior interventions.
• Harry's Hard Choices: Mine Refuge Chamber Training
  3/1/2009 - Information Circulars, Training materials
  This paper-and-pencil simulation teaches miners about issues related to self-rescue and escape, including information gathering, knowing one's escapeways, use of SCSRs, the value of multigas detectors, and when to enter a refuge chamber.
• Cognitive Task Analysis of Miner Preparedness to Self-Escape from Mine Emergencies
  2/26/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing a cognitive task analysis performed to understand thought-based components of miner self-escape.
• Applying the Precaution Adoption Process Model to the Acceptance of Mine Safety and Health Technologies
  5/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study exploring management and worker perspectives toward three technologies to forecast adoption and behavioral intention on the job.
• Miners Implement Corrective Actions in Response to CPDM Dust Data
  3/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  A trade publication article discussing a NIOSH study that aimed to find what individual miners have learned about their exposure based on CPDM use, the corrective actions identified, and their responsive, behavioral changes to reduce dust exposure.
• Exploring the Use of Situation Awareness in Behaviors and Practices of Health and Safety Leaders
  2/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A publication examining how health and safety management systems (HSMS) reduce worksite injuries, illnesses and fatalities, and how an understanding of HSMS may be gained by studying the behaviors of health and safety leaders.
• Assessing and Evaluating Human Systems Integration Needs in Mining
  6/12/2017 - Research projects
  A project to use a systems approach to characterize what information needs to be provided to mine workers, determine the timing and format of that information, and then use this information to develop alternatives to interfaces design.
• Workplace Perceptions of Safety
  6/1/2017 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing what workers think about health and safety, why it matters, and what you can do about it.
• Informational Preferences of Coal Miners: The What, When and Who
  1/1/2017 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  A trade publication piece by NIOSH on information and knowledge gathering in an era of new technologies. The survey discussed focuses on miners' perceptions of gas levels, airflow, dust levels, and the location of people and equipment.