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• Modification and Approval of Mine Rescue Support Machine
  9/15/2022 - Contract reports
  A contract to advance mine rescue technology and training by furthering the design of a prototype mine rescue support machine.
• 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.
• Visual-Inertial Drone Navigation for Underground Mine Environments
  2/6/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop and evaluate autonomous navigation solutions for drones operating in GPS-denied mining environments.
• 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.
• Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines Training Initiative
  2/21/2019 - Research projects
  A project to characterize the essential components of the mine emergency escape system and develop interventions designed to improve system preparedness and self-escape training of underground coal mining personnel.
• Development of a Mine Rescue Support Vehicle
  12/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article detailing the development of a mine rescue support vehicle prototype and describing the additional capabilities that are being integrated into the vehicle.
• Using Performance Management Strategies to Improve Mine Emergency Training and Preparedness
  11/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  A report on one company’s efforts to improve its mineworkers’ self-escape competencies using competency-based performance management strategies, including assessment and remediation processes.
• Ideas from the Field: Training Responsible Persons to Lead and Succeed
  4/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  A trade publication article that focuses on the need for coal miners to designate an on-site responsible person (RP) during a mine emergency.
• The ABCs of KSAs
  1/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  A trade publication article on assessing the self-escape knowledge, skills and abilities of coal miners.
• Breathing Air Supplies Research
  3/30/2017 - Research projects
  A project to improve breathing air supplies by conducting a development program; exploring and identifying technologies in other fields that may be adapted; and designing, developing, and producing technology demonstrators.