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7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to acquire, prototype construct, test, and evaluatue Mine Escape Vehicle (MEV) subsystem components along with their integration into the MEV vehicle platform.
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5/23/2016 - Interagency agreementsAn interagency agreement to investigate efficiency improvements for pure oxygen breathing apparatuses used by miners in emergencies, namely SCSRs, and to develop an improved ergonomically designed SCSR.
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9/22/2015 - Research areasRescue Technologies and Training Topic Page
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8/1/2015 - Technology NewsThe BG 4 Benching Trainer software helps to reinforce the critical skills that mine rescue team members must possess to accurately bench closed-circuit breathing apparatus and keep mine rescue team members safe during mine emergencies.
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6/16/2015 - News and announcementsA feature story about the transfer of rapid rescue drilling equipment to the National Mine Health and Safety Academy.
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1/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA report on the development of linear regression models that can be used to determine peak and average oxygen consumption rates as well as total oxygen consumption.
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12/29/2014 - News articlesThe BG 4 Benching Trainer Software is an interactive software program developed by NIOSH and targeted as reinforcement training of benching competencies for mine rescue personnel.
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8/15/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to identify equipment needs, available contractors, and the development and demonstration process for a rapid response drilling system for mine rescue operations.
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5/1/1998 - Conference papersReports on a series of mine rescue training exercises developed, conducted and evaluated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Deep Min...
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1/1/1976 - Reports of InvestigationsA seismic system which utilizes in-mine geophones to detect trapped miners has been developed. Tests at the Bureau of Mines safety research mine at Bruceton, Pennsylvania, and at two operating mines indicate such a system has a maximum detection range i...
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program