Results 131 - 140 of 142

• Development of Guidelines for the Design of Support Systems to Manage Coal Mine Rib Hazards
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop guidelines for determining the appropriate level of support and design methods for support systems to minimize the risk and severity of injuries to miners from rib falls in underground coal mines.
• Development and Evaluation of Prototype Kneepads for the Low-Seam Mining Industry
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to reduce the likelihood of knee injuries in low-seam coal miners through a systematic approach that includes the development of guidelines for improved personal protective equipment and interventions.
• Develop and Evaluate Engineering Noise Controls for Air Carbon Arc Cutting and Gouging
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop and evaluate noise controls and alternatives toward reducing sound pressure levels and personal noise exposures from air carbon arcing applications in the mining industry to below permissible exposure limit.
• Defining Risk Perception and Tolerance Within a Decision Science Framework
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to identify and define the theoretical constructs for risk perception and tolerance from the perspective of the sand, stone, and gravel mine worker and determine how these perspectives influence their decisionmaking processes.
• Control Technologies and Strategies for Reducing Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Emissions
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to reduce exposures of underground miners to diesel particulate matter and gases through implementation of control technologies and understanding of the risks associated with  exposure to diesel engine emissions.
• Continuous Monitoring of Airflow and Methane in Coal Mines
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop guidelines to assess ventilation effectiveness in underground coal mines using improved sampling protocols and defining optimal instrument locations for continuous-reading airflow and methane monitors.
• Coal Mine Safety Applications of Seismic Monitoring
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to implement in-mine seismic monitoring techniques in coal mines to evaluate and demonstrate potential mine safety benefits of this technology.
• Calibration and Verification of Longwall Stress Models
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to address the paucity of guidance in available literature for assessing the design an underground longwall coal mine for safe ground response to mining with numerical stress analysis tools.
• Battery Safety Enhancements for Underground Coal Mines
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to make recommendations and guide policy or program decisions regarding the safety of batteries used in underground coal mines.
• Assessing the Safety Culture of Coal Mining
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to work with a consultant, Human Performance Analysis, to assess the safety culture at U.S. coal mines.