Results 101 - 110 of 142

• Improving Underground Coal Mine Sealing Strategies
  11/15/2016 - Research projects
  A project seeking to eliminate disasters from gas explosions within sealed areas of coal mines through improved engineering of the complete sealing process and better education of the mining workforce.
• Ground Control Safety for Deep Vein Mines
  11/5/2016 - Research projects
  A project to establish a new standard for ground control safety in deep vein mines.
• Health Communications in Mining
  10/28/2016 - Research projects
  A project to contribute to improving the health and safety of miners by providing essential health communications and dissemination support and strategies for the NIOSH Mining Program.
• Durable Support for Western U.S. Underground Metal Mines
  10/27/2016 - Research projects
  A project to reduce injuries and fatalities in western U.S. underground metal mines by reducing the falls of ground taking place in these mines.
• Surveillance & Statistics
  10/25/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop and strengthen the use of surveillance data to identify priorities, trends, and emerging issues within the mining industry.
• Virtual Reality to Train and Assess Emergency Responders
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A research project designed to determine optimal use of virtual reality (VR) technologies for training and assessing mine emergency responders.
• Ventilation to Control Contaminants in Metal/NonMetal Mining Operations
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to deliver practices, methodologies, and strategies to the industry to improve ventilation effectiveness in underground metal/nonmetal (M/NM) operations to increase control of airborne contaminants in deep mines.
• Underground Coal, Metal, and Nonmetal Mine Illumination Systems for Improving Miner Visual Performance
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to improve mine illumination such that a mine worker's visual performance improves to better recognize slip/trip/fall hazards and pinning/striking hazards from moving machinery.
• Support Design Procedures for Difficult Ground Conditions
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop engineering guidelines for support design that will reduce groundfall fatalities under supported roof in underground coal mines.
• Smart Ventilation to Control Airborne Pollutants and Physical Stressors in Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop and implement effective interventions to control diesel particulate matter, dust, and other respirable contaminants generated and liberated in the metal/nonmetal mining industry.