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• LED Area Lighting to Reduce Glare for Roof Bolter Operators
  6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report on the NIOSH-developed Saturn LED area light's ability to reduce glare that has typically been an issue for roof bolter operators.
• NIOSH Jupiter II Wide Area Light
  5/9/2019 - Blueprints
  NIOSH developed the Jupiter II Wide Area Light to mount on mining machines or illuminate a working area.
• Mining Researcher Named a Finalist for Government Service Medal
  5/7/2018 - Awards and recognition
  Researcher John Sammarco, Ph.D., has been named a finalist for a Service to America medal in the Career Achievement category.
• The Saturn LED Area Light Provides Improved Illumination for Greater Roof Bolter Safety
  11/8/2017 - Technology News
  Read the latest Technology News describing the NIOSH-developed Saturn area light, which significantly improves illumination for roof bolting machines.
• Technology News 560 - The Saturn LED Area Light Provides Improved Illumination for Greater Roof Bolter Safety
  11/1/2017 - Technology News
  Read the latest Technology News describing the NIOSH-developed Saturn LED area light, which significantly improves illumination for roof bolting machines.
• 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.
• Comparison of Cap Lamp and Laser Illumination for Detecting Visual Escape Cues in Smoke
  3/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article detailing a study that compared different lighting types and ceiling tag colors to differentiate what works best in a smoke-filled environment.
• NIOSH Illumination Research Addresses Visual Performance Needs with LED Technology
  4/9/2013 - Unpublished documents and reports
  This feature article describes NIOSH efforts to develop improved illumination technologies for the mining environment.
• Visual Performance for Incandescent and Solid-State Cap Lamps in an Underground Mining Environment
  9/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The objective was to determine if there were visual performance improvements in an underground mining environment when using solid-state cap lamps with LEDs as compared to incandescent light bulbs commonly used in miner cap lamps.
• The Potential Impact of Light Emitting Diode Lighting on Reducing Mining Injuries During Operation and Maintenance of Lighting Systems
  12/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  NIOSH research indicates that LEDs can enhance safety by improving a miner’s ability to see hazards and by reducing glare. This paper considers whether LEDs can also reduce miner exposure to hazards during maintenance and operation of LED lighting.