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• Advanced Strategies for Controlling Exposures to Diesel Aerosols
  12/27/2023 - Research projects
  A project to develop and implement workplace solutions to reduce miners’ overexposure to hazardous airborne contaminants emitted from diesel-powered equipment.
• Evaluating and Developing Emerging Technologies to Improve Conveyor System Safety
  7/11/2023 - Research projects
  A project to develop interventions to reduce traumatic injuries and fatalities that occur during operation and maintenance activities on conveyors.
• Development of an Aerosol Sampler for a Wearable Respirable Crystalline Silica Monitor
  5/4/2023 - Research projects
  A pilot project to develop an aerosol sampler for a wearable crystalline silica monitor.
• Analytical Enhancement of Rapid Quartz Analysis
  4/25/2023 - Research projects
  A project to improve both the analytical accuracy and the usability of Rapid Quartz Analysis to increase adoption and implementation in the mining industry.
• Improved Float Dust Controls in Underground Coal Mines
  3/27/2023 - Research projects
  A project to reduce the risks associated with accumulations of combustible and explosive materials.
• Advancing Exposure Monitoring for Airborne Particulates in Mining
  1/18/2023 - Research projects
  A project to design, validate, and promote the use of advancements in monitoring the exposure of miners to respirable dust, respirable crystalline silica, and diesel particulate matter.
• Develop Portable DPM Monitor
  1/10/2023 - Research projects
  A project to investigate the feasibility of using alternative measurement approaches to quantify both elemental carbon and organic carbon in filter samples of mine air.
• Improving Mine Ventilation and Reducing Contaminant Exposure in Large-Opening Stone Mines
  9/21/2020 - Research projects
  A project to develop practical and economic engineering controls, guidelines, and translational solutions for improving the quality and quantity of airflow in large-opening stone mines.
• Evaluation of Methods to Inform Development of a Near Real-time Monitor for Measuring and Reducing RCS Exposures in Non-coal Mines
  9/18/2020 - Research projects
  A project to develop novel and improved monitoring solutions for respirable crystalline silica that can be commercialized and subsequently provided to mine operators for the assessment of hazardous conditions in the field.
• Certification Test Protocol Development and Treated Rock Dust Deployment Strategies
  9/16/2020 - Research projects
  A project to eliminate coal dust explosions in underground coal mines through the development of improved methodologies for identifying and mitigating explosible accumulations of coal dust.