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• Escape, Rescue, and Training
  9/22/2020 - Research projects
  A project to provide support for the planning, development, and dissemination of training products and methodologies for the planning and implementation of escape and rescue activities for the NIOSH Mining Program.
• Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines Training Initiative
  2/21/2019 - Research projects
  A project to characterize the essential components of the mine emergency escape system and develop interventions designed to improve system preparedness and self-escape training of underground coal mining personnel.
• Breathing Air Supplies Research
  3/30/2017 - Research projects
  A project to improve breathing air supplies by conducting a development program; exploring and identifying technologies in other fields that may be adapted; and designing, developing, and producing technology demonstrators.
• 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.
• Investigation of Enhanced Refuge Alternatives
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to provide the underlying scientific evidence that addresses, minimizes, and, where possible, eliminates the concerns miners have about using a refuge alternative after a mine disaster.
• Improvements to Mine Escape Training
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to ensure that suitable information exists for properly training underground coal miners on appropriate procedures for escaping from dangerous situations such as fires, explosions, and inundations.