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• Effectively Recognizing Hazards
  3/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  A trade publication article discussing NIOSH research into hazard recognition and workplace examinations at stone, sand, and gravel mines.
• The ABCs of KSAs
  1/1/2018 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  A trade publication article on assessing the self-escape knowledge, skills and abilities of coal miners.
• Hazard Recognition Challenge
  10/3/2017 - Web software
  Are you up to the challenge? Try your hand at our new web application that challenges users to find the hazards in four locations at a surface stone operation.
• Refuge Chambers
  3/15/2017 - Research areas
  Refuge Chambers Training Materials and Recommendations developed by NIOSH.
• Defining Hazard from the Mine Worker's Perspective
  11/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article by NIOSH that examines how miners at stone, sand & gravel mines think, understand, and perceive hazards at their workplaces, as learned through interviews.
• 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.
• 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.
• Haul Trucks Can Kill!
  10/18/2016 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles, Training materials
  Short article with infographic about the hazards involved in working with haul trucks.
• Safety and Health Toolbox Talks
  8/31/2016 - Mobile software, Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists, Web software
  Try our new app offering a series of directed safety talks to promote discussion and awareness of issues such as slips and falls, ground control, lockout tagout, seatbelts, and more.
• Investigation of Reduced Order Fire Modeling for Improved Safety and Response in Underground Coal Mines
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to advance the body of knowledge in mine fires through modeling and application to ensure improved controls.