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• Derating Factors for Round and Flat Mine Trailing Cables
  9/17/2012 - Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists, Unpublished documents and reports
  Concerns about the present derating factors used for reeled trailing cables prompted researchers at the NIOSH to determine new derating factors for reeled coal mining trailing cables.
• Understanding and Quantifying Arc Flash Hazards in the Mining Industry
  11/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Noncontact electric arc burns are the most common cause of electrical injury in mining according to data for 1990 through 2001. Results from a NIOSH study of arc flash hazards in mining and recommendations to reduce these injuries are presented.
• U.S. Bureau of Mines/NIOSH Mining Electrical Safety Research: A Legacy of Protection Against Shock, Fires, and Explosions
  2/1/2010 - Conference papers
  This paper reviews the 100-year history of federal electrical safety research in the U.S mining industry, originally by the US Bureau of Mines, and as carried on today by NIOSH.
• Arc Flash Awareness
  1/1/2007 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications, Videos and multimedia
  This video focuses on individual and organizational behavior related to arc flash events over an 11-year period in the mining industry.
• Detrimental Effects of Capacitance on High-Resistance-Grounded Mine Distribution Systems
  9/1/2006 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  There are potential detrimental effects of capacitance charging currents during line-to-ground faults in mine power distribution systems. A representative mine power system is modeled, and simulations with faults at various locations are conducted.
• Distinguishing Motor Starts from Short Circuits through Phase-Angle Measurements
  1/1/2002 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  NIOSH investigated how the starting of induction motors may cause nuisance tripping of short-circuit protection on coal mine power systems.
• Real-Time Ground Movement Monitoring for Improved Safety Near Large Excavations Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing
  3/13/2024 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract with the Missouri University of Science & Technology to investigate real-time ground movement monitoring for improved safety near large excavations using distributed fiber optic sensing.
• Leveraging IIoT to Improve Machine Safety in the Mining Industry
  8/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article introdcuing NIOSH’s two-phase implementation of an IoT-based intelligent machine monitoring system.
• Intelligent Monitoring System for Improved Worker Safety During Plant Operation and Maintenance
  3/1/2019 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing the design and field deployment of a proof-of-concept wireless IoT solution to monitor machinery and conveyors during operation and maintenance.
• Intrinsically Safe Systems: Equivalency of International Standards Compared to U.S. Mining Approval Criteria
  12/3/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article demonstrating that international equipment evaluation standards for electrical/electronic equipment will provide at least the same level of protection for miners as the MSHA requirements.