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• Combustion Modeling and Spontaneous Combustion Prevention in Longwall Gobs
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to examine the explosion and fire hazards in the gobs of underground longwall coal mines through physical and numerical modeling.
• Building Capacity and Enhancing Ground Control Safety through Improvement and Extension of the LaModel Program
  7/16/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to enhance ground control safety and produce qualified MS and PhD graduates with ground control expertise through improving and extending the LaModel program.
• Utilization of Booster Fans in Underground Coal Mines
  4/29/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to research using booster fans in deep coal mines in the western U.S., where coal seams can have over 3,000 ft of overburden causing ventilation and ground control problems.
• Safety Aspects of Mine Ventilation Through Technical Development and Training
  4/29/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to investigate safety aspects of mine ventilation through technical development and training.
• BG 4 Benching Training Software
  12/1/2015 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  This trade publication piece by NIOSH discusses the new BG 4 benching trainer software developed for mine rescue team members to practice assembly and testing of a Draeger BG 4 rescue breathing apparatus.
• Rescue Technologies and Training
  9/22/2015 - Research areas
  Rescue Technologies and Training Topic Page
• Technology News 553 - Interactive BG 4 Training Software Reinforces Skills for Benching Mine Rescue Breathing Apparatus
  8/1/2015 - Technology News
  The BG 4 Benching Trainer software helps to reinforce the critical skills that mine rescue team members must possess to accurately bench closed-circuit breathing apparatus and keep mine rescue team members safe during mine emergencies.
• BG 4 Breathing Apparatus Training Software Released
  12/29/2014 - News articles
  The BG 4 Benching Trainer Software is an interactive software program developed by NIOSH and targeted as reinforcement training of benching competencies for mine rescue personnel.
• An Analysis of Trainers' Perspectives within an Ecological Framework: Factors that Influence Mine Safety Training Processes
  9/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article about an analysis of interviews with nine mine safety trainers using a social ecological model to examine factors that could be addressed both during and after mine safety training.
• Safety, Health, and Ventilation Cost Benefit Optimization with Simulation and Control
  8/4/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to improve ventilation tasks in deep and hot underground mines to decrease injury risks; improve working conditions; meet occupational, environmental, and health standards; and reduce costs to stay competitive.