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• 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.
• Exploring Virtual Mental Practice in Maintenance Task Training
  7/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article contributing to the general understanding of mental practice by investigating the utility of and participant reaction to a virtual reality maintenance training among underground coal mine first responders.
• Effective Group Training With Computer-Based Virtual Environments
  6/1/2016 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH discusses researcher observations of mine emergency escape trainers as they used virtual environment software for group training in decision making and problem solving.
• 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.
• Assessing the Effects of Virtual Emergency Training on Mine Rescue Team Efficacy
  11/1/2015 - Conference papers
  A conference paper describing a study that represents the first documented empirical attempt at evaluating the effectiveness of virtual reality training for mine rescue teams in the United States.
• 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.
• Enhancing Mine Workers' Self-escape by Integrating Competency Assessment into Training
  6/1/2015 - Reports of Investigations
  NIOSH researchers completed in-depth interviews with nine coal mine safety trainers about teaching and assessing Self-escape competencies (SEC). Based on the results recommendations are provided to improve training, assessment, and maintenance of SEC.