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• BG 4 Benching Trainer Software
  6/12/2015 - PC software, Training materials
  3D virtual reality-based software to teach the benching process for the BG 4 self-contained breathing apparatus used in mine rescue.
• Recommendations for Refuge Chamber Operations Training
  6/1/2011 - Guides and manuals, Reports of Investigations
  Refuge alternatives are airtight, reinforced shelters that underground coal miners can enter during a mine emergency. This publication provides recommendations for training miners in how to operate a refuge chamber.
• Emergency Escape and Refuge Alternatives
  10/1/2010 - Information Circulars, Training materials
  Emergency escape and refuge alternatives was created by a multidisciplinary team at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to teach miners about emergency escape and using refuge alternatives. The training is a Microsoft Power...
• How to Operate a Refuge Chamber: A Quick Start Guide
  10/1/2010 - Information Circulars, Training materials
  How to Operate a Refuge Chamber: A Quick Start Guide was created by researchers at NIOSH to be used as a template for mine instructors to modify based on the refuge chambers used at their mine.
• A Review of NIOSH and U.S. Bureau of Mines Research to Improve Miners' Health and Safety Training
  1/1/2010 - Book chapters
  This paper describes how miners' safety and health training has improved since the beginning of the program in the late 1970's after the Federal Mine Safety legislation was passed, and identifies areas where further improvements are needed.
• Technology News 537 - NIOSH Develops New Mine Refuge Chamber Training
  11/1/2009 - Technology News
  NIOSH has been performing research to provide effective training on refuge chambers for underground coal miners.
• Guidelines for Instructional Materials on Refuge Chamber Setup, Use, and Maintenance
  7/1/2009 - Information Circulars, Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists
  NIOSH has created this document with suggestions for developing manuals and educational materials concerning refuge chambers for miners.
• Technology News 535 - NIOSH Releases New Educational Video: Escape from Farmington No. 9: An Oral History
  5/1/2009 - Technology News
  Researchers with NIOSH have developed a training module to educate both new, inexperienced miners as well as veterans on important issues related to self-rescue and escape procedures.
• Working in the Classroom - A Vision of Miner Training in the 21st Century
  11/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This article discusses how narrative-based training has evolved and is likely to continue changing in the future using the Underground Coal Mine Map Reading Training (UCMMRT) developed by NIOSH.
• Ergonomics and Risk Factor Awareness Training for Miners
  7/1/2008 - Information Circulars, PC software, Training materials
  This training will increase awareness of risk factors and encourage miners to take action to report and reduce their exposures to risk factors.