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• 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.
• Development of a Method for the Remote Characterization of Underground Mine Ventilation Control by Multiple Tracer Gases
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to develop a method to remotely characterize underground mine ventilation control by multiple tracer gases.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.