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• Use of Simulation Exercises for Safety Training in the U.S. Mining Industry
  9/1/2001 - Information Circulars
  Organizations that used problem-solving simulation exercises to support mine health and safety training were surveyed. Recommendations are made for the expansion of simulation exercises as a method for occupational health and safety training.
• The Evolving Mining Workforce: Training Issues
  8/1/2001 - Conference papers
  A major concern in the mining industry today is how to train the present aging workforce plus the expected influx of new and less experienced miners and mine operators as the cohort of older workers retire.
• Development of NIOSH Hard-Rock Safety Training Materials
  2/1/2001 - Conference papers
  A description of the development process and results of safety training projects.
• Development and Evaluation of a Training Exercise for Construction, Maintenance and Repair Work Activities
  8/1/2000 - Conference papers
  Recent studies have shown that miners performing construction, maintenance, and repair (CMR) work activities in the conduct of their jobs incur from 39 to 65 percent of all reported injuries in the mining industry. To address this issue, an interactive...
• A Performance Approach to Training Research
  1/1/2000 - Conference papers
  A summary of (a) training techniques to act competently in emergencies; (b) simulations that enhance the perceptual, judgment and decision making skills of workers and (c) the linkages between financial investments and skills training.
• I Can't Get Enough Air! Proper Self-contained Self-rescuer Usage
  10/1/1999 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  This is the Instructor's Copy of the document. This document contains most of the materials needed to use the exercises on proper self-contained self-rescuer usage.
• Focus on Prevention: Conducting a Fire Risk Assessment
  10/1/1999 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications, Training materials
  The first step to emergency preparedness is defining and analyzing hazards. Although all hazards should be addressed, resource limitations usually do not allow this to happen all at once.
• An Overview of Technology and Training Simulations for Mine Rescue Teams
  6/1/1999 - Conference papers
  A series of mine rescue training exercises was developed, conducted, and evaluated by NIOSH in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety and several mining companies.
• An Ounce of Prevention: Training Workers to Prevent a Crisis
  4/1/1999 - Conference papers
  This paper introduces a technique for incorporating employee participation into the prevention component of a contingency plan.
• Mine Rescue Training Simulations and Technology
  5/1/1998 - Conference papers
  Reports on a series of mine rescue training exercises developed, conducted and evaluated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Deep Min...