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• Development of Ergonomics Audits for Bagging, Haul Truck and Maintenance and Repair Operations in Mining
  12/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing the development and testing of ergonomics and safety audits for small and bulk bag filling, haul truck and maintenance and repair operations in coal preparation and mineral processing plants found at surface mine sites.
• Development of the NIOSH Determination of Sound Exposures (DOSES) Mining Noise Exposure Management Software
  1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  To help manage noise exposures, the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed the Determination of Sound Exposures (DOSES) software and implementation guide for use by mine management and safety personnel.
• Diagnosing and Controlling Moisture-Sensitive Roof in Coal Mines
  1/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Moisture-sensitive roof rocks have contributed to time-dependent roof falls. NIOSH research proves the value of a wet/dry cycling test for rock evaluation.
• Diesel and Welding Aerosols in an Underground Mine
  7/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing aerosols generated by a diesel-powered vehicle and manual metal arc welding in an underground mine.
• Differential Pressure as a Measure of Particulate Matter Emissions from Diesel Engines
  4/1/2005 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A diesel particulate matter analyzer capable of direct, real-time measurement of engine exhaust particulate is necessary to effectively institute source control technology currently being used on diesel equipment and to ensure that the control measures ...
• Differential Pressure Response of 25-mm-Diameter Glass Fiber Filters Challenged with Coal and Limestone Dust Mixtures
  2/1/2002 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article summarized results of research conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at its Pittsburgh Research Laboratory. The objective of this work was to determine the correlation between the mass (M) of respir...
• Directional Control-Response Compatibility Relationships Assessed by Physical Simulation of an Underground Bolting Machine
  3/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study conducted to examine the pattern of direction errors made during the manipulation of a physical simulation of an underground coal mine bolting machine to assess directional control-response compatibility relationships.
• Direct-on-Filter alpha-Quartz Estimation in Respirable Coal Mine Dust using Transmission Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry and Partial Least Squares Regression
  5/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article by NIOSH about a study demonstrating the feasibility of end-of-shift measurement of α-quartz using a direct-on-filter (DoF) method to analyze coal mine dust samples deposited onto polyvinyl chloride filters.
• Discomfort Glare Comparison for Various LED Cap Lamps
  5/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) are investigating different lighting technologies with the objective of improving mine safety.
• Disease and Illness in U.S. Mining, 1983-2001
  12/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Describes inconsistencies in disease and illness reporting in U.S. mining, identifies under-reporting of disease and illness in U.S. mining, and summarizes selected disease and illness in U.S. mining from 1983 through 2001.