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• Characterization of Haul Truck Health and Safety Issues
  5/4/2023 - Research projects
  A project to inform future health and safety research related to powered haulage by identifying health and safety issues related to haul trucks through a systematic evaluation of accidents, operators’ needs, and technology maturity.
• Improving Prevention and Suppression of Equipment Fires in Metal/Nonmetal Mines
  12/14/2023 - Research projects
  A project to develop effective measures to prevent hot surface ignitions on mining equipment, improve fire suppression techniques, and develop a diagnostic tool to determine the effect of mine fires on a mine’s ventilation system.
• Integrated Analysis of Coal Pillar and Entry Stability
  5/7/2023 - Research projects
  A project to reduce ground fall injuries and fatalities in underground coal mines through the application of improved analysis procedures that will facilitate the design of pillars, entries, and ribs as an integrated system.
• Advanced Mining Seismicity Processing
  3/30/2017 - Research projects
  A project to explore and refine advanced event detection, location, and magnitude estimation methods that can be used to increase seismic catalog quality.
• Advanced Strategies for Controlling Exposures to Diesel Aerosols
  12/27/2023 - Research projects
  A project to develop and implement workplace solutions to reduce miners’ overexposure to hazardous airborne contaminants emitted from diesel-powered equipment.
• Advancement of Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
  5/9/2019 - Research projects
  A project to minimize the risk of heat illness for miners entering an RA, ensure the availability of air delivery and purging systems for RAs, facilitate the use of BIP RAs, and develop a reliable communications system for RAs.
• Advancing Exposure Monitoring for Airborne Particulates in Mining
  1/18/2023 - Research projects
  A project to design, validate, and promote the use of advancements in monitoring the exposure of miners to respirable dust, respirable crystalline silica, and diesel particulate matter.
• Alternative Mining Methods in Challenging Environments
  9/16/2020 - Research projects
  A project to reduce injuries and fatalities caused by rockburst-related ground failures in underground mines by developing an integrated, systematic approach for monitoring mining-induced seismic events.
• Analysis of Health and Safety Management System Practices Through Multilevel Interventions
  2/21/2020 - Research projects
  Identify and characterize H&S performance practices through worker-technology-management interactions to provide guidance about risk processes with a focus on management of site risks and improvement in H&S values through empowering initiatives.
• An Analysis of Health and Safety Management Systems in Mining
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A pilot project to identify leading indicators in health and safety management practices unique to the mining industry and compare them against the leading indicators of mature occupational health and safety programs.