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• 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.
• Technology News 538: Acoustic Enclosure to Reduce Noise From Vibrating Screen Mechanism Housings
  11/1/2009 - Technology News
  NIOSH has been performing research to reduce operator exposure to noise from vibrating screens at coal preparation plants.
• Technology News 539 - Identifying The Benefits Of Engineering Noise Controls Through A Business Case
  12/1/2009 - Technology News
  NIOSH has been performing research to develop a business case that promotes adoption of noise controls by reducing barriers to industry acceptance and enhancing drivers that foster their implementation.
• Technology News 540 - Field-Expedient Shotcrete Adhesion Test System
  6/1/2011 - Technology News
  To develop a practical method of measuring shotcrete adhesion strength in underground mines.
• Technology News 541 - Field-Use Early-Strength Shotcrete Test System
  6/1/2011 - Technology News
  To develop a practical method of measuring shotcrete early strength onsite in the first six hours after application using a partial beam test standard, ASTM C 1 16-90.
• Technology News 542 - Field Use Round Determinate Panel Test System
  6/1/2011 - Technology News
  To develop a portable field-use testing system for conducting ASTM-1550-05 round determinate panel tests.
• Technology News 543 - Reverse Implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology for Personnel Tracking in Underground Mines
  9/1/2011 - Technology News
  Possible benefits of the use of reverse RFID for personnel tracking are: improvements in accuracy, the ability to interface to a variety of mine communications infrastructures, better system survivability, and easier installation and maintenance.
• Technology News 544 - New Measurement Tool to Validate Wireless Communications and Tracking Radio Signal Coverage in Mines
  10/1/2011 - Technology News
  This technology is used to map communications and tracking coverage in underground mines. It is important to know coverage of these systems during a mine emergency.
• Technology News 545 - NIOSH Updates Spontaneous Combustion Assessment Software
  12/1/2011 - Technology News
  To update the current SPONCOM software to SponCom 2.0 with a Windows-based platform, using tabs and easy-to-navigate screens for entering or selecting data.
• Technology News 546 - Medium Frequency Mine Emergency Communications - An Emerging Technology
  2/1/2012 - Technology News
  Medium frequency communications systems do not require a powered underground infrastructure to be installed for operation, and may therefore provide a higher degree of survivability after a mine disaster than other types of systems.