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• Design of a Water Curtain to Reduce Accumulations of Float Coal Dust in Longwall Returns
  7/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study to determine the optimal configuration of a water curtain developed to reduce float coal dust in mine airways.
• Learning from Workers' Near-miss Reports to Improve Organizational Management
  6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A case study analyzing near-miss reports at an aggregates company. The analysis provides insight into ways that risk communication and management programs can be improved.
• Forty Years of NIOSH/USBM-developed Control Technology to Reduce Respirable Dust Exposure for Miners in Industrial Minerals Processing Operations
  6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article highlighting a number of effective dust-control techniques that have been developed and tested by NIOSH and the USBM since the implementation of the 1977 Mine Safety and Health Act.
• LED Area Lighting to Reduce Glare for Roof Bolter Operators
  6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report on the NIOSH-developed Saturn LED area light's ability to reduce glare that has typically been an issue for roof bolter operators.
• A Predictive Model for Elemental Carbon, Organic Carbon and Total Carbon Based on Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Measurements of Filter-collected Diesel Particulate Matter
  6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study suggesting that laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy measurements coupled with partial least squares modeling results could be a method for rapidly analyzing diesel particulate matter concentrations.
• Aerodynamic Size Separation of Glass Fiber Aerosols
  6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study investigating the efficacy of an aerodynamic separation scheme for obtaining aerosols with nearly monodisperse fiber lengths as test samples for mechanistic toxicological evaluations.
• Underground Mine Refuge Alternatives Heat Mitigation
  4/22/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article detailing NIOSH tests on an air-conditioned borehole air supply (BAS) and a cryogenic air supply for refuge alternatives.
• Retrofitting and Re-powering as a Control Strategies for Curtailment of Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Aerosols
  4/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study examining diesel emissions control strategies based on retrofitting existing power packages with exhaust aftertreatment devices and repowering with advanced power packages.
• Analysis of Fall-Related Imminent Danger Orders in the Metal/Nonmetal Mining Sector
  4/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An analysis of the events and contributing factors leading up to fall-related injuries in the metal/nonmetal mining sector.
• Contribution of Various Types and Categories of Diesel-powered Vehicles to Aerosols in an Underground Mine
  4/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study assessing both the relative contributions different types of vehicles make to diesel aerosol concentrations and the effectiveness of control strategies and technologies.