Results 141 - 150 of 618

• Investigating the Impact of Caving on Longwall Mine Ventilation Using Scaled Physical Modeling
  6/10/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing a study conducted in NIOSH's Longwall Instrumented Aerodynamic Model (LIAM) to investigate the gob-face interaction, airflow patterns within the gob, and airflow dynamics on the face for varying roof caving characteristics.
• Testing a Revised Inlet for the Personal Dust Monitor
  5/10/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing dust collection equivalency testing of a new PDM air inlet against the original cap-mounted inlet design.
• An Analysis of Injuries to Front-end Loader Operators During Ingress and Egress
  5/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article examining slips, trips, and falls sustained during ingress or egress from front-end loaders to determine the frequencies of factors that may contribute to injuries.
• The Role of Risk Avoidance and Locus of Control in Workers' Near Miss Experiences: Implications for Improving Safety Management Systems
  5/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A survey conducted to understand how mineworkers’ risk avoidance could impact their near miss incidents on the job.
• Smart Monitoring and Control System Test Apparatus
  4/23/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing NIOSH's work developing a test apparatus for a smart monitoring and control system for mine air quality.
• Job Autonomy and Safety Climate: Examining Associations in the Mining Industry
  4/17/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article examining what role job autonomy may have in forming workers’ perceptions and subsequent occupational safety and health performance on the job.
• Effect of Discontinuity Dip Direction on Hard Rock Pillar Strength
  4/2/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study on the effect of the discontinuity dip direction on square and rectangular hard rock pillars.
• Experimental Methods to Reduce Noise Generated by Haul Trucks and LHDs
  3/19/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing the development of a retrofitted noise control package for haul trucks and load-haul-dumps (LHDs) used in underground metal/nonmetal mines.
• Data Transport Over Leaky Feeder Systems Using Internet-Protocol-Enabled Land Mobile Radios
  3/5/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article presenting the selection, configuration and testing methodologies employed by NIOSH researchers to integrate commercially available land mobile data radios into an existing leaky feeder communication system to provide IP data transport.
• Evaluating Hearing Loss Risks in the Mining Industry Through MSHA Citations
  3/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article presenting an assessment of hearing conservation program compliance, and excessive noise exposure and hearing loss risks for both coal and non-coal mining divisions through evaluating MSHA citations.