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• Economics of Safety at Surface Mine Spoil Piles
  7/1/2000 - Reports of Investigations
  Short-dumping rather than edge-dumping might reduce dumping-related accidents, but many operators believe it is less cost effective. To evaluate this perception, NIOSH reviewed the costs of various dumping methods at waste and spoil piles.
• Optically Powered Remote Gas Monitor
  1/1/1995 - Reports of Investigations
  Many mines rely on toxic gas sensors to help maintain a safe and healthy work environment. This report describes a prototype monitoring system developed by the USBM that uses light to power and communicate with remote toxic gas sensors.
• Remote Fiber-Optic Methane Monitor
  1/1/1992 - Reports of Investigations
  Reports on the U.S. Bureau of Mines development and testing of an instrinsically safe methane monitor based on differential absorption of infrared light.
• Fire Detection for Conveyor Belt Entries
  1/1/1991 - Reports of Investigations
  This report details the results of a series of large-scale experiments where small coal fires were used to ignite the conveyor belt at specific air velocities, and showed conditions required for early detection of conveyor belt entry fires.
• Assessing the Impact of Safety Climate Constructs on Worker Performance in the Mining Industry
  4/8/2020 - Reports of Investigations
  See how findings on mineworker perceptions about safety climate can help companies develop improved health and safety management systems.
• Ground Stress in Mining (Part 2): Calibrating and Verifying Longwall Stress Models
  1/1/2020 - Reports of Investigations
  This part 2 of a two-part series describes ground stress in mining by calibrating and verifying longwall stress models.
• Ground Stress in Mining (Part 1): Measurements and Observations at Two Western U.S. Longwall Mines
  1/1/2020 - Reports of Investigations
  This part 1 of a two-part series describes ground stress in mining based on measurements and observations at two western mines.
• Dust Control Handbook for Industrial Minerals Mining and Processing. Second edition.
  3/20/2019 - Reports of Investigations
  Read about the latest best practices for dust control in industrial minerals mining and processing.
• Announcing New Publication on Refuge Alternatives
  10/22/2016 - News and announcements, Reports of Investigations
  A feature story to announce the publication of a new NIOSH RI on built-in-place refuge alternatives.
• Seismic Monitoring Strategies for Deep Longwall Coal Mines
  9/1/2016 - Reports of Investigations
  A Report of Investigations presenting five strategies for detecting and recording seismic activity associated with deep longwall coal mining.