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1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH researchers completed field trials during coal mine rescue contests using simulated gas detectors in place of placards, and demonstrated that the newly developed GMS device may be used with no adverse impact on team contest performance.
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2/26/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article describing a cognitive task analysis performed to understand thought-based components of miner self-escape.
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1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper describes tests conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the Barricade II Fire Blocking Gel.
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1/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper presents a summary of domestic and international coal mine rescue training facilities and identifies those that provide unique, real-life and/or state-of-the-art training. Research findings from this report will be used in further NIOSH inves...
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12/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis document highlights NIOSH's research and recommendations concerning refuge alternatives, survivability evaluations of refuge chambers, and presents a brief review of the current deployment of refuge chambers in underground coal mines in the U.S.
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6/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article is a review of the book The Phoenix of Natural Disasters: Community Resilience.
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10/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis study investigated human response issues related to wearing a self-contained self-rescuer(SCSR). The goal was to develop training to educate miners on what they could expect from their units during an escape.
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4/1/2005 - Peer reviewed journal articlesDiscusses a study that used a CFD program (fire dynamics simulator) based on large eddy simulations (LES) to model floor-level fires in a ventilated tunnel. The CFD results are compared with two simple theories of critical ventilation.
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12/1/1999 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH is developing computer programs that will be used to educate mine workers on the hazards of mining, as well as train miners in evacuation routes and evacuation procedures.
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2/1/1998 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis exercise is a research tool that measures miners' proficiency in the information-gathering and decision-making skills related to escaping from a mine fire. It also helps miners to learn and practice these cognitive skills.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program