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11/1/2017 - Technology NewsRead the latest Technology News describing the NIOSH-developed Saturn LED area light, which significantly improves illumination for roof bolting machines.
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10/12/2017 - Technology NewsA Technology News describing a self-tramming, remotely controlled mobile dry scrubber developed by J.H. Fletcher and Co. under a NIOSH contract to reduce exposure of miners to airborne dust.
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9/30/2017 - Technology NewsA Technology News describing a self-tramming, remotely controlled mobile dry scrubber developed by J.H. Fletcher and Co. under a NIOSH contract to reduce exposure of miners to airborne dust.
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8/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper analyzes U.S. roof bolter fatal and nonfatal lost-time injury data at underground work locations for all commodities from 2004 through 2013 and determines risk indices for six roof bolting tasks.
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1/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article by NIOSH
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11/15/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity-building contract to develop a roof bolt drill instrumented for ground characterization, mapping, and support design.
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7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to design, construct, and test two new dust collection components for continuous mining operations in underground coal mines.
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7/18/2016 - Interagency agreementsAn interagency agreement to conduct experiments to improve the efficiency and speed of drilling operations and develop robots and robotic assist technology.
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7/21/2015 - Unpublished documents and reportsA feature story about new equipment and protocol for drilling large-diameter rescue boreholes.
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2/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA paper detailing the use of a bit sleeve in combination with a dusthog-type bit to improve dust extraction during the critical initial phase of drilling.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program