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1/1/2010 - Conference papersAfter studying mine disasters occurring in the U.S. from 1900-2010, the authors suggest that a factor in reducing death and injuries and increasing mine escape and rescue lies in the field of social psychology and human behavior interventions.
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11/1/2005 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNormal Accident Theory is a classic argument in organizational sociology, although it has been criticized as having imprecise definitions and lacking criteria for quantifying complexity. These limitations are addressed by a unique approach.
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9/1/2002 - Information CircularsThis NIOSH Information Circular presents basic principles for teaching adults and provides examples of how these principles can be used to develop and implement effective training for miners.
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5/13/2019 - Awards and recognitionBehavioral scientist Emily J. Haas, Ph.D., is a finalist for a Service to America medal. Vote for her for the People's Choice Award.
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3/29/2017 - News articlesNIOSH Mining researchers shared their technical expertise in Washington with colleagues developing their own virtual reality space.
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1/1/2017 - Non-peer reviewed journal articlesA trade publication piece by NIOSH on information and knowledge gathering in an era of new technologies. The survey discussed focuses on miners' perceptions of gas levels, airflow, dust levels, and the location of people and equipment.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to develop an economics program to determine the economic consequences of occupational fatal and non-fatal injury and use that information to improve program planning, intervention evaluation, and policy analysis.
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3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article describing a study to empirically explore common methods to measure health and safety management system (HSMS) performance in mining organizations.
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2/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article on the formative data collection and analysis that informed the development of a multilevel intervention to bridge health communication between workers and management to reduce mine worker overexposure to respirable silica dust.
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10/7/2014 - Research areasEducation and Training Topic Page
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program