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2/28/2013 - Unpublished documents and reportsAn overview of one notion to the systems approach to design and how human factors engineering fits into it.
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This page provides design guidelines to follow for proper workstation design for underground mining equipment.
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9/20/2012 - Catalogs and indexesTask analysis is one of the basic tools that an ergonomist has to design and evaluate systems.
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12/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper describes a study that assessed the repeatability of a cab design checklist developed to evaluate various design characteristics that can influence exposure to risk factors for musculoskeletal discomfort.
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12/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper discusses the results of a collaboration with a local drilling company to design and install a partial cab between the operator and the drill steel in an effort to reduce the sound level at the operator station of a surface drill rig.
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8/1/2007 - Technology NewsNIOSH, in partnership with stakeholders in the mining and surface drilling industries, conducted research to develop engineering controls to reduce workplace noise exposure. The result of this partnership is the development of a partial cab.
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8/1/2007 - PC software, PresentationsPartial cab information suite containing instructions for building a cab to reduce sound levels by as much as 9 dB on surface air rotary drills.This can reduce the risk of noise-induced hearing loss.
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11/1/2006 - Conference papersResearchers performed laboratory studies on four passive and two semi-active seat suspension designs. These six seat suspension systems were tested and analyzed, for vertical vibration only, using the ISO 5007 Standard.
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11/1/2006 - Information CircularsNIOSH researchers conducted a study to gather additional data to support earlier findings that NIOSH seats, with unique viscoelastic foam padding, are improved designs for coal mine shuttle cars.
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10/1/2006 - Conference papersThis study focused on reducing injury risk by improving seating on transport vehicles such as scoops, mantrips, personnel carriers, and rail-mounted locomotives.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program