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9/19/2012 - Unpublished documents and reportsA Proximity Warning System (PWS) marker on each worker that is activated as he or she approaches a dangerous area could alert the operator and prevent a potential injury or fatality.
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2/1/2010 - Unpublished documents and reportsIn the FY 2008 Appropriation (Public Law 110-161), Congress directed NIOSH to conduct "a study of the recovery of coal pillars through retreat room-and-pillar mining practices in underground coal mines at depths greater than 1,500 ft." This report inclu...
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12/1/2007 - Unpublished documents and reportsThis final report was prepared by the Technical Study Panel on the Utilization of Belt Air and the Composition and Fire Retardant Properties of Belt Materials in Underground Coal Mining. It provides a review and recommendations concerning the utilizatio...
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11/3/2015 - Unpublished documents and reportsA description of two Ground Control Program projects that aim to enhance mine safety through improved longwall pillar designs that consider a mine’s local geology.
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4/9/2013 - Unpublished documents and reportsThis feature article describes NIOSH efforts to develop improved illumination technologies for the mining environment.
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12/3/2012 - Unpublished documents and reportsDecember 3, 2012 feature on proximity detection research
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12/1/2007 - Unpublished documents and reportsSection 13 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 ("MINER Act"), PL 109-236, required NIOSH to conduct "research, including field tests, concerning the utility, practicality, survivability, and cost of various refuge alternatives...
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program