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• MFIRE
  7/24/2020 - PC software
  Try the newly rewritten version of the MFIRE software program to model fire and contaminant spread in underground mines.
• Investigation of Temperature Rise in Mobile Refuge Alternatives
  3/27/2014 - Reports of Investigations
  This Report of Investigations details the results of a NIOSH investigation of temperature rise in mobile refuge alternatives.
• Investigation of Purging and Airlock Contamination of Mobile Refuge Alternatives
  3/11/2014 - Reports of Investigations
  The Report of Investigations details the results of a NIOSH investigation of purging in mobile refuge alternatives.
• ARMPS-HWM - Analysis of Retreat Mining Pillar Stability - Highwall Mining
  8/20/2013 - PC software
  A software program for designing web and barrier pillars for Highwall Mining.
• CMRR - Coal Mine Roof Rating
  8/20/2013 - PC software
  Software for estimating the relative inherent strength of coal mine roof.
• Reduced Workers’ Compensation Costs With Roof Screening
  9/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper quantifies potential savings in WC premiums due to a reduction in rock fall injuries after roof screening in Pennsylvania’s underground coal mines. Two hypothetical mines with realistic injury and WC premium estimates were used.
• Technology News 549 - MFIRE 3.0 - NIOSH Brings MFIRE into 21st Century
  3/1/2012 - Technology News
  NIOSH completed a major redesign of MFIRE and replaced its outdated programming language with an object-oriented C++ approach. The program was split into a front-end with a simple graphical-user-interface (GUI), and the MFIRE “engine” back-end.
• A CART Technique to Adjust Production from Longwall Coal Operations under Ventilation Constraints
  3/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The CART-based model that is given in this paper can be used to predict methane emission rates and to adjust operation parameters under ventilation constrains in longwall mining.
• Evaluating Portable Infrared Spectrometers for Measuring the Silica Content of Coal Dust
  1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Miners face a variety of respiratory hazards while on the job, including exposure to silica dust which can lead to silicosis, a potentially fatal lung disease.
• Potential of Roof Screening to Reduce Workers' Compensation Cost
  12/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Many rock fall injuries can be prevented with roof screen, but many coal mines are reluctant to use it due to added cost. This study looked at potential savings in workers' compensation premiums due reduced rock fall injuries after roof screening.