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• Cryogenic Life Support Technology Development Project
  7/18/2016 - Interagency agreements
  An interagency agreement to develop cryogenic breathing apparatus and supply/filling systems for mine escape, rescue, and refuge.
• New Vest Style Escape SCSR Through SCSR Efficiency Improvement Study
  5/23/2016 - Interagency agreements
  An interagency agreement to investigate efficiency improvements for pure oxygen breathing apparatuses used by miners in emergencies, namely SCSRs, and to develop an improved ergonomically designed SCSR.
• Breathing Air Supplies and Refuge Alternative Research at SME 2016
  2/19/2016 - News and announcements
  Learn about NIOSH breathing air supply research and refuge alternative recommendations at SME 2016.
• BG 4 Benching Training Software
  12/1/2015 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  This trade publication piece by NIOSH discusses the new BG 4 benching trainer software developed for mine rescue team members to practice assembly and testing of a Draeger BG 4 rescue breathing apparatus.
• Technology News 553 - Interactive BG 4 Training Software Reinforces Skills for Benching Mine Rescue Breathing Apparatus
  8/1/2015 - Technology News
  The BG 4 Benching Trainer software helps to reinforce the critical skills that mine rescue team members must possess to accurately bench closed-circuit breathing apparatus and keep mine rescue team members safe during mine emergencies.
• Smart Escape SCBA
  2/6/2015 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a “smart” self-contained open circuit breathing apparatus (SCBA) that protects against threat gasses and provides an extended duration of life-sustaining oxygen inhale stream by monitoring the surrounding atmosphere.
• Development of a Model to Determine Oxygen Consumption When Crawling
  1/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report on the development of linear regression models that can be used to determine peak and average oxygen consumption rates as well as total oxygen consumption.
• BG 4 Breathing Apparatus Training Software Released
  12/29/2014 - News articles
  The BG 4 Benching Trainer Software is an interactive software program developed by NIOSH and targeted as reinforcement training of benching competencies for mine rescue personnel.
• How Can I Test My Hearing Protection?
  12/3/2012 - Training materials, Unpublished documents and reports, Web software
  Use the sound player on this page to perform a quick test of whether you are getting at least a minimal 15 decibel (dB) level of protection.
• Estimating the Performance of Sound Restoration Hearing Protectors using the Speech Intelligibility Index
  11/1/2010 - Conference papers
  To assess benefits of hearing protection devices for prevention of noise-induced hearing loss in miners, NIOSH tested the impact of nine electronic sound restoration hearing protectors on speech intelligibility in selected mining background noises.