The NIOSH Office of Mining and Construction Safety and Health Research has redesigned its Mining Safety and Health Web topic page. The updated page in...
Overexposure to airborne respirable crystalline silica (or quartz) dust can cause serious or fatal respiratory disease. In particular, some of the mos...
A combination of engineering, administrative, and ventilation controls will eventually be required in many large opening mines in the United States to...
Describes a guide for developing an effective formalized on-the-job (OJT) program. The guide contains materials and suggestions for conducting a 1-day...
NIOSH personnel developed the HazCom Helper - MSHA Version to help mining companies write their HazCom documents as required by 29 CFR 1910.1200. Foll...
The BG 4 Benching Trainer software helps to reinforce the critical skills that mine rescue team members must possess to accurately bench the BG 4 clos...
The EZ-Up curtain stopping is designed primarily for use as a temporary or portable stopping, although test results indicate that it may remain durabl...
The use of highwall mining systems has increased substantially in open-pit coal mines. It is used where overburden depth exceeds economical recovery. ...
A Technology News describing a self-tramming, remotely controlled mobile dry scrubber developed by J.H. Fletcher and Co. under a NIOSH contract to red...
This Technology News describes the Safety Pays in Mining web application, which brings awareness to companies about the unknown costs of injuries and ...
This NIOSH Technology News describes the Hazard Recognition Challenge, a NIOSH-developed web application that allows users to test their knowledge of ...
This Technology News describes the latest version of the EVADE software, version 2.0, which is now available from NIOSH to help identify hazardous exp...
This Technology News describes the commercially available ESPnano particle sampler, which is being used worldwide for both research and workplace asse...
Updates to the NIOSH suite of coal mine ground control software are described, including the Analysis of Roof Bolt Systems (ARBS), the Support Technol...
This publication is intended to promote awareness of float coal dust explosion hazards in the mining industry and offers a float coal dust mitigation ...
The Super Stopping is a permanent, long-term ventilation control for large-opening metal/nonmetal mines designed to last for the life of the mine. Thi...
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