Pittsburgh Mining Research Division (Withdrawn)

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This document has been withdrawn and the latest information can be found here. This updated fact sheet from the Pittsburgh Mining Research Division (PMRD) of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) presents current research areas and promotes new and updated software, including ErgoMine 2.0, EXAMiner, the Air Quantity Estimator (AQE), and the Field Analysis of Silica Tool (FAST). PMRD conducts research to reduce a wide variety of occupational safety and health hazards. PMRD works to eliminate mining fatalities, injuries, and illnesses across all mining sectors. PMRD partners with labor, mining associations, equipment manufacturers, mine operators, and other government agencies to collect data, develop and test software, create and review new technologies, and offer solutions to workplace challenges. PMRD testing facilities - some of them unique in the world - include specialized labs, full-scale galleries, and sophisticated technical instrumentation: 1. The Safety Research and Experimental Coal Mines provide real mine environments for health and safety studies. 2. The Hemi-Anechoic Chamber is used to pinpoint hazardous noise on mining machines. 3. The Virtual Immersion and Simulation Laboratory creates safe simulations of hazardous mining situations. 4. The Mine Illumination Laboratory tests improved lighting technologies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Hearing Loss Mining Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Computer Programs Hearing Loss Prevention Injury Prevention Lighting Systems Mining Industry Respirable Dust Simulation Methods
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2018146revised062022
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065505
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2018-146 (Revised 06/2022), 2022 Jun; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210213/cdc_210213_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.87 MB ]