Mineworker Fatigue: A Review of What We Know and Future Directions

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• Personal Author:
  Bauerle, Timothy ; Dugdale Z ; Poplin G
• Description:
  This article aims to concisely review what is and is not known about worker fatigue in mining. To accomplish this, three main research questions are used to frame this review: 1. What is fatigue, and why does it happen? 2. Why are fatigued workers more likely to be injured? 3. What are the most effective ways to reduce worker fatigue? [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Fatigue Mental Health Mining Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Coal Mines Equipment Operators Miners Mine Workers Mining Equipment Mining Industry Models Physiology Psychology Underground Mines Underground Mining Work Environment Workers

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0026-5187
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SMRD - Spokane Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  33-40
• Volume:
  70
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051779
• Citation:
  Min Eng 2018 Mar; 70(3):33-40
• Email:
  wjo6@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Mining Engineering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:69dc67dd98b256514a6005538ea71ebdbfd97dcbee963ccebf2bd1e0486a244d4a676fc9daa85aefd5106e5da228cebb38279805997fcdb86f3208e47c65d020
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227680/cdc_227680_DS1.pdf
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