NIOSH Extramural Research Funding: Fulfilling the Mandate of the Miner ACT

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• Personal Author:
  Burr JF ; Luxbacher GW ; Snyder, David P.
• Description:
  The Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (MINER Act) of 2006 established the Office of Mine Safety and Health (OMSH) within NIOSH and provided authority for awarding contracts related to the development and implementation of new mine technology and equipment. Subsequently, Congress provided additional funding to NIOSH to initiate and continue the program. OMSHR has fulfilled this Congressional mandate through annual Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitations, directed Requests for Proposals (RFP) and Inter-Agency Agreements (IAA), and has further expanded the program through capacity building BAA contracts with U.S. university mining departments in the areas of mine ventilation and ground control. This paper describes the extramural funding program and broadly examines the results of the 150+ contracts issued to date, grouped into key focus areas. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Emergencies
  • Mining
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Ventilation
• Keywords:
  • Mining
  • Mining-industry
  • Miners
  • Mine safety
  • Underground miners
  • Underground mines
  • Underground mining
  • Safety
  • Rock mechanics
  • Ventilation
  More +
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052017
• Citation:
  2018 SME Annual Meeting, February 25-28, 2018, Minneapolis, Minnesota, preprint 18-105. Englewood, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2018 Feb; :1-7
• Contact Point Address:
  J. F. Burr, NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  2018 SME Annual Meeting, February 25-28, 2018, Minneapolis, Minnesota, preprint 18-105
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227695/cdc_227695_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 70.89 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:718927ff2a5d707b70496b2cfb065c1b4b07d60cdf6491b50381331d1e398cc4495fd00d5de09fc174ae5ba77ac4f8805249297d7dc2b36327247c9a3a3edf6c