Bullard-Sherwood Research-to-Practice (r2p) Top Finalists for 2012

Projects are listed in alphabetical order by category. Order of listing does not necessarily reflect the order in which the projects were ranked.

Knowledge

Project Title: The SENSOR-Pesticides Program
Project Team Members: Calvert G, Alarcon W, Hudson N, Lackovic M, Mitchell Y, Prado J, Mehler L, Diebolt-Brown B, Waltz J, Schwartz A, O'Malley M, Mulay P, Walker R, Evans E, Higgins S and Kass D
DLO: Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies (DSHEFS)

Project Title: NIOSH Alert: Preventing Occupational Exposures to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Health Care Settings
Project Team Members: Connor T, McDiarmid M, MacKenzie B, Mead K, DeBord DG, Hammond D, Schnorr T, Power L, Polovich M, Burroughs GE and Reed L
DLO: Division of Applied Research and Technology (DART)

Project Title: Standard on Respirators for Wildland Fire Fighting Operations
Project Team Members: Rehak T, Szalajda J, Ahlers H, BerryAnn R, Boord L, Leonard S, Weissman D and Gaughan D
DLO: National Personal Protective Technology Laboaratory (NPPTL)

Intervention

Project Title: S-Pillar Software for Stone Mine Pillar Design
Project Team Members: Esterhuizen G, Murphy M and Prosser LJ
DLO: Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (OMSHR)

Project Title: Development, Evaluation, and Implementation of Engineering Controls to Protect Workers from Potential Anthrax Exposure from Sorting Machines at USPS Processing and Distribution Facilities
Project Team Members: Hammond D, Lo L, Garcia A, Marlow D, Farwick D, Farwick D, Hirst D, Echt A, Kratzer J, Shulman S, Feng HA, Kovein R, Lewis T, Clark B, Campbell D, Blythe E, Topmiller J, Gressel M, Hall R and Earnest GS
DLO: Division of Applied Research and Technology (DART)

Project Title: Reducing Fatalities Due to Falls Overboard
Project Team Members: Lucas D, Lincoln JM, Teske T, Anderson P, Somervell P, Burton J, Woodley C and Medlicott C
DLO: Alaska Pacific Regional Office (APRO)

Technology

Project Title: Commercially-available Drill Bit Isolator Noise Control For Miners
Project Team Members: Azman A, Alcorn L and Yantek D
DLO: Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (OMSHR)

Project Title: Development and Evaluation of the NIOSH Multi-functional Guardrail System
Project Team Members: Bobick T, McKenzie E, Jr. and Cantis D
DLO: Division of Safety Research (DSR)

Project Title: Developing a Real Time Diesel Particulate Monitor
Project Team Members: Noll J, Mischler S, Janisko S and Hummer J
DLO: Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (OMSHR)