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Safety Pays in Mining

A tool demonstrating how avoiding occupational injuries can impact the success of your company.

ErgoMine - 1.0

Download the new ErgoMine Android app for conducting ergonomics audits of bagging, maintenance & repair, and haul truck operations in the mining industry.

Hazard Recognition Challenge - 1.0

Are you up to the challenge? Try your hand at our new web application that challenges users to find the hazards in four locations at a surface stone operation.

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Equipment

  • thumbnailImproved LED Mine Lamp Designs 5/4/2017
    Download the latest NIOSH plans for LED mine lamps that dramatically improve visibility and offer better battery efficiency.
  • thumbnailNIOSH Saturn Area Light 2/7/2017
    NIOSH developed the Saturn light for roof bolting machines. The design maximizes floor illumination while reducing glare.

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Software (Analysis)

Software (Educational)

  • thumbnailAge Awareness Training for Miners 6/1/2008
    The purpose of this training is to provide the information necessary to develop an appreciation of the changes that occur with age and an understanding of methods that can be used to reduce the injury risk that may result.
  • thumbnailBG 4 Benching Trainer Software - 1.0.5 6/12/2015
    3D virtual reality-based software to teach the benching process for the BG 4 self-contained breathing apparatus used in mine rescue.
  • thumbnailHazard Recognition Challenge - 1.0 10/3/2017
    Are you up to the challenge? Try your hand at our new web application that challenges users to find the hazards in four locations at a surface stone operation.
  • thumbnailHLSim - NIOSH Hearing Loss Simulator - 3.0.1215.1 12/5/2010
    A software training and communication tool for demonstrating the effects of noise exposure on hearing without experiencing an actual noise-induced hearing loss.
  • thumbnailRefuge Chamber Expectations Training - 1.0 10/1/2009
    Refuge Chamber Expectations Training was created by a multidisciplinary team at NIOSH to inform miners of what to expect psychologically and physically if it became necessary to use a refuge chamber in a mine emergency.
  • thumbnailSafety and Health Toolbox Talks - 1.0 8/31/2016
    A series of directed safety talks to promote discussion and awareness of safety issues. These talks cover issues like slips and falls, ground control, lockout tagout, seatbelts, and more.
  • thumbnailSafety Pays in Mining 10/16/2017
    A tool demonstrating how avoiding occupational injuries can impact the success of your company.
  • thumbnailUnderground Coal Mine Map Reading Training - 1.1 11/5/2010
    This training includes three components for teaching and testing mine map reading skills.
  • What Does a Hearing Loss Sound Like? 10/12/2017
    Loud noise can permanently damage your hearing. It especially affects the sounds that help you understand speech. To hear what this sounds like, try these computer-generated samples.
  • thumbnailWhen Do You Take Refuge? Decisionmaking During Mine Emergency Escape 8/1/2011
    This training exposes trainees to the types of decisions that they may need to make during a mine emergency escape and stimulate group discussion about when and why to use a refuge alternative.

Software (Utility)

  • thumbnail3+3 SCSR Donning Screen Saver - 1.0 1/1/2001
    A screen saver that helps the user remember the recommended steps for donning an SCSR in an emergency.
  • thumbnailHazComWriter - 3.1.3 3/9/2010
    Software that helps companies write their required HazCom plans and list all hazardous chemicals at their site.
  • thumbnailSafety Pays in Mining 10/16/2017
    A tool demonstrating how avoiding occupational injuries can impact the success of your company.

Training

  • thumbnailSafety and Health Toolbox Talks - 1.0 8/31/2016
    A series of directed safety talks to promote discussion and awareness of safety issues. These talks cover issues like slips and falls, ground control, lockout tagout, seatbelts, and more.

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