Spokane Mining Research Division Fact Sheet
(Revised June 2022)
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2018-145
The Spokane Mining Research Division (SMRD) is part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). SMRD works to eliminate mining fatalities, injuries, and illnesses across all mining sectors, focusing on mining in the western United States. SMRD partners with labor, mining associations, equipment manufacturers, mine operators, and other government agencies to study worker health and safety problems, and to develop products and interventions that offer solutions to workplace challenges.
Spokane Mining Research Division (SMRD) Update June 2022
Suggested Citation
NIOSH. Spokane Mining Research Division. Spokane, WA: 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. 2018-145 (revised 06/2022), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2018145revised062022.
| Revision Date | Revisions | Citation of Revision |
| September, 2018 (Original) | NIOSH [2018]. Spokane Mining Research Division. Spokane, WA: 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. 2018-145, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2018145external icon. | |
| June, 2022 | This updated fact sheet presents SMRD’s current research areas, promotes the recently released Ground Support Factor of Safety Calculator, and includes descriptions of two additional labs dedicated to industrial hygiene and machine safety. | NIOSH. Spokane Mining Research Division. Spokane, WA: 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. 2018-145 (revised 06/2022), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2018145revised062022. |
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