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Calendars

Mining Technology - Exhibitions and Conferences
MiningUSA.com - Mining Related Events Calendar
MSHA Upcoming Events

Government agencies

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Bureau of Economic Analysis (Dept. of Commerce)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (Dept. of Labor)
Census Bureau, Mining Overview
Chemical Safety
Coal Workers' X-Ray Surveillance Program FAQs
Energy Information Administration (Dept. of Energy)
Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory, Explosives Unit
Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy (FEDSTATS)
Geological Survey
Healthy Aging
Industries of the Future (Dept. of Energy)
Mine Safety & Health Administration (Dept. of Labor)
Mine Safety and Health Administration
MSHA Proximity Detection and Collision Warning Single Source Page (MSHA information on proximity warning systems available for underground and surface mining equipment.)
Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention
Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy (Australia)
Occupational Respiratory Disease Surveillance
Occupational Respiratory Disease Surveillance: Coal Workers Health Surveillance Program
Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Blasting Download Page
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Explosive Regulations
Pneumoconioses
Silica
Silicosis: Learn the Facts!
Stress at Work
Traumatic Occupational Injuries: Electrical Safety
Traumatic Occupational Injuries: Falls from Elevation
Traumatic Occupational Injuries: Fatal Falls from Elevation Investigation Reports

Information gateways

Coal Info
Elements of Ergonomics Programs
ERGOnext.com
Government Science
Highway Work Zone Safety
INFO-MINE
Mining History Network
MiningPlazza (mining industry information database)
MiningUSA.com
MSHA Help
MSHA noise information
Net Resources International -- Mining Technology Hub
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
Office Ergonomics Training
OSHA Ergonomics
OSHA noise and hearing conservation
SafetyMine
Strata Safety Products

Laboratories

Bureau of Explosives Publications
Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center
Labs Approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation for Explosives Testing
Mining Resource Engineering Limited (MREL)
Safety Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Safety Management Services, Inc.
Shock Transients Incorporated
Stressau Laboratory Incorporated

Manufacturers

Austin Powder Company
Dyno Nobel
Orica Mining Services

Organizations

American Coal Foundation
American Iron Ore Association
American Rock Mechanics Association
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Bituminous Mine Safety Advisory Committee
Chamber of Mines South Africa
CSIR, South Africa
CSIRO Australia
Holmes Safety Association
Institute of Explosive Engineers (Great Britain)
Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME)
International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators
International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development
International Society of Explosive Engineers (ISEE)
International Society of Mine Safety Professionals
ISA Committee - ISA-SP12.21, Fiber Optics
National Mining Association
National Safety Council
National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
Northwest Mining Association
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
United Mine Workers of America
United States Mine Rescue Association

Publications

Coal Age
Engineering and Mining Journal
Holmes Safety Association Bulletin
Implosionworld.com

Schools and universities

Colorado School of Mines
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering - University of Nevada
Michigan Mine Safety Training Program
Mining Educators Website - University of Idaho
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology at Montana Tech
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Pennsylvania State University (College of Earth & Mineral Sciences)
UCLA Ergonomics Website
University of Arizona Department of Mining and Geological Engineering
WVU Mining Extension Program

Suppliers

Becker Mining Systems
Crowcon
Draeger Safety
Enerac, Inc.
Matrix Design Group
Nautilus International Control & Engineering Ltd
PCB Piezotronics
Testo

Electrical accidents links

Government agencies

Traumatic Occupational Injuries: Electrical Safety

Emotional stress links

Government agencies

Stress at Work

Ergonomics links

Government agencies

Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders

Information gateways

Elements of Ergonomics Programs
OSHA Ergonomics

Explosives links

Government agencies

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)

Organizations

Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME)
International Society of Explosive Engineers (ISEE)

Falls links

Government agencies

Traumatic Occupational Injuries: Falls from Elevation
Traumatic Occupational Injuries: Fatal Falls from Elevation Investigation Reports

Haulage links

Government agencies

MSHA Proximity Detection and Collision Warning Single Source Page (MSHA information on proximity warning systems available for underground and surface mining equipment.)

Information gateways

Highway Work Zone Safety

Hazardous materials management links

Government agencies

Chemical Safety

Information gateways

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

Hearing loss links

Government agencies

Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention

Information gateways

MSHA noise information
OSHA noise and hearing conservation

Lasers links

Organizations

ISA Committee - ISA-SP12.21, Fiber Optics

Manual materials handling links

Government agencies

Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders

Musculoskeletal diseases and disorders links

Government agencies

Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders

Noise links

Government agencies

Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention

Information gateways

MSHA noise information
OSHA noise and hearing conservation

Older workers links

Government agencies

Healthy Aging

Proximity detection links

Government agencies

MSHA Proximity Detection and Collision Warning Single Source Page (MSHA information on proximity warning systems available for underground and surface mining equipment.)

Information gateways

Highway Work Zone Safety
Strata Safety Products

Suppliers

Becker Mining Systems
Matrix Design Group
Nautilus International Control & Engineering Ltd

Respirable dust links

Government agencies

Silica
Silicosis: Learn the Facts!

Respiratory diseases links

Government agencies

Occupational Respiratory Disease Surveillance
Occupational Respiratory Disease Surveillance: Coal Workers Health Surveillance Program
Pneumoconioses
Silicosis: Learn the Facts!

Workstation design links

Information gateways

Office Ergonomics Training

Schools and universities

UCLA Ergonomics Website