NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research

Products

See also: NIOSH Mining Publications, Ordering publications and products

NIOSH has developed many products that enhance mining safety and health. Products include guides, software, training exercises, and videos. Many of these products are downloadable.


Equipment

NIOSH Mining research often results in the development of new and innovative prototype equipment to enhance the safety and health of miners.

• Collapsible Drill Steel Enclosure
• Mobile Manipulator

Guides

NIOSH Mining guides are generally recommendations on steps to be taken in performing a task or implementing a design or process, and possibly the manner of doing so. Guides are designed to be more detailed than Checklists.

• Control Design Principles
• Seating Design Principles
• TGRSS - Troubleshooting Guide for Roof Support Systems
• Underground Workstation Design Principles

Software

Most NIOSH Mining software is available for Microsoft Windows 98, NT, 2000 and XP operating systems only. Most packages are downloadable.

Analysis Software


•  MCP - Methane Control and Prediction (updated 9/1/2010)
• AHSM - Analysis of Horizontal Stress Effects in Mining (updated 12/4/2011)
• ALPS - Analysis of Longwall Pillar Stability (updated 12/4/2011)
• AMSS - Analysis of Multiple Seam Stability (updated 5/21/2012)
• AQE - Air Quantity Estimator
• ARBS - Analysis of Roof Bolt Systems (updated 12/4/2011)
• ARMPS - Analysis of Retreat Mining Pillar Stability (updated 11/16/2011)
• ARMPS-HWM - Analysis of Retreat Mining Pillar Stability - Highwall Mining (updated 12/4/2011)
• CMRR - Coal Mine Roof Rating (updated 12/4/2011)
• DOSES - Determination of Sound Exposures (updated 2/4/2012)
• Ground Control Software Toolbar (updated 5/21/2012)
• MFIRE 3.0 (updated 3/12/2012)
• S-Pillar - Software for Stone Mine Pillar Design
• SponCom - Spontaneous Combustion Assessment Software
• STOP - Support Technology Optimization Program (updated 4/15/2010)

Educational Software


• HLSim - NIOSH Hearing Loss Simulator (updated 12/15/2010)

Utility Software


• 3+3 SCSR Donning Screen Saver
• HazComWriter (updated 3/9/2010)


Training Exercises

NIOSH Mining training exercises include an instructor's guide with tested educational materials and supporting documents designed to meet stated educational objectives. Please note that many NIOSH Mining videos provide excellent content that can serve as the basis for training exercises.

Most NIOSH Mining developed miner training exercises can be ordered through the National Mine Health and Safety Academy (http://www.msha.gov, 304-256-3257). Training exercise formats include:

  • Videos - available by mail only.
  • Printed Materials - these are available in several formats, including 3-D Viewmaster Slides, Invisible Ink, Paper and Pencil and Safety Talks. All are downloadable.
  • Computer Based Training - all are downloadable.

Safety Talk Training Exercises

Safety Talks provide an easy-to-understand overview of safety basics.

• Emergency Escape and Refuge Alternatives
• Focus on Prevention: Conducting a Fire Risk Assessment
• How to Operate a Refuge Chamber: a Quick Start Guide
• The Emergency Communication Triangle
• Toolbox Training for Construction Aggregate Miners
• Toolbox Training on Flyrock Awareness

Training Videos


• Escape From Farmington No. 9
• Roof Fall Entrapment: Eyewitness Account by Dave Garry
• Roof Fall Entrapment: Eyewitness Account by Dave Murone
• Roof Fall Entrapment: Eyewitness Account by Larry Strayer

Computer Based Training

NIOSH Mining computer based training software is available for Microsoft Windows 98, NT, 2000 and XP operating systems only.

• Refuge Chamber Expectations Training
• Underground Coal Mine Map Reading Training
• When Do You Take Refuge? Decisionmaking During Mine Emergency Escape Instructor´s Guide and Lesson Plans


Training Packages

NIOSH Mining Training Packages provide the basis for developing a structured training program.

The packages generally include information on selecting and preparing trainers and coaches, working with supervisors to successfully implement the training program, developing and selecting training materials, setting trainee prerequisites, evaluating performance, granting company certification to trainers, coaches and trainees, and evaluating the overall program.

• Age Awareness Training
• Coaching Skills for On-The-Job Trainers
• Ergonomics and Risk Factor Awareness
• Keeping Knees Healthy in Restricted Work Spaces
• Lifeline Tactile Signal Flashcards
• Nonverbal Communication for Mine Emergencies
• Radio 101

Videos

NIOSH Mining videos cover a variety of topics related to mine safety and health. Some describe new processes developed by the mining research program. Others, such as "Zen and the Art of Rockbolting" or "Escape from Mine Fires", provide excellent content that can serve as the basis for training exercises.

VHS or DVD format videos are available by contacting the individual or organization listed on the product page. Downloadable Videos are available by clicking the link on the product page. NIOSH Mining videos can also be found on the NIOSH Videos page.

DVD Videos


• Aggregate Training for the Safety Impaired
• Clothes Cleaning Process
• Hazards In Motion
• Hidden Scars
• Miner Mike Saves the Day! or Ground Support... It's Important!
• Rock Falls - Preventing Rock Fall Injuries in Underground Mines
• You Are My Sunshine
• Zen and the Art of Rockbolting

Downloadable Videos


• Arc Flash Awareness
• Blast Area Security
• Clothes Cleaning Process
• Explosion Test at the SRCM
• HASARD Proximity Warning System
• Hearing Loss Prevention Unit
• How to Wear Soft Foam Earplugs (Roll-Pull-Hold)
• Lake Lynn Experimental Mine
• Longwall Dust Gallery
• Make it Safer with Roof Screen
• Mine Roof Simulator
• Reducing Dust Inside Enclosed Cabs
• Single Axis Vibration Table
• Ventilation Gallery

VHS Videos


• Escape from Mine Fires
• Make it Safer With Roof Screen
• Recovery of Farmington #9: An Interview with Danny Kuhn
• Safety Issues in Deep Cut Mining
• Scientific Look at Back Belts



Page last updated: May 21, 2012
Page last reviewed: May 21, 2012
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division