Listed below are links to workshops sponsored by the NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research. In many cases, slide and video presentations by NIOSH researchers are available for downloading. In addition, you may order a DVD containing all presentations for some of these workshops. Note: future workshops are listed on our Mining Calendar as soon as information becomes available.

Communications and Tracking

• Mining Communications and Tracking Workshop
  May 13-14 2009, Lakewood, CO | May 19-20 2009, Charleston, WV

Diesel Exhaust

• Practical Workshop on Strategies and Technologies to Reduce Miners Exposure to Diesel Particulate Matter and Gases
  June 5-6, 2007, Great Basin College, E.I. Cord Theater, Elko, Nevada
• Practical Workshop on Strategies and Technologies to Reduce Miners Exposure to Diesel Particulate Matter and Gases
  January 24-25, 2007, Reno, Nevada
• Workshop on Diesel Emissions Control Technologies in Coal Mines
  July 30, 2003, Louisville, Kentucky
• Workshop on Diesel Emissions Control Technologies in Metal/Nonmetal Mines
  February 27, 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio | March 4, 2003, Salt Lake City, Utah

Dust Control

• NIOSH Silica Dust Control Workshop for Metal/Nonmetal Mining
  September 28, 2010, Elko, NV - presented to the Nevada Mining Association (NvMA)
• Best Practices for Controlling Respirable Dust in Coal Mines Workshop
  November 3, 2009, Beckley, WV | March 24, 2010, Birmingham, AL | April 21, 2010, Evansville, IN | May 26, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA | June 2, 2010, Grand Junction, CO

Hearing Loss Prevention

• Mining Hearing Loss Prevention Workshop
  September 26, 2006, Salt Lake City, UT
• Mining Hearing Loss Prevention Workshop
  June 21-22 2005, Charleston, WV

Proximity Warning Systems

• Proximity Warning Systems for Mining Equipment Workshop
  September 15, 2010, Charleston, WV

Risk Analysis

• Reducing Workplace Accidents through Risk Based Analysis
  October 2, 2009, Denver, CO