NIOSH Mining promotes its scientists, engineers and unique laboratories as a viable education and community resource through its outreach activities and teacher programs. For information on the programs offered at the Pittsburgh location contact Dana Rapp, Office of Administrative and Management Services, 412-386-6580, DRapp@cdc.gov. For information on the programs offered at the Spokane location, contact Chad Hutson, 509-354-8138, CMHutson@cdc.gov

Student Internship, Mentoring and Job Shadowing

NIOSH offers opportunities for students to participate in non-paid internship programs, mentoring, and job shadowing in various research, administrative and development areas. These programs offer flexible scheduling to meet the needs of the participants and give the students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in an actual health and safety research environment.

Safety Research Coal Mine Tours

The Safety Research Coal Mine, founded in 1910, is located at the Pittsburgh, PA location. Tours of the mine educate students, teachers and the public about the history of coal mining and the Pittsburgh coal seam, allowing the visitors to witness firsthand the safety and health research efforts underway at the Pittsburgh site.

The Safety Research Coal Mine is a hands-on educational experience for students from the third grade and up. Visitors are given the opportunity to see, firsthand, how coal is mined as they travel part of the 4 1/2 miles of underground workings. During the tours, coal miners explain how mining technologies have evolved from the hand loading days, where coal was produced at 12-14 tons per 8-hour shift, to present day longwall mining that can produce 8000 tons per 8-hour shift.

Rocks and Minerals Make up Your World: Rock and Mineral 10-Specimen Kit Companion Book

Created by the Office of Mine Safety Health and Research (OMSHR) in partnership with the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), this booklet provides information on the ten minerals contained in the kit distributed by the Pittsburgh Section of the SME. It includes the physical properties of the samples, maps of where they are mined and a breakdown by mineral type: fuel (coal), metal ores and rocks/industrial minerals.