Mining Links
Calendars
Government agencies
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (Dept. of Labor)
- Census Bureau, Mining Overview
- Chemical Safety
NIOSH page on chemical safety.
- Coal Mine Respirable Dust and Plan Verification
Coal Mine Respirable Dust and Plan Verification Proposed Rules and Single Source Page
- Coal Workers' X-Ray Surveillance Program FAQs
- Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study (DEMS)
A NIOSH & NCI 20-year study to further understand whether breathing in diesel exhaust fumes could lead to lung cancer and other health outcomes.
- Energy Information Administration (Dept. of Energy)
- Mine Safety & Health Administration (Dept. of Labor)
- MSHA Proximity Detection and Collision Warning Single Source Page
- Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention
NIOSH topic page on Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention
- Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy
- Occupational Respiratory Disease Surveillance
This NIOSH topic contains information about ongoing collection, analysis, and dissemination of data to monitor the extent and severity of occupationally-related lung disease and related workplace e...
- Occupational Respiratory Disease Surveillance: Coal Workers Health Surveillance Program
NIOSH is studying the causes and consequences of coal-related respiratory disease and, in cooperation with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), carrying out a program for the early det...
- Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Explosive Regulations
- Pneumoconioses
This NIOSH page covers the Coal Workers' X-ray Surveillance Program, the B-Reader Program, and statistics about pneumoconioses and other lung diseases.
- Silica
This NIOSH Topic Page presents information and links to publications about Silica and Silicosis, and povides information to help workers protect themselves from occupational exposure to Silica.
- Silicosis: Learn the Facts!
This NIOSH web document presents information in an easy to read format describing silica exposures, the effects of silicosis, and methods to protect against silicosis.
- Stress at Work
This is NIOSH's topic page for job stress research.
- Traumatic Occupational Injuries: Electrical Safety
NIOSH electrical safety information and electrocution fatality investigation reports.
- Traumatic Occupational Injuries: Falls from Elevation
NIOSH occupational safety information about falls from elevation.
Information gateways
- Government Science
- INFO-MINE
- MSHA Help
- OSHA noise and hearing conservation
Safety and Health Topics - An OSHA Cooperative Program - Noise and Hearing Conservation
Organizations
- American Coal Foundation
- Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- CSIR, South Africa
- CSIRO Australia
- Holmes Safety Association
- International Society of Mine Safety Professionals
- 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
- Holmes Safety Association Bulletin
- Silicosis: Learn the Facts!
This document presents information in an easy to read format describing silica exposures, the effects of silicosis, and methods to protect against silicosis.
Schools and universities
- Colorado School of Mines
- Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering - University of Nevada
- Mining Educators Website – University of Idaho
- Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology at Montana Tech
- Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
- psumng
Penn State University Undergraduate Program in Mining Engineering
- UCLA Ergonomics Website
UCLA ergonomics site provides general information, tips and more.
- University of Arizona Department of Mining and Geological Engineering
Contact Us:
- Office of Mine Safety and Health (OMSHR)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348 - New Hours of Operation
8am-8pm ET/Monday-Friday
Closed Holidays - omshr@cdc.gov
