Spotlight
Technology Innovations Award
OMSHR sponsors the Mine Safety and Health Technology Innovations Award to showcase mines and companies who have made an extraordinary effort, above and beyond mandatory requirements, to apply technology in ways that will improve mine worker safety and health.
Noteworthy Publications and Products
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How to use the Coal Dust Explosiblity Meter
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Coal Dust Explosibility Meter Evaluation and Recommendations for Application
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Recommendations for a New Rock Dusting Standard to Prevent Coal Dust Explosions in Intake Airways
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National Survey of the Mining Population: Part I: Employees
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National Survey of the Mining Population: Part II: Mines
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Diesel Aerosols and Gases in Underground Mines: Guide to Exposure Assessment and Control
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Best Practices for Dust Control in Coal Mining
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