Mining Links
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Advisory Committees and Partnerships
- Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee
A link to the MSHRAC page in CDC's advisory committee web resources
Government agencies
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (Dept. of Labor)
- Census Bureau, Mining Overview
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
- MMWR: Resurgence of Progressive Massive Fibrosis in Coal Miners - Eastern Kentucky, 2016
- Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy (Australia)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
Information gateways
Journals/magazines/newsletters
Organizations
- AIHA Mining Working Group
- American Exploration & Mining Association
- Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM)
- CSIRO Australia
- International Society of Mine Safety Professionals
- Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association
- National Mining Association
- National Safety Council
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Inc.
- The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa
- United Mine Workers of America
- United States Mine Rescue Association
Safety and health topics
- Chemical Safety (NIOSH)
- Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (NIOSH)
- Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study (NIOSH)
A 20-year study on the health effects of breathing diesel exhaust fumes
- Electrical Safety (NIOSH)
- End Black Lung Disease Single Source Page (MSHA)
- Ergonomics (UCLA)
Ergonomics and injury prevention tips
- Fall Injuries Prevention in the Workplace (NIOSH)
- Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention (NIOSH)
- Occupational Hearing Loss Surveillance (NIOSH)
- Occupational Noise Exposure (OSHA)
- Occupational Respiratory Disease Surveillance (NIOSH)
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Explosives Regulations
- Pneumoconioses (NIOSH)
- Proximity Detection and Collision Warning Single Source Page (MSHA)
- Respiratory Health Division (RHD)
The Respiratory Health Division (RHD) provides national and international leadership for preventing work-related respiratory diseases and optimizing workers' respiratory health.
- Silica (NIOSH)
- Silicosis: Learn the Facts! (NIOSH)
- Stress at Work (NIOSH)
Schools and universities
- Colorado School of Mines, Department of Mining Engineering
- Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (University of Nevada, Reno)
- Penn State University, Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
- University of Arizona, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering
- University of Idaho Mining Educators Website
- University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay School of Earth Sciences & Engineering
Page last reviewed: September 16, 2020
Page last updated: December 5, 2023
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program