Feb
18
NIOSH Posts Latest Asbestos Draft Document
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 12:49
NIOSH has made a fourth draft available of its current intelligence bulletin on asbestos and other elongated mineral particles.
Feb
1
NORA Mining Sector Council Coming to Life
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 11:09
After a slow start, NIOSH appears poised to breathe new life into the Mining Sector Council set up under the Institute’s National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA).
Dec
23
New Report Reinforces Dust Hazard among Coal Miners
Wed, 12/23/2009 - 18:56
A government report released today provides further evidence of the toll coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) is exacting among miners.
Dec
14
MSHA, OSHA, NIOSH Get Budget Boosts
Mon, 12/14/2009 - 11:33
MSHA, OSHA and NIOSH all received budget increases under a $446.8 billion consolidated appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010 that was passed by the Senate on Sunday.
Nov
18
Virginia Tech Gets NIOSH Mining Contract
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 11:47
Virginia Tech has received a $1.24 million, five-year contract to study how explosions and other serious accidents affect ventilation systems at underground mines.
Nov
12
Workshop Materials on Dust Disease Prevention Available
Thu, 11/12/2009 - 13:57
MSHA has posted on its website a series of materials from a workshop it co-sponsored last week on best practices for controlling respirable dust in coal mines.
Oct
16
NIOSH Offers New Materials for Mining
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 13:57
A computer-based training program on map reading geared toward new miners and a publication on refuge chambers are new mining products available from NIOSH.
Sep
30
MSHA Sees Feasibility as Issue in Health Standards
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 10:22
MSHA supports lower permissible exposure limits for respirable coal dust, but believes feasibility needs to be considered before exposure limits for silica and other substances can be reduced.
Sep
14
NIOSH: Wyoming Should Foster Safety Culture
Mon, 09/14/2009 - 14:31
A NIOSH official studying workplace fatalities in Wyoming says the state needs to foster an environment which convinces workers that working safely is a sign of professionalism, not weakness.
Sep
10
NIOSH Signs Agreement to Produce DPM Detectors
Thu, 09/10/2009 - 15:24
NIOSH has signed a licensing agreement with Australia-based Micro Fresh Filters to produce a new diesel particulate matter (DPM) detection system to measure engine emissions in mines.