Mining safety and health research at NIOSH
Subtitle: reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
By: Committee to Review the NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research Program, Committee on Earth Resources, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780309103428
Subjects: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Mine safety -- Research -- Evaluation; Mineral industries -- Health aspects; Miners -- Health
Other titles: Reviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-192).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Description of the mining program; title: The ideal mining safety and health research program; title: Evaluation of relevance and impact of the NIOSH Mining Program; title: Progress in targeting new research areas; title: Emerging issues in mining safety and health; title: Synthesis of recommendations; title: Review of respiratory disease prevention research prevention research; title: Review of noise-induced hearing loss prevention research; title: Review of research on the reduction of cumulative musculoskeletal injuries; title: Review of traumatic injury prevention research; title: Review of mine disaster prevention and control research; title: Review of ground failure prevention research Review of surveillance, training, and intervention effectiveness research.