Mining Safety and Health Research at NIOSH

Committee to Review the NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research Program, Committee on Earth Resources, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 Part I: Programmatic Evaluation, 2 Description of the Mining Program; 5 3 The Ideal Mining Safety and Health Research Program; 6 4 Evaluation of Relevance and Impact of the NIOSH Mining Program; 7 5 Progress in Targeting New Research Areas; 8 6 Emerging Issues in Mining Safety and Health; 9 7 Synthesis of Recommendations; 10 Part II: Evaluation of Strategic Research Areas, 8 Review of Respiratory Disease Prevention Research; 11 9 Review of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Prevention Research; 12 10 Review of Research on the Reduction of Cumulative Musculoskeletal Injuries; 13 11 Review of Traumatic Injury Prevention Research; 14 12 Review of Mine Disaster Prevention and Control Research; 15 13 Review of Ground Failure Prevention Research; 16 14 Review of Surveillance, Training, and Intervention Effectiveness Research; 17 References; 18 A A Framework for the Review of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; 19 B Information Provided by the NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research Program; 20 C NIOSH Mining Ergonomics Research Program Review; 21 D Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 22 E Committee on Earth Resources Roster; 23 F Board on Earth Sciences and Resources Roster