NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research

The Surveillance, Statistics, and Research Support activities at NIOSH's Pittsburgh and Spokane Research Laboratories are involved in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of safety and health data related to mining occupations in order to report on the overall incidence, prevalence, and significance of mining occupational safety and health problems. Reports on trends in incidence of mining-related fatalities, morbidity, and traumatic injury are prepared. Involvement includes the participation and coordination of research projects and institute-wide surveillance initiatives. The activities provide consultation in the formulation of research questions, study design, data collection, and statistical methods to support laboratory research.