The Mining Program conducts a focused set of research and prevention activities that has been designed to meet the needs of mineworkers and related stakeholders. The previous chapter explained the basis for the Program Plan and presented the Plan. This chapter summarizes the processes used to develop the research portfolio, the projects currently in the portfolio, and the customers, stakeholders, and partners of the Program.
The overall process beginning with defining and conducting the research and ending with effecting improvements to mineworker safety and health is complex. A logic model has been prepared to illustrate the more important interrelationships.