Our Research Portfolio includes the following research projects categorized by the primary Strategic Goal addressed:
Strategic Goal 1 - Respiratory diseases: Reduce respiratory diseases in miners by reducing health hazards in the workplace associated with coal worker pneumoconiosis, silicosis, and diesel emissions.
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Strategic Goal 2 - Hearing loss: Reduce noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in the mining industry.
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Strategic Goal 3 - Cumulative injuries: Reduce repetitive/cumulative musculoskeletal injuries in mine workers.
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Strategic Goal 4 - Traumatic injuries: Reduce traumatic injuries in the mining workplace.
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Strategic Goal 5 - Mine disasters: Reduce the risk of mine disasters (fires, explosions, and inundations); and minimize the risk to, and enhance the effectiveness of, emergency responders.
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Strategic Goal 6 - Ground control: Reduce ground failure fatalities and injuries in the mining industry.
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Strategic Goal 7 - Surveillance and training: Determine the impact of changing mining conditions, new and emerging technologies, training, and the changing patterns of work on worker health and safety.
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