The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has launched version 2.0 of the ErgoMine app, an on-the-ground resource for mine workers and mine safety and health professionals. The auditing app helps to identify, record and track ergonomics and safety hazards that can lead to injuries, illnesses, and fatalities at the worksite.
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A New Approach to Conducting Required Training
An Interactive Case Example In The Aggregates Industry. By Joe McGuire, PhD, Emily Haas, PhD and Lucas Simpson, GSP
Read MoreNIOSH Names Winners of Mine Safety and Health Technology Innovations Awards
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Program, in conjunction with the Industrial Minerals Association–North America (IMA-NA), the National Mining Association (NMA), and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), recognized four organizations in their respective industry sectors, some for developing new safety tools and systems, and others for instituting new health protocols to keep their workforce…
Read MoreNear Misses
Lessons Learned From Near-Miss Reports to Reduce Risk Tolerance in the Aggregates Industry. By Emily Haas, Brendan Demich, Joseph McGuire, Chad Ferguson
Read MoreEmployee Engagement
Establishing and Using Safety Committees at Work. By Joseph McGuire, Emily Haas and Randy Hattesohl
Read MoreNIOSH Celebrates Respiratory Protection Week
Breathing is taken for granted by most of us. For the estimated 5 million U.S. workers required to wear respirators to do their job well and safely, the evolution of respiratory protection, a critical piece of personal protective equipment (PPE), takes on a different meaning.
Read MoreNew Study Details Mining Industry Hearing Loss
A new study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine is the first to examine hearing loss prevalence and risk by industry within most mining sector industries; as well as the oil and gas extraction sector.
Read MoreNIOSH Releases Software Tool for Hazard Recognition Training
Aggregates plant workers can now challenge themselves to identify workplace hazards with a preview release of EXAMiner software from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Read MoreNew NIOSH Software Monitors Respirable Crystalline Silica
Mines can now monitor worker exposure to hazardous respirable crystalline silica (RCS) more effectively thanks to new software developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Program in beta version. This novel, field-based tool called the Field Analysis of Silica Tool (FAST), works together with commercially available Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) analyzers to determine a worker’s…
Read MoreAggregates Operations Honored With Sentinels of Safety Award
The National Mining Association (NMA), the U.S. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM), honored outstanding achievements in mine safety, environmental stewardship and technology. The awards ceremonies took place on Sept. 27, in Washington, D.C.
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