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NIOSH aims to improve coal mine escape

The US Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (OMSHR), part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), has launched a three-year study to better understand and develop methods for successful self-escape in coal mine emergencies

Carly Leonida
A team from Consolidation Coal Blacksville No 2 mine compete in the 2013 US national mine rescue training contest

A team from Consolidation Coal Blacksville No 2 mine compete in the 2013 US national mine rescue training contest

The purpose of the project is to enhance the ability of miners to escape from underground coal mines in the event of a fire, explosion, collapse of the mine structure, or flooding of the area by toxic...

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