Possible Impact of New Safety Technology Developments on the Future of the United States Mining Industry (0dfc7e7e-e434-46f6-83d0-9fdde17ca2c5)

- Organization:
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Pages:
- 7
- File Size:
- 1231 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 2009
Abstract
The future of the United States (US) mining industry will be affected greatly by recent coal mining disasters. These have resulted in new legislation which will have an impact on mining economic costs as well safety and health of miners. This paper discusses the changes that new legislation and regulations are making to the industry and current research that is producing technologies to make mining safer and will likely impact the future of mining.
Citation
APA:
(2009) Possible Impact of New Safety Technology Developments on the Future of the United States Mining Industry (0dfc7e7e-e434-46f6-83d0-9fdde17ca2c5)MLA: Possible Impact of New Safety Technology Developments on the Future of the United States Mining Industry (0dfc7e7e-e434-46f6-83d0-9fdde17ca2c5). The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 2009.