Valerie Coughanour MA, MFA

A NIOSH Science Blog post

MSD research benefits surface stone, sand, and gravel miners

Valerie Coughanour MA, MFA Jack Lu PhD, CPE Jonisha Pollard MS, CPE Emily Warner MA

April 30, 2018

As of 2015, 80% of active surface mining operations were extracting stone, sand, and gravel. A majority of job-related tasks in surface mining require workers to maintain awkward postures, perform repetitive movements, and operate vibrating machinery.

Women scientists who are advancing safety and health for miners

Amy Chambers, MS, and Lauren Chubb, DrPH strive to reduce corrosion, silica risks to miners

Valerie Coughanour MA, MFA

March 22, 2018

Amy Chambers, MS, is a research engineer working in the NIOSH Spokane Mining Research Division. She joined NIOSH in July 2015. Ms. Chambers seeks to ensure underground miners have a stable roof to work under. With a background in metallurgy, she is the lead engineer for corrosion research as part of a project to examine ground control (i.e., controlling the ground above an underground mine workspace) in metal mines.

A NIOSH Science Blog post

Coming soon to a workplace near you: Field-based respirable crystalline silica monitoring

Emanuele Cauda PhD Lauren Chubb DrPH Valerie Coughanour MA, MFA

February 22, 2018

The NIOSH Mining Program aims to eliminate mining fatalities, injuries, and illnesses through relevant research and impactful solutions. More than 65 engineers work in the NIOSH Mining Program representing many disciplines including chemical, electrical, mechanical, industrial, mining, software, and general engineering.

During this webinar, we’ll discuss how machine learning helps manage ergonomics and industrial hygiene processes, how learning management systems help managers train and track employee training, how software manages permit-to-work, contractor and visitor management programs, and much more.

Valerie Coughanour MA, MFA

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MSD research benefits surface stone, sand, and gravel miners

Women scientists who are advancing safety and health for miners

Coming soon to a workplace near you: Field-based respirable crystalline silica monitoring

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