Approved
consistent with the understanding that the study methods will not
produce results that are generalizable to the underground coal
mining industry.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2012
36 Months From Approved
1,080
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NIOSH, under P.L. 91-596, Sections 20
and 22 (Section 20-22, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970)
has the responsibility to conduct research relating to innovative
methods, techniques, and approaches dealing with occupational
safety and health problems. NIOSH proposes an assessment of the
current safety culture of underground coal mining in order to
identify recommendations for promoting and ensuring the existence
of a positive safety culture across the industry. A total of 6
underground coal mines will be studied for this assessment. The
assessment includes the collection of data using several diagnostic
tools: functional analysis, structured interviews, behavioral
observations, and surveys. The use of multiple methods to assess
safety culture is a key aspect to the methodology. After all of the
information has been gathered, a variety of statistical and
qualitative analyses are conducted on the data to obtain
conclusions with respect to the mine's safety culture. The results
from these analyses will be presented in a report describing the
status of the behaviors important to safety culture at that mine.
This project will provide recommendations for the enactment of new
safety practices or the enhancement of existing safety practices
across the underground coal mining industry. This final report will
present a generalized model of a positive safety culture for
underground coal mines that can be applied at individual mines. In
addition, all study measures and procedures will be available for
mines to use in the future to evaluate their own safety cultures.
There is no cost to respondents.
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Pub.L. 91 - 596 20 Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970
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