# Enhanced Safety and Health Training for Western Mine Workers

> **NIH ALLCDC U60** · COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES · 2021 · $484,080

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) Energy, Mining and Construction Industry Safety (EMCIS)
Program is a highly respected and well-established training organization that was initially formed
in 1999 as the CSM Mine Safety and Health Program. With mining at its core, CSM operates its
training center to enhance the quality and availability of health and safety training for Western
mine workers and underserved industry populations. Goals include providing workers with
relevant knowledge regarding hazards associated with working on mine sites and effective
controls for reducing risk for injuries and illnesses. In addition, trainees will be strongly
encouraged to be active participants in improving the health and safety conditions where they
work. CSM proposes to offer a comprehensive approach to meet the safety and health training
needs of the Western mining industry by providing a high quality, interactive training experience
that specifically targets mine workers and other at-risk audiences engaged in mining and
mineral exploration. , In addition to workers directly employed by mining and resource
companies, CSM's training program is designed to effectively serve underrepresented industry
sectors, such as contractors, consultants, suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and those in
academia. Courses will be taught by highly qualified, professional instructors, who are technical
experts as demonstrated by academic degrees, professional certifications and licenses, and
experience. CSM will use teaching pedagogies, materials, and practices conducive for adult
education and learning in a variety of environments, including in traditional classrooms, mine-
sites, and company facilities, as well as using online delivery to enhance course availability.
Within its training curriculum, CSM will address focus areas identified by the NORA Mining
Sector Committee. Primary NORA cross sectors of Hearing Loss Prevention, Respiratory
Health, Traumatic Injury Prevention, and Healthy Work Design and Well-Being are addressed
as topic elements in various training courses offered to the mining industry.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10246771
- **Project number:** 5U60OH010017-12
- **Recipient organization:** COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
- **Principal Investigator:** Hugh Miller
- **Activity code:** U60 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $484,080
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10246771

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10246771, Enhanced Safety and Health Training for Western Mine Workers (5U60OH010017-12). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10246771. Licensed CC0.

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