# Enhanced Safety and Health Training for Western Mine Workers

> **NIH ALLCDC U60** · COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES · 2023 · $242,938

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) Energy, Mining and Construction Industry Safety Program
(EMCIS) is a well-established training organization that was initially formed in 1999 as the CSM
Mine Safety and Health Program. With mining still at its core, CSM operates its training center
to enhance the quality and availability of health and safety training for Western mine workers.
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 continuously 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 targets several audiences: mine
workers, trainers, safety and health professionals, mine management, and mining engineering
and geology students. In addition, CSM’s training program will service underrepresented
industry sectors such as contractors, consultants, suppliers and equipment manufacturers.
Courses will be taught by highly qualified, professional instructors, who are technical experts as
demonstrated by academic degrees, professional certifications and licenses, and experience.
Depending on the training activity, CSM will utilize a combination of teaching pedagogies,
including classroom discussion, hands-on exercises, games and group activities, and
participation at the Edgar Underground Mine, as well as opportunities for online delivery, for
these courses which will enhance student engagement, understanding, and knowledge
retention. The NORA sector that will be addressed by CSM is the Mining Sector. Primary NORA
cross-sectors of Hearing Loss Prevention, Respiratory Health, Traumatic Injury Prevention, and
Healthy Work Design and Well-Being are addressed indirectly by being included as topics in
various training courses offered to the mining industry.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10766006
- **Project number:** 2U60OH010017-14
- **Recipient organization:** COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
- **Principal Investigator:** Hugh Miller
- **Activity code:** U60 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $242,938
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2023-09-01 → 2026-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10766006

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10766006, Enhanced Safety and Health Training for Western Mine Workers (2U60OH010017-14). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10766006. Licensed CC0.

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