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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

  • Mine Workers and Mine Health and Safety

    This topic area focuses on the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing or preventing mine worker injury, illness, disability, exposure to hazards, and death. It includes interventions implemented in the United States, as well as countries identified in collaboration with MSHA as being similar to the United States in the scope of industry, technological advancements, and safety practices (currently, the review includes studies of interventions implemented in Australia, Canada, Poland, South Africa, and Sweden). For each study in the review, CLEAR assesses the quality of the causal evidence and summarizes its approach, findings, and the intervention examined.

    Additionally, CLEAR created an annotated bibliography that includes 17 studies of interventions that are designed to improve overall mine safety and prevent fatalities and illnesses among mine workers, but that could not be evaluated according to CLEAR Causal Evidence Guidelines due to the study designs.

    Mine Workers and Mine Health and Safety Annotated Bibliography

    Status: Literature reviewed in this topic area currently covers 2008 - 2019.

Synthesis Reports

Synthesis reports look at the research evidence across studies within a topic area. They also highlight gaps in the literature, and suggest areas in which further research is needed.

Mine Workers and Mine Health and Safety Synthesis

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Findings:

  • Studies receiving a low causal evidence rating provide valuable information about the intervention.

  • Engineering controls prevented injuries or improved safety practices that could prevent injuries.

  • Enforcement activities improved health and safety outcomes but the evidence base is small.

  • The only moderate-rated study on safety regulations showed no significant impact on health and safety outcomes.

  • Training interventions may increase knowledge and skills that could improve health and safety outcomes.

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CLEAR Icon Key

Below is a key for icons used to indicate important details about a study, such as its type, evidence rating, and outcome findings.

  • High Causal Evidence

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    Strong evidence the effects are caused by the examined intervention.

  • Moderate Causal Evidence

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    Evidence that the effects are caused to some degree by the examined intervention.

  • Low Causal Evidence

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    Little evidence that the effects are caused by the examined intervention.

  • Causal Impact Analysis

    Causal Analysis (No Rating) Icon

    Uses quantitative methods to assess the effectiveness of a program, policy, or intervention.

  • Descriptive Analysis

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    Describes a program, policy, or intervention using qualitative or quantitative methods.

  • Implementation Analysis

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    Examines the implementation of a program, policy, or intervention.

  • Favorable

    The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts.

    The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts.

  • Mixed

    The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain.

    The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain.

  • None

    The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain.

    The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain.

  • Unfavorable

    The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain.

    The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts.

  • Not applicable

    Not applicable because no outcomes were examined in the outcome domain.

    Not applicable because no outcomes were examined in the outcome domain.

  • Favorable - low evidence

    Plus Sign Icon representing a Favorable Rating

    The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.

  • Mixed - low evidence

    Mixed Results Rating Icon

    The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.

  • None - low evidence

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    The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.

  • Unfavorable - low evidence

    Unfavorable - low evidence

    The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.