Responding to a mine emergency
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Page : 114 pages
File Size : 24,40 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Coal mine accidents
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Page : 114 pages
File Size : 24,40 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Coal mine accidents
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Page : 64 pages
File Size : 10,60 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Disaster relief
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Author : United States. Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,96 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Mine accidents
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Author : Anne-Marie Lasowski
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 10,33 MB
Release : 2008-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1437903746
In 2006, several mining tragedies led Congress to pass the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act). It requires underground coal mine operators to develop emergency response plans that contain several components designed to improve accident preparedness and response, including providing a refuge of air to miners trapped underground after an accident and wireless commun. systems. The Mine Safety and Health Admin. (MSHA) is responsible for approving the plans and ensuring their implementation. This report examines: (1) the effectiveness of the approval process; (2) the status of implementation of the plans; and (3) MSHA¿s efforts to enforce and oversee implementations. Illustrations.
Author : British Columbia. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
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Page : 48 pages
File Size : 20,65 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Emergency management
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 12,72 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Disaster relief
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Page : pages
File Size : 35,78 MB
Release : 2013
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 39,11 MB
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0309282799
Coal mine disasters in the United States are relatively rare events; many of the roughly 50,000 miners underground will never have to evacuate a mine in an emergency during their careers. However, for those that do, the consequences have the potential to be devastating. U.S. mine safety practices have received increased attention in recent years because of the highly publicized coal mine disasters in 2006 and 2010. Investigations have centered on understanding both how to prevent or mitigate emergencies and what capabilities are needed by miners to self-escape to a place of safety successfully. This report focuses on the latter - the preparations for self-escape. In the wake of 2006 disasters, the U.S. Congress passed the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act), which was designed to strengthen existing mine safety regulations and set forth new measures aimed at improving accident preparedness and emergency response in underground coal mines. Since that time, the efforts of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) have contributed to safety improvements in the mining industry. However, the Upper Big Branch mine explosion in 2010 served as a reminder to remain ever vigilant on improving the prevention of mine disasters and preparations to help miners survive in the event of emergencies. This study was set in the context of human-systems integration (HSI), a systems approach that examines the interaction of people, tasks, and equipment and technology in the pursuit of a goal. It recognizes this interaction occurs within, and is influenced by, the broader environmental context. A key premise of human-systems integration is that much important information is lost when the various tasks within a system are considered individually or in isolation rather than in interaction with the whole system. Improving Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines, the task of self-escape is part of the mine safety system.
Author : Ronald S. Conti
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Page : 30 pages
File Size : 33,89 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Coal mines and mining
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Author : United States. Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Page : 140 pages
File Size : 44,74 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Mine accidents
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