Technology News 553 – Interactive BG 4 Training Software Reinforces Skills for Benching Mine Rescue Breathing Apparatus

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• Personal Author:
  Navoyski, Jason ; Brinich, Michael J. ; Bauerle, Timothy
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
• Description:
  An effective training tool, the BG 4 Benching Trainer software, now helps to reinforce the critical skills that mine rescue team members must possess to accurately "bench" closed-circuit breathing apparatus. This software supplements traditional hands-on training through a 3D interactive environment in which rescue personnel can practice benching a virtual Draeger BG 4 apparatus. Knowledge of critical benching skills helps in maintaining the integrity of breathing apparatus and in keeping mine rescue team members safe during mine emergencies.
  
  NIOSH No 20046627
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Coal Mining Emergency Management Rescue Work Safety Management Software
• Source:
  Technology news (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH)
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Technology News
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Issue:
  553
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046627
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a57d198d660db6186cf65420db09a24fa8fc805dbb6d2ff2ae8b9aabcb25b4096599db351fa7cb012938100cebbab3192408cfe6e2a6eb9c4ffbbfae10742a2d
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/35435/cdc_35435_DS1.pdf
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