Advancing Self-Escape Training: A Needs Analysis Based on the National Academy of Sciences Report “Improving Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines.”

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• Personal Author:
  Bellanca, Jennica L. ; Brnich MJ Jr. ; Hoebbel, Cassandra L. ; Ryan, Margaret E.
• Description:
  This report summarizes a needs analysis and actions taken by NIOSH based on the National Academy of Sciences recommendations specific to advancing self-escape training, with an emphasis on preparing rank-and-file mineworkers for self-escape. This report also provides the foundation for the practical guidance offered in its sister publication, the NIOSH Information Circular (IC) "Self-escape Core Competency Profile: Guidance for Improving Underground Coal Miners' Self-escape Competency" [NIOSH 2023], which offers an evidence-based self-escape competency framework derived from the results of this work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Disaster Planning Emergencies Mining Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Coal Mines Emergency Preparedness Escape Systems Mine Escapes Training Underground Miners Underground Mines
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2023134revised062023
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Technical Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067903
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2023-134 (Revised 06/2023), 2023 Jun; :1-187
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210246/cdc_210246_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.11 MB ]