Responders to Underground Mine Fires

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• Personal Author:
  Conti, Ronald S.
• Description:
  Fire is a major concern for those who work in underground mines. A mine fire can occur at anytime and often results in a partial or total evacuation of mine personnel and could result in the loss of lives. Therefore, having a workforce that is well trained to prevent, detect, and fight a fire is important. This paper focuses on responders' preparedness for fire. Responders in this context are considered the entire workforce and are categorized as first, second, and sustained responders and evacuating miners. Quality training enhances ones awareness of mine fire hazards and promotes self-confidence in combating fires and responding to emergencies. Early warning systems and other escapeway aids such as a through-the-earth signaling and communication system, lasers and strobe lights are also addressed. The technological advancements that have been made can improve the state-of-preparedness for responders to underground emergencies and increase the chances of survival for escaping personnel. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Spectrum Analysis
• Keywords:
  Coal-mining Emergency-responders Fire-fighters Fire-fighting Fire-prevention Fire-protection Fire-safety Mine-disasters Mining-industry Underground-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  University of Utah
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  111-121
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025190
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Institute on Mining Health, Safety and Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 5-7, 2001. Jenkins FM, Langton J, McCarter MK, Rowe B, eds. Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah, 2001 Aug; :111-121
• Editor(s):
  Jenkins FM; Langton J; McCarter MK; Rowe B
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d58a559f1dceeb3bf487ba0386b424d9cf5d9ecd108647cf4843e8016af1d28be4fbbfd7b8c68e88dc9f5a158accbee0daa0444e8692f24e7263dec85f69162e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220899/cdc_220899_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.85 MB ]