Emergency Response Planning for Small Mines: Who Needs It?

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• Personal Author:
  Brnich MJ Jr. ; Mallett, Launa G. ; Vaught C ; Brnich MJ Jr. ; Mallett, Launa G. ; Vaught C
• Description:
  This paper discusses emergency response planning with a special emphasis on small minesites. It addresses the importance of an emergency response plan and offers some tips for developing a useful document. The content of the paper is based on U.S. Bureau of Mines research focusing on mine emergency response. Examples from past mine emergency situations are used to highlight the discussion. The paper is intended to stimulate the thinking of both small mine operators and those safety professionals who work with individuals from small mines. It is not meant to be the final word on emergency response plans. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Coal Coal Mining Emergencies Emergency Responders Mining Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Accidents Coal-miners Coal-mining Emergency-responders Emergency-response Injuries Mine-workers Miners Risk-factors Safety-education Safety-measures Training Underground-miners Underground-mining Work-performance Workers

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• Series:
  Mining Publications   ; Mining Publications  
• Publisher:
  U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings ; Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center ; PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  71-101
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042080
• Citation:
  Improving safety at small underground mines. Peters RH ed. Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, SP 18-94, 1994 Jan; :71-101
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Improving safety at small underground mines
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c53d41c8965a8a72f784b8170884b88f712f65a0c5f75070eba400131eb47d6e44dd642ab8d4f00cd638f120b3bdfc06a44be5b649922ff5f0b879524a87f359
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227521/cdc_227521_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.07 MB ]