Development of a Manually Operated Rescue Team Vehicle

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• Personal Author:
  Marshall, Mervin D.
• Description:
  A quick-reaction, mine-permissible rescue vehicle (merv) was developed for use by rescue teams. The merv, a six-wheeled, battery-powered unit with life support equipment and instrumentation, is designed for a two-person team with provisions for handling two victims or tools in a trailer. The merv, which is 100 inches long, 56 inches wide, and a maximum height of 34 inches, can be lowered down most mine shafts and has clearance to travel mine railways. The merv has power to all six wheels that can be transmitted separately to either or both sets of wheels. Low-pressure, high-traction tires give the vehicle the ability to handle soft, muddy mine floors, flooded areas and significant obstacles, and can negotiate a 45 degree grade. Power and life support are sufficient for a 4-hour mission. The life support system is a commercially available, approved unit currently used by MSHA rescue personnel. A payout wire system provided communication between the merv and home base over a distance of 10,000 feet. On-board monitoring of carbon monoxide, methane, and oxygen is provided, with master and individual alarms to warn of gas concentrations outside preset limits. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Automobiles Carbon Monoxide Emergencies Emergency Responders Hazardous Substances Methane Mining Occupational Health Oxygen Safety

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• Keywords:
  Mining; Mining equipment; Motor vehicles; Emergency equipment; Emergency response; Rescue technology; Rescue workers; Life support systems; Warning devices; Monitoring systems; Toxic gases; Carbon monoxide; Methanes; Oxygen; Oxygen levels; Equipment design
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Open File Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-183
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10002045
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-194482
• Citation:
  NTIS: PB/81-194482, 1978; :1-183
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Methane (CAS RN 74-82-8) ; Oxygen (CAS RN 7782-44-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Performing Organization:
  Mine Safety Appliances Company
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NTIS: PB/81-194482
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6f77fe7af2a37ff2376a2749682de7d67dc1d00c3b717ac3561b813762e8e77eebea9d3ee213e11e375ca867c23057d031dc3b82886b7361e9ec2178b7d3e7f1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/234641/cdc_234641_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 11.21 MB ]