Research and Evaluation Methods for Measuring Nonroutine Mine Health and Safety Skills: Volume I

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• Personal Author:
  Berger, Philip K. ; Cole, Henry P. ; Haley, John V. ; Lacefield WE ; Mallett, Launa G. ; Berger, Philip K. ; Cole, Henry P. ; Haley, John V. ; Lacefield WE ; Mallett, Launa G.
• Description:
  Thirty-six simulation exercises designed to teach and assess problem- solving skills for coping with mine emergencies were developed and field-tested in annual refresher training classes in eight states. The exercises focus on first aid and self-rescue and escape situations. Previous research in the development of simulation problems for aviation, medical, and military personnel guided the development of the new exercises. The 4,000 miners in the field test samples averaged 37 years of age and 12 years of experience. Only 2.1 pct of the sample was female. Miners and their instructors rate the exercises highly in terms of their authenticity, relevance, and utility. Analysis of performance data suggests the exercises are valid, discriminate between persons with basic and advanced levels of training, and challenge most miners. The exercises deal with critical skills that should be learned to high levels of mastery, yet fewer than 30 pct of the miners in the samples achieved mastery scores at or above the 90-pct level. The low levels of mastery suggest (1) miners have little opportunity to practice judgment and decision-making skills in mine emergency situations because of the infrequent occurrence of these events and (2) working the simulation exercises in annual refresher training classrooms may contribute to miners' preparedness to cope with infrequently encountered mine emergencies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Mining Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Mine-rescue; Mine-escapes; Mine-disasters; Mining-industry; Underground-mining; Injury-prevention; Accident-prevention; Simulation-methods; Training; Human-factors-engineering
• Series:
  Mining Publications   ; Mining Publications  
• Subseries:
  Open File Report ; Open File Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report ; Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Kentucky ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; 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:
  1-229
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10007318
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-196646
• Citation:
  Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Contract H0348040, 1988 Jul; :1-229
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1988
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3e4e191222867443a1ca7068fbde12efe9e18e7e324e7bed3389d22a5a16777d1e945602136024f8359b8adf7ad3fbf7c6815b2d0e3b504e7cbea013ca98ee4e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/235306/cdc_235306_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 8.54 MB ]