Fire Response Preparedness For Underground Mines [FS World]

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• Journal Article:
  FS-World: Fire & Safety Magazine
• Personal Author:
  Chasko, Linda L. ; Conti, Ronald S. ; Lazzara, Charles P. ; Wiehagen, William J.
• Corporate Authors:
  Fire & Safety Group ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Fire has long been a concern for underground mine workers. A mine fire can occur at any time and can result in a partial or total evacuation of mine personnel and the loss of lives. Fires can grow rapidly. Time is the critical element. Prompt detection, timely and accurate warnings to those potentially affected, and a proficient response by underground miners can have a tremendous impact on the social and economic consequence of a small underground fire. Fire preparedness and response have components of technology and people. These components can work synergistically to reduce the time it takes to bring the system back in balance. This report deals with the preparedness of miners to respond to underground mine fires. It is intended to aid the mining industry in understanding the various roles of emergency responders and the training techniques used to increase their skill levels. The report also presents a technology overview to assist in effective response to mine fires.
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Emergencies Emergency Responders Firefighters Fires Metals Mining Occupational Health Safety Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Coal-mining Disaster-prevention Emergency-responders Emergency-response Escape-systems Fire-fighting Fire-hazards Fire-prevention Fire-safety Gold-mines Hazards Metal-mining Mine-workers Miners Mining-industry Nonmetal-mining Rescue-measures Rescue-workers Safety-research Self-contained-breathing-apparatus Self-contained-self-rescuers Simulation-methods Training Underground-miners Underground-mining Warning-systems

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  FS World: Fire & Safety Magazine
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  17 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029939
• Citation:
  FS-World: Fire & Safety Magazine. Spring 2006 ; pages 6-24
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0563dd07e3ba1112216679be03a16c99edb6be6f8b2d5ac3637a0bfd46af30c6dabbb676812c7a0cc2d9922b075953f39873d651ebf15ca5b7450108c54ef140
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/8791/cdc_8791_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.34 MB ]