Probability of Making A Successful Mine Escape While Wearing A Self-Contained Self-Rescuer

Kovac, John G.; Vaught, Charles; Brnich, Michael J., Jr.

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Probability of Making A Successful Mine Escape While Wearing A Self-Contained Self-Rescuer

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Winter 1992
By Kovac, John G. ; Vaught, Charles ; Brnich, Michael J., Jr.

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Kovac, John G. ; Vaught, Charles ; Brnich, Michael J., Jr.
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A computer simulation has been developed to estimate the chances of a miner making a successful escape while wearing a SCSR. The model takes into account: (1) training in the use of SCSRs, (2) apparatus integrity, and (3) the oxygen cost of a mine escape. This Bureau of Mines report examines survival odds for a prototypical escape, and illustrates how these odds change when SCSR training is improved.
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NIOSH
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urn:sha256:486263f050b5bec9ffba35c97d6cf07730636a9206c2c8f741327292a74325ee
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