Report of Investigations 9383: Self-Contained Self-Rescuer Donning Proficiency at Eight Eastern Underground Coal Mines

Details

• Journal Article:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 9383
• Personal Author:
  Vaught, Charles ; Wiehagen, William J. ; Brnich, Michael J. Jr.
• Description:
  The U.S. Bureau of Mines evaluated the self-contained self-rescuer (SCSR) donning proficiency of 243 miners. These workers were from eight underground coal mines in the eastern United States. The objectives of the study were (1) to gather information on skill levels, since all miners in the study had prior instruction and opportunity to practice donning the apparatus, and (2) to summarize a quality control procedure useful in conducting periodic evaluations of donning proficiency. The sampling procedure used proved to be both reasonable and efficient in gathering information on training effectiveness. It also provided a good statistical base for making informed site-specific decisions regarding SCSR training needs. Results from the observed samples at each of the eight mines indicate a wide variability across sites. The rate at which miners failed to isolate their lungs varied from 3.3 to 40.0 pct. Concomitantly, proficiency rates (miners either performing adequately or demonstrating a perfect 3 + 3 sequence) ranged from 13.3 to 63.3 pct. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Mining Occupational Health Quality Control Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Training; Survival-equipment; Occupational-safety; Quality-control; Human-factors-engineering; Rescue-equipment; Surveys; Sampling; Breathing-apparatus; Safety-devices; Mining; SCSR; Mining-industry; Underground-mining; Self-contained-self-rescuers; Self-contained-breathing-apparatus
• Source:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 9383, 1991 Jan; :1-17
• Series:
  Mining Publications   ; NIOSH Numbered Publications  
• Subseries:
  Report of Investigations
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  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:
  23 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10011049
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB92-157270
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8c5f6b95139e8cac1e18f1a0e3dc4789165d1ee5fcf26455239db7903012d03cc8355fb972a200a11e1299b531c81be164ad877b6706dc528cef7205600078ef
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/9932/cdc_9932_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.69 MB ]