DO YOU UNDERSTAND MINE EMERGENCIES ARE YOU PREPARED FOR A MINE EMERGENCY.pptVIP

NOTE: CAN BE STORED ON A PORTABLE SKID. Refuge chamber…It cannot be over-emphasized that seeking refuge in a safe haven, refuge chamber, or behind a barricade…is a last resort Weighing the risks…Further, this does not mean that you should take any risk to your life by trying to escape in what you believe is a serious, infeasible escape scenario. The decision…Emergency scenarios will often have significant uncertainty associated with them, and in the end you must make the decision, with your fellow miners, to escape or seek refuge. Best approach…err on the side of caution…what decision will give you the best chance of survival Risk.. Following the MINER Act, your probability for survival has been improved by the new provisions – but no combination of technologies can guarantee your survival. Prevention: THUS PREVENTION OF MAJOR HAZARD EVENTS IS STILL THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. Reliability: EXECUTING ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR JOB FAITHFULLY, WITH THE LIVES OF YOUR FELLOW MINERS IN MIND, IS THE BEST WAY TO PREVENTION. BEST :IF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS DO NOT OCCUR, THEN YOU WON’T BE THREATENED. Prevention: THUS PREVENTION OF MAJOR HAZARD EVENTS IS STILL THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. Reliability: EXECUTING ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR JOB FAITHFULLY, WITH THE LIVES OF YOUR FELLOW MINERS IN MIND, IS THE BEST WAY TO PREVENTION. BEST :IF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS DO NOT OCCUR, THEN YOU WON’T BE THREATENED. SAFE HAVEN EXAMPLES - MSHA COMPRESSED AIR LINES SAFE HAVEN EXAMPLES - MSHA VERTICAL BOREHOLES Safe Haven Examples - MSHA MULTIPLE SAFE HAVENS - ONE MINER MULTIPLE SAFE HAVENS - MULTIPLE MINERS NIOSH TESTING PROGRAM GOAL OF NIOSH TESTING: PROVIDE EVALUATION INFORMATION TO MINERS, MANUFACTURERS, AND MSHA RISK OF SEEKING REFUGE OVER ESCAPEEMPHASIS LAST RESORT! WEIGHING THE RISKS IMPORTANCE OF GOOD, EARLY COMMUNICATION JUDGMENT AND RISKS DECISION: JUDGMENT BEST APPROACH TO THE DECISION RISK AND THE MINER ACT – NO GUARANTEE SAFE WORK = REDUCED RISK PREVENTION OF