Mining Product: Emergency Escape and Refuge Alternatives
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Original creation date: October 2010
This training tool was created by a multidisciplinary team at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to teach miners about emergency escape and using refuge alternatives. The training is a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation and is intended for group-based training. The presentation can be used as-is, or it can be customized to reflect the specific policies and refuge alternatives of the mine and requirements that may be unique to a specific state. The training is a safety talk with a duration of 15-30 minutes.
Materials included in file download:
- Instructor Copy (1 copy needed) - Emergency Escape & Refuge Alternatives: Instructor Guide and Lesson Plan
- PowerPoint® slides (1 copy needed)
Additional materials needed:
- A computer equipped with Microsoft PowerPoint® 2007 or higher presentation software (or other software capable of reading and editing slides in PowerPoint 2007 format)
- LCD projector
- A large screen
Authors: EE Hall, KA Margolis
Audience: Underground miners at all skill levels. This training product can be integrated into required new miner training courses, annual refresher courses, or any other mine site training.
Information Circular - October 2010
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20038039
Pittsburgh, PA: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-101, (IC 9525), 2010 Oct
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- How to Operate a Refuge Chamber: A Quick Start Guide
- Investigation of Enhanced Refuge Alternatives
- Man Mountain’s Refuge: Refuge Chamber Training Instructor’s Guide and Trainee’s Problem Book
- Recommendations for Refuge Chamber Operations Training
- Refuge Alternatives in Underground Coal Mines
- Refuge Chamber Expectations Training - 1.0
- Refuge Chamber Training Products and Guidance
- Refuge Chambers
- Technology News 537 - NIOSH Develops New Mine Refuge Chamber Training
- Underground Coal Mining Disasters and Fatalities: United States, 1900-2006
- Underground Mine Refuge Chamber Expectations Training: Program Development and Evaluation
- When Do You Take Refuge? Decisionmaking During Mine Emergency Escape
- Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program