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2/1/2012 - Technology NewsMedium frequency communications systems do not require a powered underground infrastructure to be installed for operation, and may therefore provide a higher degree of survivability after a mine disaster than other types of systems.
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6/1/2011 - Guides and manuals, Reports of InvestigationsRefuge alternatives are airtight, reinforced shelters that underground coal miners can enter during a mine emergency. This publication provides recommendations for training miners in how to operate a refuge chamber.
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10/1/2010 - Information Circulars, Training materialsHow to Operate a Refuge Chamber: A Quick Start Guide was created by researchers at NIOSH to be used as a template for mine instructors to modify based on the refuge chambers used at their mine.
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7/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper describes an analytical study to quantify the safety integrity of a Programmable Logic Controller based Emergency Shutdown System and a hardwired Emergency Shutdown System.
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9/1/2006 - Peer reviewed journal articlesUS coal mining organizations are losing the knowledge they need to be able to respond to emergencies. Knowledge management provides a useful perspective from which to view the problem. Knowledge can be managed by cultivating it through narratives.
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1/1/2005 - Information CircularsThis report deals with the preparedness of miners to respond to underground 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 ...
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4/1/2004 - Information CircularsA compilation of accounts by 30 veteran mine emergency response experts. These veterans related stories and observations from events experienced during as many as 47 years of response activities. These provide an overview of lessons learned on-site.
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12/1/2001 - Conference papersTechnology and realistic training simulations have been identified for the general workforce and mine emergency responders. Laser lights and lifelines were beneficial in leading personnel to safety and out of the mine in smoke-filled passageways.
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9/1/2000 - Conference papersThis paper describes technology and training that has been identified for underground emergency responders.
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2/24/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to investigate techniques to increase the survivability of leaky feeder communication systems.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program