A Global Inventory of Mine Rescue Training Facilities- Compendium of Ideas to Improve U.S. Coal Mine Rescue Training
Abstract
In response to recent mining disasters and new mine rescue team legislation, NIOSH researchers conducted meetings across the United States with mine emergency response experts to investigate current needs and issues. Some of the issues include emergency response preparedness, mine rescue contests, real-life training capabilities, and training facilities. Many new teams are being formed that must be trained for mine rescue team competitions as well as be ready to respond to a variety of mine emergencies including a fire or explosion, a massive roof collapse, mine inundations, or vertical shaft rescue situations. Therefore, it is important that these teams are adequately prepared and trained. This paper presents a summary of domestic and international coal mine rescue training facilities and identifies those that provide unique, real-life, and/or state-of-the-art training. Research findings from this report will be used in further NIOSH investigations to improve coal mine rescue training.
Recommended Citation
S. B. Bealko et al., "A Global Inventory of Mine Rescue Training Facilities- Compendium of Ideas to Improve U.S. Coal Mine Rescue Training," SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit and CMA's 111th National Western Mining Conference 2009, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME), Jan 2009.
Meeting Name
SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit and CMA's 111th National Western Mining Conference 2009
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2009 Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2009
