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DO YOU UNDERSTAND MINE EMERGENCIES? ARE YOU
PREPARED FOR A MINE EMERGENCY?
MARK C. RADOMSKYThe Pennsylvania State University
INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN THE MINER TO UNDERSTAND, USE, AND BENEFIT FROM MINE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND TRACKING SYSTEMS…TO MAXIMIZE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION TO ENHANCE ESCAPE OR RESCUE
DEFINE COMMUNICATION, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFY THREE PRIMARY PARTS TO THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS
IDENTIFY THE THREE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF MINE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS (EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TRIANGLE)
IDENTIFY THE CRITICAL INFORMATION NEEDED DURING AN EMERGENCY
DISCUSS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MINER ACT REGARDING DISCUSS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MINER ACT REGARDING POST-ACCIDENT COMMUNICATIONS AND MINER TRACKINGPOST-ACCIDENT COMMUNICATIONS AND MINER TRACKING
IDENTIFY THE VARIOUS TYPES OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES IDENTIFY THE VARIOUS TYPES OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES USED IN UNDERGROUND COAL MININGUSED IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINING
PROVIDE SEVERAL ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PROVIDE SEVERAL ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF WIRED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS…WIRELESS SYSTEMSWIRED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS…WIRELESS SYSTEMS
IDENTIFY THE MAIN PROBLEMS AND UNDESIRABLE RESULTS IDENTIFY THE MAIN PROBLEMS AND UNDESIRABLE RESULTS OF POOR/INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONOF POOR/INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFY SEVERAL EMERGING WIRELESS MINE IDENTIFY SEVERAL EMERGING WIRELESS MINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSCOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
DISCUSS THE CONCEPT OF MINER TRACKINGDISCUSS THE CONCEPT OF MINER TRACKING
IDENTIFY SEVERAL EMERGING WIRELESS MINER IDENTIFY SEVERAL EMERGING WIRELESS MINER TRACKING SYSTEMSTRACKING SYSTEMS
DISCUSS MINE SPECIFIC EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISCUSS MINE SPECIFIC EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION AND MINER TRACKING SYSTEM USED AT YOUR MINEAND MINER TRACKING SYSTEM USED AT YOUR MINE
INPUTS ARE THE WORDS, INPUTS ARE THE WORDS, SIGNS, SIGNALS, SOUNDSSIGNS, SIGNALS, SOUNDS
MIND FILTERMIND FILTER
OUTPUTS ARE THE OUTPUTS ARE THE INTERPRETATIONS, INTERPRETATIONS, MEANINGS, MEANINGS, REACTIONSREACTIONS
……WE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATEWE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE
EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES IS DOMINATED BY EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES IS DOMINATED BY COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION USUALLY HAS A SPECIFIC COMMUNICATION USUALLY HAS A SPECIFIC PURPOSEPURPOSE
WHEN COMMUNICATION FAILS ITS PURPOSEWHEN COMMUNICATION FAILS ITS PURPOSE
MEANINGS AND SYMBOLSMEANINGS AND SYMBOLS
LANGUAGE TEACHERLANGUAGE TEACHER
SOCIOLOGISTSOCIOLOGIST
FOREMAN…MANAGEMENTFOREMAN…MANAGEMENT
WORKERWORKER
WHY DO WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE AT WHY DO WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE AT WORK?WORK?
– KNOW WHAT OCCURRED ON THE PREVIOUS SHIFTKNOW WHAT OCCURRED ON THE PREVIOUS SHIFT
– FURTHER PREPARATIONFURTHER PREPARATION
– ENTERING THE MINE, ON-SECTION, ON-SHIFT ENTERING THE MINE, ON-SECTION, ON-SHIFT EXAM...EXAM...
– EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESSEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
DEFINITIONDEFINITION
OBLIGATION/RESPONSIBILITY OF RESPONSIBLE OBLIGATION/RESPONSIBILITY OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON REGARDING COMMUNICATIONS PERSON REGARDING COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONESTELEPHONES
MINE PAGE PHONESMINE PAGE PHONES
WALKIE TALKIESWALKIE TALKIES
TROLLEY PHONES TROLLEY PHONES
LEAKY FEEDERLEAKY FEEDER
HOIST PHONESHOIST PHONES
MINE RESCUE TEAM COMMUNICATIONSMINE RESCUE TEAM COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATING WHILE WEARING COMMUNICATING WHILE WEARING BREATING APPARATUSBREATING APPARATUS
HAND SIGNALSHAND SIGNALS
NOTE PADNOTE PAD
PHONE TAPPHONE TAP
CAP LAMPCAP LAMP
REDUCE CONFUSIONREDUCE CONFUSION
DECREASE THE CHANCE OF WRONGDECREASE THE CHANCE OF WRONG
INFORMATION BEING COMMUNICATEDINFORMATION BEING COMMUNICATED
DECREASES RUMORSDECREASES RUMORS
INCREASES CONFIDENCE IN DECISIONSINCREASES CONFIDENCE IN DECISIONS
IMPROVES THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESSIMPROVES THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS
NO INFORMATIONNO INFORMATION
NOT ENOUGHNOT ENOUGH
POOR DECISIONSPOOR DECISIONS
TIME WASTEDTIME WASTED
ADDED STRESSADDED STRESS
WHO REPORTED THE PROBLEM?WHO REPORTED THE PROBLEM?
WHERE IS THE PROBLEM?WHERE IS THE PROBLEM?
WHAT HAS HAPPENED?WHAT HAS HAPPENED?
WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW?WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW?
HOW SERIOUS IS THE PROBLEM?HOW SERIOUS IS THE PROBLEM?
IS ANYONE IN DANGER?IS ANYONE IN DANGER?
WHAT IS BEING DONE?WHAT IS BEING DONE?
WHAT RESOURCES ARE ON THE SCENE?WHAT RESOURCES ARE ON THE SCENE?
WHOWHO– CREDIBILITY ISSUECREDIBILITY ISSUE
LOCATION LOCATION – OFTEN MISSEDOFTEN MISSED– RAMIFICATIONSRAMIFICATIONS
PROBLEMPROBLEM– NOT ALWAYS COMMUNICATEDNOT ALWAYS COMMUNICATED
WHO
WHERE
WHAT
IDENTIFY YOURSELFIDENTIFY YOURSELF
IDENTIFY THE LOCATIONIDENTIFY THE LOCATION
IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMIDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
Your mine is ventilated by two exhausting fans, located on the surface. It’s Sunday morning aroundYour mine is ventilated by two exhausting fans, located on the surface. It’s Sunday morning around
10:30 am. There are 17 miners inside doing a variety of jobs, such as a longwall move, pumping,10:30 am. There are 17 miners inside doing a variety of jobs, such as a longwall move, pumping,
maintenance, etc. You are working near the Douglas airshaft fan, located on the surface. You noticemaintenance, etc. You are working near the Douglas airshaft fan, located on the surface. You notice
that the fan is fluctuating. What do you do?that the fan is fluctuating. What do you do?
You are working around the seals checking pumps. You are about 600 feet from the crew tearing You are working around the seals checking pumps. You are about 600 feet from the crew tearing down the longwall. The pump at 4down the longwall. The pump at 4thth main sump is okay, and at the number 5 seal there is nothing main sump is okay, and at the number 5 seal there is nothing unusual. You hope on the trolley to check some other pumps and as you approach the 1-right unusual. You hope on the trolley to check some other pumps and as you approach the 1-right switch, the power fails. You proceed on foot to where the rectifier is located. While inside the switch, the power fails. You proceed on foot to where the rectifier is located. While inside the rectifier, you hear a rushing sound. As you exit the enclosure, you see water flowing outby (2 feet rectifier, you hear a rushing sound. As you exit the enclosure, you see water flowing outby (2 feet deep, and 4 feet wide). You run to the mine phone at the belt drive tail piece. You call the UG deep, and 4 feet wide). You run to the mine phone at the belt drive tail piece. You call the UG shop, but get no answer. You call the communication’s office. Someone answers, but the shop, but get no answer. You call the communication’s office. Someone answers, but the communication is distorted. What do you do now?communication is distorted. What do you do now?
POST-ACCIDENT COMMUNICATIONSPOST-ACCIDENT COMMUNICATIONS
– REDUNDANT INSTALLATIONSREDUNDANT INSTALLATIONS– WIRELESS WIRELESS
POST-ACCIDENT TRACKINGPOST-ACCIDENT TRACKING
– DISPATCHERDISPATCHER– WIRELESS (ELECTRONICALLY)WIRELESS (ELECTRONICALLY)
MSHA TESTING OR DEMONSTRATIONMSHA TESTING OR DEMONSTRATION
NEW OR REVISED APPROVALSNEW OR REVISED APPROVALS
APPROVAL APPLICATIONSAPPROVAL APPLICATIONS
FIRST OFFICIAL APPROVAL OF A WIRELESS FIRST OFFICIAL APPROVAL OF A WIRELESS TRACKING SYSTEMTRACKING SYSTEM
MINETRACER MINER LOCATION MONITORING MINETRACER MINER LOCATION MONITORING SYSTEMSYSTEM
COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ARE COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL ESSENTIAL
UNDERSTANDING THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS UNDERSTANDING THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS CRITICALCRITICAL
MEANINGS ARE IN PEOPLEMEANINGS ARE IN PEOPLE
CRITICAL INFORMATION DURING AN EMERGENCYCRITICAL INFORMATION DURING AN EMERGENCY
MINER ACT WILL ENHANCE EMERGENCY MINER ACT WILL ENHANCE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION
PERIODICALLY EVALUATE YOUR MINE PERIODICALLY EVALUATE YOUR MINE COMMUNICATIONS, AND MINER TRACKING COMMUNICATIONS, AND MINER TRACKING SYSTEMSYSTEM
Gates, et al (2007). Gates, et al (2007). Fatal Underground Coal Mine Fatal Underground Coal Mine Explosion: Sago Mine, Wolf Run Mining CompanyExplosion: Sago Mine, Wolf Run Mining Company. . United States Department of Labor, MSHA. Arlington, United States Department of Labor, MSHA. Arlington, VAVA
U.S. Department of Labor (2008). U.S. Department of Labor (2008). Responding to a Mine Responding to a Mine Emergency, Training Responsible Persons at Emergency, Training Responsible Persons at Underground Coal MinesUnderground Coal Mines (MSHA Instructional Guide (MSHA Instructional Guide Series, IG 110). Arlington, VASeries, IG 110). Arlington, VA