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Table 1—Resource materials available for training miners in critical knowledge, skills and abilities (listed from lowest to highest
reported confidence).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Resources and How to Cover/Review
Your mine's emergency Your mine's emergency response plan.
response plan (ERP) Discuss during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; discuss during quarterly mine escape training.
Chain of command for reporting Your mine's emergency response plan; your mine's firefighting and evacuation plan.
a mine emergency Escape and Evacuation: A Miners' Education and Training Toolbox. Penn State Miner Training
Program. Available at: https://sites.psu.edu/minertraining/msha/escapeandevacuation/.
Review during pre-shift crew or safety meetings; ask miners where they should report an incident.
How to construct a barricade Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME)—Barricading. Available at:
www.dmme.virginia.gov/dm/AccidentsAndFatalities/SafetyBulletins/CarbonMonoxideHalt.pdf.
Discuss during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; discuss during quarterly mine escape training.
Ventilation/smoke leakage Your mine's ventilation plan.
Escape From a Mine Fire. Video deals with the experiences of two miners in escaping an
underground coal mine fire in 1988. Both discuss the importance of paying close attention to
alarms and warnings. Available at: https://arlweb.msha.gov/Streaming/VintageClips.asp.
Escape From Farmington No. 9: An Oral History—NIOSH Publication No. 2009-142D. Available
at: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet1628.html.
Advanced Mine Rescue Training—Coal Mines. Module 3—Mine Ventilation. Mine Safety and
Health Administration. Available at: https://arlweb.msha.gov/MineRescue/Training/IG7.pdf.
Train miners to recognize disaster change in ventilation, smoke, etc. Discuss key ventilation
points during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; annual refresher training; during quarterly mine
escape training.
How to reestablish ventilation Your mine's ventilation plan.
Discuss during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; new miner and annual refresher training.
How to read mine map symbols Underground Coal Mine Map Reading Training—NIOSH Publication No. 2009-143c. Available
at: www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet1825.html.
Cover during annual refresher training or other safety training sessions.
What alarms mean Your mine's firefighting and evacuation plan.
Escape From a Mine Fire. Video deals with the experiences of two miners in escaping an
underground coal mine fire in 1988. Both discuss the importance of paying close attention to
alarms and warnings. Available at: https://arlweb.msha.gov/Streaming/VintageClips.asp.
Review during crew pre-shift or safety meetings. Emphasize importance of recognizing and re-
sponding to audio/visual alarms.
Your own role in your mine's Your mine's ERP.
emergency response plan (ERP) Discuss during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; discuss during quarterly mine escape training.
When to construct a barricade Your mine's firefighting and evacuation plan.
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME)—Barricading. Available at:
www.dmme.virginia.gov/dm/AccidentsAndFatalities/SafetyBulletins/CarbonMonoxideHalt.pdf.
Discuss during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; discuss during quarterly mine escape training.
Your mine's communication and Your mine's ERP.
tracking system (CT) Discuss during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; discuss during quarterly mine escape training
.
How to operate your mine's Your mine's RA deployment and operation instruction materials; manufacturer's training material.
refuge alternative (RA) How to Operate a Refuge Chamber: A Quick Start Guide—NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-100.
Available at: www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet1695.html.
Refuge Chamber Expectations Training—NIOSH Publication No. 2010-100. Available at:
www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet455.html.
Discuss during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; discuss during quarterly mine escape training;
use listed NIOSH RA operations training resources.
If or when to fight a fire Fire Response Preparedness for Underground Mines—NIOSH) Publication No. 2006-105.
Available at: www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet749.html.
Cover during regular firefighting drills, during annual refresher training.