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safety training continued
How to fight a fire Your mine's firefighting and evacuation plan.
Fire Response Preparedness for Underground Mines - NIOSH Publication No. 2006-105.
Available at: www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet749.html.
Firefighting—a collection of mine gas training materials in PowerPoint and other formats.
Available at: http://miningquiz.com/powerpoints/firefighting.htm.
Advanced Mine Rescue Training—Coal Mines. Module 5—Fires, Firefighting, and Explosions. Mine
Safety and Health Administration. Available at: https://arlweb.msha.gov/MineRescue/Training/IG7.pdf.
Train miners to fight fire based on their role(s) in mine's firefighting and evacuation plan; con-
duct hands-on firefighting training yearly with all miners.
Lifeline symbols Lifeline Tactile Signal Flashcards. Available at: www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/cover-
sheet1826.html.
Review during pre-shift crew or safety meetings; use lifeline section with all tactile symbols and
quiz miners. You can also use the NIOSH flashcard resource to quiz miners.
Where your mine's SCSR caches Your mine's escapeway maps; your mine's quarterly escape training.
are located Review during crew pre-shift or safety meeting; ask miners the locations of caches; review
locations using escapeway map.
Where your mine's escapeway Your mine's escapeway maps; your mine's quarterly escape training.
maps are located Review during pre-shift crew or safety meeting. Ask crews where maps are kept in their work area.
Where tether lines are located Your mine's firefighting and evacuation plan.
Discuss during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; discuss during quarterly mine escape training.
Where your mine's refuge Your mine's escapeway maps; your mine's quarterly escape training.
alternative(s) (RA) is/are located Review during crew pre-shift or safety meeting, ask miners the locations of RAs; review locations
using escapeway map.
