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What to expect when wearing Expectations Training for Miners using Self-Contained Self-Rescuers in Escape from Under-
an SCSR ground Coal Mines—Journal Occupational Environ Hygiene, 2008 Oct; 5(10):671-677. Avail-
able at: www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet985.html.
I Can't Get Enough Air! Proper Self-Contained Self-Rescue Usage. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication
No. 99-160. Available at: www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet343.html.
Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSR's) Interactive Training Course—Inspection, Maintenance, and Use.
Mine Safety and Health Administration. Available at: https://arlweb.msha.gov/interactivetraining.htm.
Review/discuss during quarterly escape training; annual smoke training. If possible, allow
miners to breathe from a live SCSR.
When to enter your mine's refuge When Do You Take Refuge? Decision-making During Mine Emergency Escape—NIOSH Publi-
alternative (RA) cation No. 2011-177C. Available at: www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet1556.html.
Harry's Hard Choices: Mine Refuge Chamber Training—NIOSH Publication No. 2009-122.
Available at: www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet1838.html.
Man Mountain's Refuge: Refuge Chamber Training Instructor's Guide and Trainee's Problem Book—
NIOSH Publication No. 2011-195. Available at: www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet1679.html.
Seek Refuge: Your Third Line of Defense. Penn State Mining Training Program. Available at:
https://arlweb.msha.gov/Streaming/SCSRClips.asp.
Discuss during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; discuss during quarterly mine escape training;
use listed NIOSH RA use decision-making training resources.
How to test roof conditions Your mine's roof control plan.
80-hour Underground Miner Pre-Employment Training Program Study Guide—Unit 12 Roof/
Rib Control. West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training. Available at:
www.wvminesafety.org/PDFs/80%20HR.Underground%20Study%20Guide.pdf.
Roof Control. MSHA Catalog of Training Products. Cat. No. 36. Available at: Mine Safety and
Health Administration, email—MSHADistributionCenter@dol.gov.
Discuss during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; new miner and annual refresher training.
Where to report in the event of a Your mine's firefighting and evacuation plan.
mine emergency
Location varies by mine. Review in pre-shift crew or safety meetings; during quarterly escape training.
How to identify an explosive Mine Gases—a collection of mine gas training materials in PowerPoint and other formats.
atmosphere with a gas meter Available at: http://miningquiz.com/powerpoints/mine_gases.htm.
Advanced Mine Rescue Training—Coal Mines. Module 2—Mine Gases. Mine Safety and Health
Administration. Available at: https://arlweb.msha.gov/MineRescue/Training/IG7.pdf.
Review gas monitor during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; annual refresher training; during
quarterly mine escape training.
Location of your mine's primary Your mine's escapeway maps.
and secondary escapeways Review during pre-shift crew or safety meeting. Using escapeway map, ask crew members to
show the route they would travel from their work area.
How to use a tether line Your mine's quarterly escape training.
Discuss during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; discuss during quarterly mine escape training;
ask trainees to demonstrate using a tether line.
How to use nonverbal communication Nonverbal Communication for Mine Emergencies—NIOSH Publication No. 2012-104.
(hand/cap lamp symbols) Available at: www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/works/coversheet461.html.
Discuss during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; review during quarterly mine escape training;
use listed NIOSH nonverbal communication training resource.
When to don an SCSR
Predetermined talking points that might include: first sign of smoke, rising CO levels, dropping O
2
levels.
Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSR's) Interactive Training Course—Inspection, Maintenance, and Use.
Mine Safety and Health Administration. Available at: https://arlweb.msha.gov/interactivetraining.htm.
Cover during quarterly escape training, pre-shift crew or safety meetings; annual refresher training.
How to properly don an SCSR Your mine's quarterly escape training; annual smoke training; your mine's annual refresher training.
Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSR's) Interactive Training Course—Inspection, Maintenance, and Use.
Mine Safety and Health Administration. Available at: https://arlweb.msha.gov/interactivetraining.htm.
SCSR Transfer Process. Collection of links for streaming media for various SCSR models. Mine Safety
and Health Administration. Available at https://arlweb.msha.gov/Streaming/SCSRClips.asp.
Review steps during crew pre-shift or safety meetings; review and provide feedback during
hands-on training; annual refresher training.
