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Mining Product: Emergency Decision-making: Underground Coal Mine Escape Scenarios
Keywords: Education and training Emergency response Evacuation Refuge chambers
Original creation date: March 2023
Authors: L Mallett, T Bauerle, A LaFollette, B Connor
Software (Web) - March 2023
Version: 1.0
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NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20067024
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2023-125, 2023 Mar
This emergency decision-making training provides seven scenarios that are based on actual underground coal mine events. Each scenario includes general information about the mine, maps, and background information to set the stage for the story of how miners evacuated the mine. Instructors lead participants through a scenario stopping at key points where they are given four possible actions that escaping miners could take.
Sometimes it is clear what miners should or should not do for safe and effective self-escape. However, there are times when even subject matter experts disagree about specific actions. The emergency decision-making training provides participants a place to practice making decisions when dealing with difficult circumstances. Participants are not asked to select the best option, but rather to analyze and rate each option. The participants can compare their responses with those given by emergency response experts and with what happened during the real event.
This training was used successfully with miners attending annual refresher training and during mine rescue team training. One scenario takes 45–60 minutes in the classroom.
Home screen for the emergency decision-making trainingSoftware (Web) - March 2023
Version: 1.0
Go to Web Page
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20067024
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2023-125, 2023 Mar
See Also
The ABCs of KSAs
Advancing Self-escape Training: A Needs Analysis Based on the National Academy of Sciences Report "Improving Self-escape from Underground Coal Mines"
Behavioral and Organizational Dimensions of Underground Mine Fires
Emergency Escape and Refuge Alternatives
Incorporating Judgment and Decisionmaking into Quarterly Mine Escape Training Based on a Mine Fire Scenario
Refuge Alternatives in Underground Coal Mines
Self-escape Core Competency Profile: Guidance for Improving Underground Coal Miners' Self-escape Competency
Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines Training Initiative
Using Performance Management Strategies to Improve Mine Emergency Training and Preparedness
When Do You Take Refuge? Decisionmaking During Mine Emergency Escape
Page last reviewed: March 2, 2023
Page last updated: March 2, 2023
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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