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Mining Publication: Self-Contained Self-Rescuer Field Evaluation: First-Year Results of 5-Year Study
Keywords: Inspection and monitoring Inspections Self contained breathing apparatus
Original creation date: January 1986
Authors: N Kyriazi, JG Kovac, JP Shubilla, WH Duerr, JH Kravitz
Report of Investigations - January 1986
Download PDF Document (4.43 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 10005310
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines. Report of Investigations 9051; NTIS No. PB87-171559, 1986 Jan; :1-12
A joint effort by the Bureau of Mines and the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, was undertaken to determine how well self-contained self-rescuers (SCSR's), deployed in accordance with Federal Regulations (30 CFR 75.1714), held up in the underground environment. This report presents findings regarding laboratory-tested breathing apparatus from the first year of a 5-yr program as well as other related findings. The SCSR's were tested on human subjects and on a breathing and metabolic simulator. These results indicate that the apparatus, if well-treated, perform as expected except for manufacturing defects or quality control problems, which are identified. However,when the apparatus are carried in and out of the mine every day and stored at the working section, they may suffer abuse that can be extreme. Physical signs of abuse, unless extremely obvious, frequently are not detected by the miners or the mine operators; this poses a danger to a potential user in case of emergency. Recommendations include improved training in inspection procedures.
Image of publication Self-Contained Self-Rescuer Field Evaluation: First-Year Results of 5-Year StudyReport of Investigations - January 1986
Download PDF Document (4.43 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 10005310
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines. Report of Investigations 9051; NTIS No. PB87-171559, 1986 Jan; :1-12
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Page last reviewed: September 21, 2012
Page last updated: September 21, 2012
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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