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Mining Product: Harry's Hard Choices: Mine Refuge Chamber Training
Keywords: Decision making Evacuation Refuge chambers
Original creation date: March 2009
Authors: C Vaught, EE Hall, KA Klein
Information Circular - March 2009
Download (0.39 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20035141
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. 2009-122, Information Circular 9511, 2009 Mar.
This paper-and-pencil simulation is an interactive story that presents a scenario in which Harry Hamilton, a section foreman on a longwall setup section, must decide what to do when he learns there is a fire in his mine. As time goes on, Harry must face a series of choices about how best to increase his and his crew's chances for survival. The story is taken in part from real-life incidents.
The completion of this exercise can help new miners, experienced miners, trainers, and others who must deal with issues of self-rescue and escape become more aware of:
The need to gather as much information as possible as early as possible
The value of knowing one's escapeways
The need to use self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs) properly
The value of a multigas detector in an emergency
When, and under what circumstances, to enter a refuge alternative
**Materials included in the file download** (a ZIP archive):
Instructor Copy - 1 copy needed for the trainer
Problem Booklet - 1 copy needed for each trainee or group of trainees
Audience: Miners in annual refresher classes, trainers, responsible persons, command center personnel, original equipment manufacturers, researchers
Harry's Hard ChoicesInformation Circular - March 2009
Download (0.39 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20035141
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. 2009-122, Information Circular 9511, 2009 Mar.
See Also
Behavioral and Organizational Dimensions of Underground Mine Fires
Cognitive Task Analysis of Miner Preparedness to Self-Escape from Mine Emergencies
Cryogenic Life Support Technology Development Project
Decision Making During a Simulated Mine Fire Escape
Emergency Decision-making: Underground Coal Mine Escape Scenarios - 1.0
Emergency Escape and Refuge Alternatives
An Examination of Antecedents to Coal Miners' Hearing Protection Behaviors: A Test of the Theory of Planned Behavior
How to Operate a Refuge Chamber: A Quick Start Guide
Refuge Alternatives in Underground Coal Mines
Refuge Chamber Training Products and Guidance
Refuge Chambers
Technology News 537 - NIOSH Develops New Mine Refuge Chamber Training
When Do You Take Refuge? Decisionmaking During Mine Emergency Escape
Page last reviewed: January 5, 2022
Page last updated: January 5, 2022
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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