NIOSH Mining: Miner Act - Oxygen Supply

The MINER Act of 2006 and Related NIOSH Activities

Oxygen Supply

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Overview

An overview of issues related to oxygen supply in mining is forthcoming.

Contracts and Grants

Researchers at NIOSH's National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) will facilitate the development and commercialization of the next generation of self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs) through competitive grants. They have projected that new and improved SCSRs could be developed, tested, and submitted for certification within the next 24 months. Two requests for proposals to accomplish this have been announced, and a third more general request is forthcoming.

References

Publications
Expectations versus Experience: Training Lessons Based Upon Miners' Difficulties when Using Emergency Breathing Apparatus (PDF, 432 KB) Vaught-C; Mallett-LG; Brnich-MJ Jr; Peters-RH \| J Int Soc Respir Prot 21 (Spring/Summer), 2004; :49-59
Worker Responses To Realistic Evacuation Training (PDF, 277 KB) Vaught-C; Mallett-LG; Kowalski-KM; Brnich-MJ Jr \| Proceedings of the International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) Conference 1997, Copenhagen, Denmark: 1997 Jan; :55-62

Products
3+3 SCSR Donning Screen Saver NIOSH \| software; 2001
Care and Maintenance of Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (http://www.msha.gov/interactivetraining.htm) NIOSH, Mine Safety and Health Administration \| Multiple training modules for various SCSR models, 2005
Escape from Mine Fires USBM \| USBM 1989 Jan; :Video (VHS format, 49 minutes)
I Can't Get Enough Air! - Proper Self-contained Self-rescuer Usage Brnich-MJ Jr; Vaught-C; Cahoun-RA \| NIOSH 1999 Oct; :1-43
Travel Through Smoke USBM \| USBM 1994 Sep

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