NIOSH Mining Training Exercise


Problem on Dragline #1

July 1989

See also: NIOSH mining products
Type: Invisible Ink Exercise
Audience: Surface metal/nonmetal and coal miners
Length: 7 questions
Skills Reviewed: Electrical safety procedures, First aid

You are the operator of Dragline #1. The dragline has been losing power. After making some checks, you report damage to the trailing cable about 100 feet from the machine. An electrician and his helper come to troubleshoot. They determine that the cable needs to be repaired. It was damaged by a bulldozer working in the area. The electrician is in a hurry. He engages in unsafe work practices. You try to stop him, but he ignores you. Soon there is an accident. You must figure out how to rescue the electrician without electrocuting yourself and then provide first aid to save his life.

Materials needed:
Instructor Copy
Problem Booklet 1 for each trainee. May be downloaded separately or duplicated from the Instructor´s Copy.
Answer Sheet 1 for each group of 3 or 4 working the exercise. Purchased from MSHA (http://www.msha.gov/Education&Training.htm, MSHAdistributioncenter@dol.gov). You may also duplicate them locally if you or a local print shop have the ability to print invisible ink.
PENIB Developing Pens 1 for each answer sheet. Order from SICPA, Customer Service, 8000 Research Way, Springfield, VA 22153, Phone 1-888-SICPAUS or 1-888-742-7287, pen # "PENIB", a broad tipped developing pen.
Optional Overhead projector and overheads of the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key found in the Instructor's Copy.
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Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division