See also: NIOSH mining products
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Invisible Ink Exercise |
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Underground coal miners |
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9 questions |
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Choosing escape routes, Use of self-rescuers, Decision making |
You and your helper are working in an intake air entry at the face. The coal height is 28 inches. Heavy black smoke suddenly sweeps down on you from one of the intake air entries. You must decide what to do to warn others, to get to the assembly point, and to get out. The problem becomes more complicated when one of the miners is missing.
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Instructor Copy
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Problem Booklet
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1 for each trainee. May be downloaded separately or duplicated from the Instructor´s Copy. | |
Answer Sheet |
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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 |
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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 |
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Overhead projector and overheads of the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key found in the Instructor's Copy. | |
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