NIOSH Mining Training Exercise


Problem on the Belt Line

July 1987

See also: NIOSH mining products
Type: Invisible Ink Exercise
Audience: Underground coal and metal/nonmetal
Length: 8 questions
Skills Reviewed: Symptom recognition, First aid for victims of heart attacks

You and J. J. are alone. You are walking up an 825 foot slope with a 17 degree incline because the conveyor belt drive has broken down. Ten feet from the top, J. J. clutches his chest and sits down. He is in pain and has trouble breathing. You are the only one there to help him. You have to decide what to do.

This exercise is similar to the "Problem on the Catwalk (coal)" and "Problem on the Catwalk (phosphate)" exercises.

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.
Page last updated: September 17, 2008
Page last reviewed: May 30, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division