NIOSH Mining Training Exercise


Pipe Repair Problem

June 1989

See also: NIOSH mining products
Type: Invisible Ink Exercise
Audience: Maintenance workers in preparation plants
Length: 11 questions
Skills Reviewed: Recognizing and preventing falling equipment/material hazards, Securing a heavy overhead object Materials handling, Climbing to and working from structural beams/heavy pipes, Proper use of gas welding equipment, Dangering-off area where falling materials might strike passersby

A worn section of a large overhead coal slurry pipe must be removed and replaced before the prep plant can start up. You are a laborer. You have been assigned to help two prep plant maintenance workers make the repairs. Many hazards and potential problems are present. You must recognize these hazards and act to prevent accidents. Otherwise, you or others may be injured and property may be damaged.

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
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division