NIOSH Mining Training Exercise


Hazard Recognition Training Program for Underground Limestone

1998

See also: NIOSH mining products
Type: View-Master® Reel
Audience: Underground limestone
Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours
Skills Reviewed: Hazard recognition, Accident prevention

This hazard recognition training program for underground limestone miners was developed by combining the degraded image concept with 3-D slides. It focuses on teaching miners certain techniques for recognizing visual cues in the workplace and using these cues to evaluate mining conditions and hazardous situations. There are two parts to the material. The first is the Instructor's Guide. The second part consists of four 3-D reels.

Materials needed:
Instructor Copy
Student Handout 1 for each trainee. May be duplicated from the Instructor's Copy.
True/False Quiz 1 for each trainee. May be duplicated from the Instructor's Copy.
3-D ReelsĀ  1 for each trainee. Purchase from MSHA (http://www.msha.gov/Education&Training.htm, MSHAdistributioncenter@dol.gov).
View-Master® 1 for each trainee. Purchase from your local toy store or directly from the manufacturer at Fisher-Price, Inc., View-Master Custom Sales, Customer Service, 636 Girard Avenue, East Aurora, NY 14052, phone 716-687-3899.
Optional Overhead projector and overheads of the pages 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