See also: NIOSH mining products
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Invisible Ink Exercise |
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Underground coal miners |
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10 questions |
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CO detection, Symptom recognition, First aid, Choice of escape routes |
You and your supervisor, Big Tom Bell, are repairing a water line in the belt entry of a mine. You are 1,200 feet from the portal and 800 feet from the nearest phone which is inby your position at the tailpiece. You smell an odor like burning coal. Tom sends you into the return air entry to get a tool from the scoop you drove in. When you come back into the belt entry, Tom is unconscious. You feel sick and weak. You have to decide what to do to help Tom and yourself.
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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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