Mine Emergency Response Development (MERD)

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MSHA
Best Practices in Managing Mining
AccidentsEmergency Plans - Training
John P. Faini MSHA Technical Support Chief,
Approval and Certification Center
304-547-2029 Faini.John_at_dol.gov
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MSHA uses Mine Emergency Training
IN THIS TRAINING, PARTICIPANTS LEARN ..

• HOW TO SETUP AND UTILIZE AN EMERGENCY
  ORGANIZATION
• THE ROLE OF THE MINE EMERGENCY COMMAND GROUP
• HOW TO UTILIZE A MINE RESCUE TEAM
• HOW TO DEVELOP AND USE A MINE RESCUE STRATEGY

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FUNDAMENTALS OF MINE RESCUE

• TOP PRIORITY - ENSURING THE SAFETY OF MINE RESCUE
  TEAMS AND OTHER PERSONNEL
• ENDEAVORING TO RESCUE\ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE
  LIVES OF TRAPPED PERSONNEL
• PROTECTING THE MINE PROPERTY FROM FURTHER DAMAGE
• REHABILITATING THE MINE

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THE MINE EMERGENCY COMMAND GROUP also known as
COMMAND CENTER

• GROUP CONSISTING OF ONE OR TWO REPRESENTATIVES
• FROM
• MSHA
• THE MINING COMPANY
• STATE
• MINERS REPRESENTATIVE

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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES of COMMAND CENTER

• IDENTIFY THE SCOPE OF THE EMERGENCY AND THE
  ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS
• DETERMINE AN OVERALL STRATEGY
• ORDER AND DEPLOY THE NECESSARY RESOURCES
• DEVELOP AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THAT MEETS
  THE NEEDS OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION

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ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• ENSURING THE SAFETY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE
  PERSONNEL
• EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM
  OUTSIDE SOURCES
• PROVIDING APPROPRIATE INFORMATION TO THE NEWS
  MEDIA AND OTHER CONCERNED PARTIES
• EFFECTIVE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
• DEALING WITH LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS

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THE MINE EMERGENCY STRATEGY

• THINK LIKE A CHESS PLAYER - THE BEST PLAYERS
  THINK MANY MOVES AHEAD
• SETUP AND UTILIZE AN INFORMATION TEAM
• SETUP AND UTILIZE A PLANNING GROUP
• MAKE SMART, RATIONAL DECISIONS BASED ON VALID
  INFORMATION
• REMEMBER THAT TIME IS YOUR ENEMY

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MSHA
PREVENTION IS THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST HAVING A
DISASTER. IF A DISASTER OCCURS, BEING PREPARED
THROUGH TRAINING AND PREPARATION CAN INCREASE
YOUR CHANCES FOR A SUCCESSFUL RESCUE SITUATION.
Thank You!!