John P. Faini

MSHA – Technical Support

Chief, Approval and Certification Center

304-547-2029

Faini.John@dol.gov

Best Practices in Managing Mining Accidents:Best Practices in Managing Mining Accidents:

Emergency Plans - TrainingEmergency Plans - Training

Best Practices in Managing Mining Accidents:Best Practices in Managing Mining Accidents:

Emergency Plans - TrainingEmergency Plans - Training

MSHA uses Mine Emergency TrainingMSHA uses Mine Emergency TrainingMSHA uses Mine Emergency TrainingMSHA uses Mine Emergency Training

HOW TO SETUP AND UTILIZE AN EMERGENCY HOW TO SETUP AND UTILIZE AN EMERGENCY ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

THE ROLE OF THE MINE EMERGENCY COMMAND GROUPTHE ROLE OF THE MINE EMERGENCY COMMAND GROUP

HOW TO UTILIZE A MINE RESCUE TEAMHOW TO UTILIZE A MINE RESCUE TEAM

HOW TO DEVELOP AND USE A MINE RESCUE STRATEGYHOW TO DEVELOP AND USE A MINE RESCUE STRATEGY

IN THIS TRAINING, PARTICIPANTS LEARN …..

FUNDAMENTALS OF MINE RESCUEFUNDAMENTALS OF MINE RESCUEFUNDAMENTALS OF MINE RESCUEFUNDAMENTALS OF MINE RESCUE

TOP PRIORITY - ENSURING THE SAFETY OF MINE RESCUE TOP PRIORITY - ENSURING THE SAFETY OF MINE RESCUE TEAMS AND OTHER PERSONNELTEAMS AND OTHER PERSONNEL

ENDEAVORING TO RESCUE\ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE ENDEAVORING TO RESCUE\ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE LIVES OF TRAPPED PERSONNELLIVES OF TRAPPED PERSONNEL

PROTECTING THE MINE PROPERTY FROM FURTHER DAMAGEPROTECTING THE MINE PROPERTY FROM FURTHER DAMAGE

REHABILITATING THE MINEREHABILITATING THE MINE

THE THE MMINE INE EEMERGENCY MERGENCY CCOMMAND OMMAND GGROUP ROUP

also known as COMMAND CENTERalso known as COMMAND CENTER

THE THE MMINE INE EEMERGENCY MERGENCY CCOMMAND OMMAND GGROUP ROUP

also known as COMMAND CENTERalso known as COMMAND CENTERGROUP CONSISTING OF ONE OR TWO REPRESENTATIVESGROUP CONSISTING OF ONE OR TWO REPRESENTATIVES

FROM:FROM:

MSHAMSHA

THE MINING COMPANYTHE MINING COMPANY

STATESTATE

MINERS’ REPRESENTATIVEMINERS’ REPRESENTATIVE

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES of COMMAND PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES of COMMAND CENTERCENTERPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES of COMMAND PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES of COMMAND CENTERCENTER

IDENTIFY THE SCOPE OF THE EMERGENCY AND THE IDENTIFY THE SCOPE OF THE EMERGENCY AND THE ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS

DETERMINE AN OVERALL STRATEGYDETERMINE AN OVERALL STRATEGY

ORDER AND DEPLOY THE NECESSARY RESOURCESORDER AND DEPLOY THE NECESSARY RESOURCES

DEVELOP AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THAT MEETS DEVELOP AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATIONTHE NEEDS OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIESADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIESADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIESADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

ENSURING THE SAFETY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE ENSURING THE SAFETY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNELPERSONNEL

EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM OUTSIDE SOURCESOUTSIDE SOURCES

PROVIDING APPROPRIATE INFORMATION TO THE NEWS PROVIDING APPROPRIATE INFORMATION TO THE NEWS MEDIA AND OTHER CONCERNED PARTIESMEDIA AND OTHER CONCERNED PARTIES

EFFECTIVE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITYEFFECTIVE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

DEALING WITH LEGAL RAMIFICATIONSDEALING WITH LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS

THE MINE EMERGENCY STRATEGYTHE MINE EMERGENCY STRATEGYTHE MINE EMERGENCY STRATEGYTHE MINE EMERGENCY STRATEGY

““THINK LIKE A CHESS PLAYER” - THINK LIKE A CHESS PLAYER” - THE BEST PLAYERS THINK THE BEST PLAYERS THINK MANY MOVES AHEADMANY MOVES AHEAD

SETUP AND UTILIZE AN SETUP AND UTILIZE AN INFORMATION TEAMINFORMATION TEAM

SETUP AND UTILIZE A SETUP AND UTILIZE A PLANNING GROUPPLANNING GROUP

MAKE MAKE SMARTSMART, , RATIONAL RATIONAL DECISIONS BASED ON DECISIONS BASED ON VALID VALID INFORMATIONINFORMATION

REMEMBER THAT REMEMBER THAT “TIME IS YOUR ENEMY”“TIME IS YOUR ENEMY”

MINE EMERGENCY COMMAND SYSTEM

OPERATIONSSEARCHRESCUE

FIRE FIGHTING

LIASONS INFORM ATION LOGISTICS PLANNING SAFETY FINANCE

M IN E EM ER GEN C Y C OM M AN D GR OU PM SH ASTATE

C OM PAN Y- M IN ER S' R EPR ESEN TATIVE

PREVENTION IS THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST HAVING A DISASTER.

IF A DISASTER OCCURS, BEING PREPARED THROUGH TRAININGAND PREPARATION CAN INCREASE YOUR CHANCES FOR A SUCCESSFUL RESCUE SITUATION.