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Mines Rescue Service Ltd

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Mark Whittaker Mines Rescue Officer

Mines Rescue Service LtdPast - Present….


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• So why a Mines Rescue Service? - The Beginning…

• Incidents that gave rise to its development.

• The present……


The Hartley Disaster 1862

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204 men & boys killed when pump beam fractured and blocked shaft


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The Beginning• Mine explosions reached peak 1870 to 1880 –

2,700 men & boys killed in explosions alone• Royal Commission set up in 1886• Rescue organisation compulsory after the

formation of the Coal Mines Act 1911• First Mansfield Station 1909 built at a cost of

£1,750 on land donated by His Grace The Duke of Portland


MANSFIELD RESCUE STATION - 1909

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• The early years saw the UK having some major mining disasters.– 1910 – Pretoria, Hulton, Lancs – 344 dead– 1913 – Senghenydd – Glamorgan – 439

dead.• By 1918 there were 43 Mines Rescue

Stations


• Foundation of the NCB on 1st Jan 1947 with over 700,000 employees.

• 1956 Fire & Rescue regulations introduced


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• 1957 - IoME responsible for Rescue Officers Exam

• 2 written exams – 3 hrs each• 3 practical exams – Legislation,

Apparatus and Mock Exercise…

Rescue Officers


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MINE FIRES 1993-2010

15TOTAL = 208


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Environmental Monitoring SystemsMost UK mines have:-

• Fixed Tube bundle systems• Electronic environmental monitoring

Preventative Measures / Technology / Improvements


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MODERN MACHINERY


Gleision Mine Wales 19th Sept 2011


Where does it leave us now?


COAL• Provide 27% global primary energy

• Generates 41% of the world’s electricity

• 65% produced from underground mines

• Total worldwide production 6+ Billion

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UK Privatisation• The Mines Rescue Service was privatised 12

months after the rest of the industry• This was done to ensure that rescue

arrangements were in place during the transitional period.

• On privatisation in March 1996, all Mines Rescue employees TUPE.

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Position at Privatisation• Rescue Scheme set up• All deep mines of coal must be members• Mines Rescue funding from levy on production• Scheme submitted to Secretary of State

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Summary of Production/Mines Rescue Fees

Year Output m.Tonnes No of Mines Mines Rescue Fees p/tonne

Total Fees£m

96/97 31.9 59 12/10 3.6

97/98 30.6 53 10 3.06

98/99 25.6 37 12 3.07

99/00 21.8 31 12 2.65

00/01 16.7 33 13 2.18

01/02 17.8 28 14 2.49

02/03 16.4 24 14 2.3

03/04 15.3 19 16 2.5 Gov.

04/05 13.1 14 16 2.5 Gov.

05/06 9.59 15 16 1.535

06/07 10.45 16 16 1.672

07/08 8.26 17 16 1.321

08/09 7.39 16 16/18 1.29

09/10 7.82 18 18 1.40

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• Provision of core mines rescue expertise to non-coal mines including;

§ Rock Salt Potash Gypsum§ Limestone Silica Sand Gold§ Lead/Zinc/Tin Storage mines

• Commercial provision of our inherent expertise and skills to industry in general


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• Mines Rescue Scheme fees paid by Coal Mine Owners

• Research:

• EU Commission

• HSE

• Services to other Underground Mines

• Provision of Health & Safety Services to Industry

• Surface Incident Hazard Response Service for The Coal Authority

Income sources


Strategy – to upskill Brigadesmen and Rescue Officers

• Competency based• Tutors and Professional Trainers• Assessors• Verifiers• Management/Leadership• Valuable to Mines Rescue (and others) 27


§ FIRST AID§ HSE Approved First Aid at Work§ Appointed Persons§ Emergency First Aid§ Casualty Handling using an AED

§ FIRE TRAINING§ Fire Warden Training§ Fire Awareness (Extinguisher) Training§ Fire Team Training

§ CONFINED SPACE TRAINING§ Safe Entry into Confined Spaces City & Guilds Accredited§ Confined Space Refresher§ Managing Confined Spaces§ Rescue from Confined Spaces


§ BREATHING APPARATUS:§ Open Circuit/Closed Circuit Wearers Course (1-3 days)§ BA Maintenance

§ Emergency Response Training§ Manual Handling for Industry§ CCNSG Safety Passport Training§ Risk Assessment§ NEBOSH National General & Construction Certificates§ Managing Safely (IOSH)§ CIEH Health & Safety Training Courses


British AirwaysBMIBP EnergyBritish EnergyBritish SugarScottish PowerPowergenTarmacKvaerner Oil & GasEnvironment Agency

Fire BrigadesMitsui BabcockSt Regis PaperHanson BrickMcCains FoodsNorthumbrian WaterScottish WaterLocal AuthoritiesPoliceTarmac


STOCKLINE FACTORY INCIDENT

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Coal Authority Surface Hazards

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Typical Brigadesman’s CV• C&G Units 822, 823, 824, 825, 826 &

972 (Confined Spaces)• NEBOSH General Certificate• IOSH Managing Safely • IOSH Managing Safely Instructor• CIEH Professional Trainer• C24 Teacher Training• D32 Assessor• D33 Assessor/Verifier• BCS Level 2 NVQ for IT user• Construction Qualification NVQ Level 2• ISO 9001 Trained • Risk Assessment Trained• Manual Handling Instructor• Safety Audit Trained• Confined Space Instructor• Approved BA Instructor & Technician• Self Rescuer Instructor

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• HSE First Aid Instructor• HSE Gas testing Instructor• BA Technician• Advanced First Aid/Oxygen/\pain relief

administration/therapy• Resuscitation Instructor & Technician• Fire awareness & Fire warden Instructor• Emergency response training – Blue

light vehicles• BAFE Engineer• BA Instructor/Engineer• AED Trained/Instructor• HGV Class 1 drivers• Emergency mobile winder operator• AMKUS Rescue recovery equipment

trained• BG4 Breathing apparatus wearers,

Instructors, and engineers


Typical Rescue Officer’s CV• Rescue Officer’s Certificate – Institute of

Mining• CIEH Risk Assessment Certificate• Occupational Health/Safety First Aid

Instructor Certificate• Confined Space Instructor• Emergency Response Team Instructor• SCBA/RPE Instructor• Firefighting & Fire Warden Instructor• Level 1 Rope Access Technician• Budenberg 280 Deadweight Tester

Certificate• Sabre, Drager & BG4 Technician• Certificate of Proficiency – Siebe

Gorman• CCNSG Safety Passport

• Surface Hazard Regional Co-ordinator• NVQ Level 5 – Operational

Management• Supervisory Management Course

Certificate• NEBOSH Certificate• IOSH Managing Safely Certificate &

Instructor• SVQ C23 Facilitate Learning in

Groups through Presentations and Activities

• SVQ C24 Facilitate Learning through Demonstration & Instruction

• City & Guilds Assessor• City & Guilds Internal Verifier• ISO 9001 Internal Auditor

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Yearly Trend of Income

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Awards

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Accreditation in 1996• Approved by the Secretary of State – National Mines Rescue Scheme• BS 5750 Quality Management System

Accreditation/Memberships in 2011• Approved by the Secretary of State – National Mines Rescue Scheme• BS EN ISO 9001: 2008• BS EN ISO 14001: 2004• HSE – FIRST AID, GAS TESTING & HEARING, SHOTFIRING• NEBOSH / IOSH / CIEH • City & Guilds• Institute of Leadership and Management• Extractive Industry Skills Academy• MPQC• MAUK (Mining Association of the UK)• British Fire Consortium• SAFEcontractor Scheme • ACHILLES (UTILITIES VENDOR DATABASE)• FIRST POINT ASSESSMENT (FPAL)• Contractors Health & Safety Accreditation (CHAS)• UVDB Verify• Investors in People 41


Incidents involving Mines RescueTower 1994 Fire

Longannet 1994 Fire 154 Rescue Workers

Thoresby 1995 Outburst 106 Rescue Workers

Hem Heath 1996 Fire 63 Rescue Workers

Manton – surface 1996 Police 6 Rescue Workers

Kellingley 1996 Gas release on surface 8 Rescue Workers

Coventry 1996 Fire 24 Rescue Workers

Blenkinsopp 1997 Fall 19 Rescue Workers

Riccall 1997 Fire 96 Rescue Workers

Dudley Caverns 1997 H2S Outburst 6 Rescue Workers

Treherbert 1997 Explosion 6 Rescue Workers

Silverdale 1998 Fire 54 Rescue Workers

Prince of Wales 1998 Explosion 102 Rescue Workers

Yeadon, Leeds 1998 Fire Brigade 4 Rescue Workers

Eckington 1998 Fall 11 Rescue Workers

Harworth 1998 Fire 157 Rescue Workers

Annesley 1998 Fall 11 Rescue Workers

Welbeck 1999 Injured man on headgear 7 Rescue Workers42


Incidents involving Mines RescueWelbeck 2000 Fall 8 Rescue Workers

Longannet 2001 Flooding 19 Rescue Workers

Kellingley 2001 Fire 15 Rescue Workers

Thoresby 2001 Gas emission 14 Rescue Workers

Longannet 2002 Flooding 19 Rescue Workers

Riddrie, Glasgow 2002 Flooding into mine workings 17 Rescue Workers

Stockline, Glasgow 2004 Explosion 16 Rescue Workers

Eckington 2005 Fall 7 Rescue Workers

Maltby 2006 Shaft incident EMW + 3 Rescue Workers

Daw Mill 2006 Asphyxiation 33 Rescue Workers

Daw Mill 2006 Fire 77 Rescue Workers

Welbeck 2007 Fall 35 Rescue Workers

Black Barn 2007 Illness 5 Rescue Workers

Thoresby 2008 Fire 10 Rescue Workers

Monkton Farleigh 2008 Suspect Package 10 Rescue Workers

Lea Park 2009 Fire 21 Rescue Workers

Maltby 2009 Accident in Shaft Sump 11 Rescue Workers

Kellingley 2010 Ignitions 394 Rescue Workers43


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Drager BG4 Closed circuit apparatus


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Thank-you

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