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COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH GENERAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES HANDBOOK CHAPTER 3 Inspection of Devices Being Worn or Carried By Miners - When inspecting a self-rescue device that is being worn or carried by a miner, the inspector shall: a. interview the miner, explaining the purpose of the inspection, and determine if the device has been inspected by the person trained to perform the inspection after each time the self-rescue device is worn as required by § 75.1714-3(b); b. assure effective donning and usage training has been provided; c. acquire the device from the miner; inspect the device by following the manufacturer’s approved daily inspection procedures for the device being examined; and, if not previously established, determine the date the mine operator last tested the device in accordance with the approved MSHA and NIOSH procedures; and d. issue citations for self-rescue devices with broken seals or damage such that the device will not function properly as per § 75.1714-3(b) (SCSRs; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair and recordkeeping). A citation under § 75.1714- 3(b) is appropriate if, on an end of shift inspection, the damaged self-rescue device is not removed from service. Inspection of stored SCSR devices - When inspecting stored SCSR devices, the inspector shall: a. conduct a visual examination of SCSRs using the appropriate approved procedures for conducting daily inspections; b. look for any obvious sign that may indicate a device is not being properly maintained; and c. determine the last date the unit was tested as per procedures in accordance with manufacturer’s conditions-of-use requirements approved by MSHA and NIOSH. MSHA inspectors should verify that in-service MSA Life-Saver 60 SCSRs have not exceeded their service life and verify that mine operators follow the manufacturer’s revised storage instructions for in-service units. (Refer to MSA- NIOSH User Notice for further guidance.) CSE Corporation SR-100 Self-Contained Self-Rescuer: Mining companies Release 1 (February 2013) 3-12
COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH GENERAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES HANDBOOK CHAPTER 3 using these units may need to make adjustments to provide miners with the required number of SCSRs to comply with 30 CFR Part 75. Purchasing units from a different manufacturer to meet the required number of SCSRs is acceptable provided all miners have received required training on the new units. Inspection personnel are to ensure that mine operators currently using CSE Corporation’s SR-100 SCSRs are informed of the May 10, 2010, user notice that states if an oxygen cylinder fails to deploy, users should obtain another SCSR. If another SCSR is not available, the manual start procedure should be used. MSHA is requiring action to assure that miners have adequate SCSR protection while SR-100 SCSRs are being phased out in coal mines. These actions are outlined in PIB No. P12-09 issued April 26, 2012, are a continuation of practices required in earlier MSHA and NIOSH notices, and MSHA’s directions to the agency’s enforcement staff, including PIL NO. I10-V-15. Actions to protect coal miners who do not have a fixed work location and who wear/carry SR-100s with additional SCSRs provided in accordance with § 75.1714-4(a)(2): a. For miners without fixed work locations (examiners, pumpers, etc.), a mine operator must either replace the SR-100 SCSR with any other approved 1- hour SCSR or provide an additional SR-100 SCSR so that these miners wear or carry a total of two SR-100s in accordance with PIB No. P12-09. Enforcement: A coal mine operator should be cited for a violation of § 75.1714(a) if the miners described above are not provided with either an additional SR-100 or a different approved 1-hour SCSR. b. If necessary, the mine operator may temporarily borrow SR-100s starting from the farthest outby caches. SR-100s can be borrowed from both primary and alternate escapeway caches; however, other outby caches can also be used in a manner that maintains maximum protection for miners. Units borrowed from outby caches must be replaced as soon as possible. Enforcement: SCSRs borrowed from an escapeway cache must be replaced as soon as possible if the cache does not contain at least one SCSR, which provides protection for a period of one hour or longer, for every person who will be inby that location as per § 75.1714-4(c)(1). Mine operators should act expeditiously and in good faith to replenish affected caches. If a mine operator has a sufficient supply of SCSRs available, then it is expected that any affected cache will be replenished without delay, or affected miners could be furnished with the required SCSR from Release 1 (February 2013) 3-13
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