Metal and Nonmetal National Mine Rescue Contest Rules

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or gas is cleared, or to a separation intended, or indicated tobe air tight.If water is being pumped, ventilation changed, fallsmoved, loose rock barred down, etc.; teams must wait untilplacards have been changed by the ground committee. Ifplacards have not been changed after 15 seconds, teamsmust assume that their actions were not successful.Inaccessible areas only need to be explored when thereare miners unaccounted for or if an explosive air/gasmixture will be moved through the unexplored areas.Teams may be required to pump water or set timbers toexplore inaccessible areas. If this is necessary, appropriatematerials will be provided in the problem.Only judges, contest officials, escorted photographers,and news media approved by the Contest Director or ChiefJudge will be permitted in the working areas.Insofar as possible, materials rather than placards will beused in the mine. Bodies with identification will bedesignated by the use of dummies. When placardsindicating conditions are used, they will be placed face up,and the letters shall not be less than one (1) inch in height,and easily visible.Additionally, when these placards are used to identifymining machinery or equipment, a description of thecurrent condition of the equipment and/or a photocopy of apicture of such machinery or equipment shall be on theplacard, when possible, to aid teams in identifying it.Terms used in the problem shall be terms which appear inthe Rule Book Glossary, the MSHA Mine Rescue TrainingModules, or CFR 30, Part 57.When raises, winzes or boreholes are in the problem, thecard identifying them will indicate whether they go upand/or down from the level.12
TEAM PREPARATION AND PROCEDURESApparatus and Material ChecksBefore reporting to the contest field, each team membermust check his/her own apparatus to see if it is chargedproperly and in good working condition. These checksmust be within the manufacturer’s specified limits and theregenerator fully charged with chemicals. Apparatustightness, valves, warning devices, and face pieces are to bechecked according to approved methods for the particularapparatus. The extra breathing apparatus must also betested accordingly.Other materials such as roof testing devices, stretchers,hammers, blankets, fire extinguishers, and gas detectorsmust be checked to see that they are in good operatingcondition. If horns are to be used for signaling betweenteam members, they should be checked. A portablecommunication system, utilizing insulated wire strongenough to give and receive manual signals, must be used byall teams. Wheeled stretchers will be allowed.BriefingWhen all members of the team have their apparatus fullyassembled and ready to wear, the captain should assemblethe team and report to the Briefing Station Official whendirected by the guard. The team will be briefed on fieldconditions either by a video or a briefing paper. Thebriefing should contain all pertinent information, includingthe following conditions: classification of the mine;frequency of explosive gas being found; accuracy of themine map; possibility of the mine being cut into anothermine; condition of the fan; have guards been posted;electric power cut off from the mine or affected parts of themine; recovery work that has been accomplished;notification of the local, state, and federal agencies; reserverescue teams, equipment, and materials that are available.13
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Page 21 and 22: TABLE OF CONTENTSPageGeneral Rules
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Page 30 and 31: Team MembersGUIDELINES AND PROCEDUR
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Page 46 and 47: MINE RESCUE DISCOUNTS AND INTERPRET
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BENCH MAN’S CON TEST - DRAEGER BG
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TESTING PROCEDUREDRAEGER BG-174A BR
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TESTERSTEP SETTING PROCEDURE HINTS1
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BENCHMAN’S CONTESTBIOMARINE BIOPA
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from the Bench man In struc tion Ma
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BENCH MAN’S CON TEST - BIOMARINEB
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TESTING PROCEDUREBIOMARINE BIOPAK 2
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7. There will be a min i mum of two
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test ques tions or an swers will be
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METAL AND NONMETAL FIRST AID CONTES
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Dis counts21. Not com mu ni cat ing
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Dis counts12. Im proper num ber (ma
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Discounts10. Not re mov ing vis i b
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C. Physical Shock Discounts1. Not l
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Dis counts11. Fail ure to prop erly
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GLOSSARY OF TERMSACCESSIBLE - Able
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BRIEFING - Session held before a te
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INACCESSIBLE AREAS - All areas of t
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RETURN AIR - The air that has passe
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MINE MAP LEGENDThis leg end must be
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Unsafe Sym bol used for any in di c
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Mo bile Use for all mo bile face eq
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