Metal and Nonmetal National Mine Rescue Contest Rules

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The cage door must be closed and the signal to releaseconveyance to a standby mode must be sent after the cagehas been unloaded.AdvancingWhen stops are made at the openings of crosscuts,intersections, or drifts turned off the drift that is beingtraveled, separate gas tests must be made across each entrywithin 25 feet of each opening to the place turned off theentry. No place, which intersects entry direction, should bepassed without first checking the condition of that place.Examination of any intersection or entry shall not exceed 25feet from the rear captain. This means the captain canextend out into openings and take gas readings within thelimits of the team line.In case of entries turned from the entry being traveled, it isa matter of choice which entry is to be followed and manythings must be taken into consideration in making thechoice. However, the openings of all places must bechecked before that place is passed. A team will beconsidered to have passed an opening or intersection whenthe number 5 member is past the opening.While advancing, if a team encounters an impassable fallor other condition that prevents the members fromfollowing the normal course of travel into an area, they maybreak a stopping and enter that area. If it becomes necessaryto break a stopping, the team shall erect a temporarystopping or stoppings that would have the same effect onthe area that the original stopping would have provided.Doors shall not be opened without prior knowledge of theeffects of the mine ventilation system, unless a temporarystopping has been erected. Regulators shall not be openedwithout prior knowledge of the effects of the mineventilation system, unless a temporary regulator has beenerected.18
Where crosscuts are blocked, no team member mayadvance more than three (3) feet beyond the second (2 nd )intersection before tying across and/or behind into allunexplored areas that intersect. The second intersectionwill be determined by two crosscuts on either side of theentry being traveled. The first intersection will be theblocked intersection. However, a team will be permitted totie across to adjacent drifts to tie in behind.BarricadesIf a barricade is found, the team will take action to protectthe barricaded persons as indicated by the conditions foundoutside the barricade. For the purposes of contest work, nobarricade will be entered without ventilating in front of thebarricade if: Oxygen (O 2 ) is below 17.0%; or CarbonMonoxide (CO) exceeds 1200 PPM (0.12%); or HydrogenSulfide (H 2 S) exceeds 100 PPM (0.01%); or NitrogenDioxide (NO 2 ) exceeds 20 PPM (0.002%); or SulfurDioxide (SO 2 ) exceeds 100 PPM (0.01%); or CarbonDioxide (CO 2 ) exceeds 4.0%. In the event that gases otherthan these are encountered or indicated by the problem, theteam must ask for stain tubes or testing devices for thesegases if they don’t have them.If conditions behind the barricade are unknown, thebarricade cannot be opened unless the team erects areasonably airtight temporary stopping. The space betweenthe barricade and the temporary stopping should be as littleas feasible; however, it should be large enough for the teamto enter. When entering the barricaded area, the opening inthe barricade should be kept to a minimum, the roof in thearea shall be tested, and gas tests made.If survivors are found, they shall be given properrespiratory protection. If more than one (1) survivor isbehind the barricade and proper protection cannot beprovided for all of them, the team in retreating should keepthe openings in the barricade and temporary stopping to a19
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Page 9 and 10: PREVIOUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSMINE RES
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Page 21 and 22: TABLE OF CONTENTSPageGeneral Rules
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Page 26 and 27: En try forms may be ob tained by a
Page 28 and 29: their team’s scor ing cards for a
Page 30 and 31: Team MembersGUIDELINES AND PROCEDUR
Page 32 and 33: Team Preparation (Apparatus)Team me
Page 34 and 35: Only persons trained in the assembl
Page 36 and 37: or gas is cleared, or to a separati
Page 38 and 39: Any final adjustments to the equipm
Page 40 and 41: Team SafetyMINE LEVEL SIGNALSSurfac
Page 44 and 45: minimum so that as little irrespira
Page 46 and 47: MINE RESCUE DISCOUNTS AND INTERPRET
Page 52 and 53: 4. continuing exploration after con
Page 58 and 59: proved com mu ni ca tion de vices a
Page 62 and 63: 9. The team per form ing an act tha
Page 64 and 65: 8. If a per son is found be hind a
Page 66 and 67: NATIONAL MINE RESCUE CONTESTMap Dis
Page 68 and 69: MULTI-GAS INSTRUMENT CONTESTGENERAL
Page 70 and 71: 3. Con tes tants may re turn to cor
Page 72 and 73: METAL AND NONMETALMULTI-GAS INSTRUM
Page 74 and 75: writ ten test ing will be con ducte
Page 76 and 77: 7. Fif teen (15) dis counts will be
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Page 82 and 83: BENCHMAN’S CONTESTDRAEGER BG-174A
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Page 88 and 89: TESTING PROCEDUREDRAEGER BG-174A BR
Page 90 and 91: 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. Re move hose cou pler or red cap
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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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