Metal and Nonmetal National Mine Rescue Contest Rules

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(Al ter nate Re lief Valve Test, can be per formed af ter Step 13.)TESTERSTEP SETTING PROCEDURE HINTS11.Con stant Me ter ing Pos. Pres. In flate breath ing bag.ValvePump ingFit seal ing cap overtap pet of re lief valve.Dosage Con stant me ter ing.05-2 L/min dos age should liebe tween 1.5 and1.9 L/min.12.Min i mum Valve Neg. Pres. Pump slowly un til min-Pump ing imum valve is open ing.Min i mum Valve shouldopen be tween 0.1 and2.5 mbar.13.Bypass Valve Leak Test Press red but ton.Breath ing bag in flates.(Al ter nate Re lief Valve Test) Ob serve Read ing on Rz,re lief valve should openbe tween 2 and 5 mbar.14. Low Close cyl in der valve.Pressure Warn ing sounds at 700Warn ing psi.15. Bat tery If Fail ing:Check Alarm sounds 5 Times.Red in di ca tor flashesfor 30 sec.Bat is dis played.56
PROCEDURES FOR GETTING UNDER OXYGENDRAEGER BG-4 BREATHING APPARATUSProcedures for getting under oxygen:1. Prior to don ning the ap pa ra tus, make sure a filled cyl in -der, a fresh soda lime pack, and an ice block for thebreath ing air cooler are in stalled. Don the ap pa ra tus andad just the har ness and belt.2. Don the facepiece by spread ing the head har ness withhands; put chin into chin sup port and pull har ness overthe head. Tighten the chin straps first, then the tem plestraps, and then the top head strap. The facepiece mustbe suf fi ciently tight on the face to pre vent leak age of thebreath ing air which could shorten the du ra tion of theapparatus.3. Open cyl in der valve fully.4. Check the dig i tal pres sure gauge to see that a suf fi cientox y gen sup ply re mains. The green LED light should bedis played. Press the by-pass valve to check the by-passvalve op er a tion.5. Check the facepiece tight ness by tightly clos ing bothbreath ing hoses and in hal ing. The facepiece should col -lapse against the face, in di cat ing there are no leaks.6. Each team mem ber and ap pa ra tus should be re checkedby the team cap tain. The team cap tain and ap pa ra tusshould be re checked by a team member.Items to be checked prior to going underground and at20 minute intervals:1. Visually check apparatus.2. Check pres sure gauge.3. Ques tion mem ber as to mem ber’s abil ity to con tinue.57
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Metal and NonmetalNational Mine Res
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Southern Mine Rescue AssociationHen
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The following organizations are rec
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PREVIOUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSMINE RES
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2006 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSBENCHMAN’S
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PREVIOUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSBENCHMAN
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2006 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSFIRST AID CO
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2006 NATIONAL MINE RESCUECOMBINATIO
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BRAD PEAY1100 Commerce Street, Room
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TABLE OF CONTENTSPageGeneral Rules
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PageWritten Test ..................
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En try forms may be ob tained by a
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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 42 and 43: The cage door must be closed and th
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
Page 78 and 79: BENCH MAN’S CON TEST - DRAEGER BG
Page 82 and 83: BENCHMAN’S CONTESTDRAEGER BG-174A
Page 84 and 85: MONTHLY APPARATUS CHECKS/PROBLEM DI
Page 86 and 87: BENCH MAN’S CON TEST - DRAEGER BG
Page 88 and 89: TESTING PROCEDUREDRAEGER BG-174A BR
Page 90 and 91: TESTERSTEP SETTING PROCEDURE HINTS1
Page 92 and 93: BENCHMAN’S CONTESTBIOMARINE BIOPA
Page 94 and 95: from the Bench man In struc tion Ma
Page 96 and 97: BENCH MAN’S CON TEST - BIOMARINEB
Page 98 and 99: TESTING PROCEDUREBIOMARINE BIOPAK 2
Page 100 and 101: 7. Re move hose cou pler or red cap
Page 102 and 103: 7. There will be a min i mum of two
Page 104 and 105: test ques tions or an swers will be
Page 106 and 107: METAL AND NONMETAL FIRST AID CONTES
Page 108 and 109: Dis counts21. Not com mu ni cat ing
Page 110 and 111: Dis counts12. Im proper num ber (ma
Page 112 and 113: Discounts10. Not re mov ing vis i b
Page 114 and 115: C. Physical Shock Discounts1. Not l
Page 116 and 117: Dis counts11. Fail ure to prop erly
Page 118 and 119: GLOSSARY OF TERMSACCESSIBLE - Able
Page 120 and 121: BRIEFING - Session held before a te
Page 122 and 123: INACCESSIBLE AREAS - All areas of t
Page 124 and 125: RETURN AIR - The air that has passe
Page 126 and 127: MINE MAP LEGENDThis leg end must be
Page 128 and 129: 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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