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Designation: Required
Catalog
Description: Causes and
prevention of accidents. Mine
safety regulations. Mine
rescue training. Safety
management and organization.
Prerequisites:
MNGN
210, the Introduction to mining class and a concurrent enrollment in MNGN
309, the Mine Safety class. The
introduction to mining class is important as a prerequisite to the Mine
Safety Class. The students
must have an adequate knowledge of the mining nomenclature and a basic
concept of mining equipment and techniques in order to understand the
application of MSHA safety laws. This
they receive in the Introduction to Mining Class. The
Mining Engineering Laboratory class must be taken concurrently with the
Mine Safety Class. Principles
of mine safety are applied and reinforced in the Mining Engineering
Laboratory as unit operation training in that class is being performed.
Textbook
and/or other required materials:
Mine
Safety and Mine Operation Lab Course Notes, Compiled by David Mosch
Federal
Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Training, Safety & Health Standards, 30 CFR
parts 46/47/48, 56/57/58 &26 Eleventh Edition, Mine Safety Associates
2003
Course
Objectives:
The
desired objective of this course is to equip the student with a basic
understanding of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), and the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives, (BATFE) laws as they apply to the mining
industry. After completing
this course, the students should be able to safely work in the surface and
underground mining environments. They
should also be able to incorporate safe operation practices and procedures
in to the designs of earth excavations of all types.
Mastery
of the first of these outcomes is demonstrated through the satisfactory
completion of weekly quizzes and a comprehensive final examination.
The second of these outcomes is demonstrated through the successful
completion of in laboratory task performed at the Experimental Mine
laboratory.
Topics
Covered:
The
topics covered in this class include basic safety related topics that are
required by MSHA for a new miner training as specified in the Code of
Federal Regulations 30, Part 48.5 and it includes the introduction of the
explosive storage and transportation requirements mandated by the BATFE.
In addition to these basic requirements, this class introduces the
students to principles of designing safe and efficient work environments.
The
basic MSHA safety requirements that are covered in this are described in
the following paragraphs with the approximate time spent in class on each
topic.
1)
Instruction in the statutory rights of miners and their representatives
under the Act; authority and responsibility of supervisors: This
section describes the statuary rights of miners and their representatives.
It includes the topics of how to report hazards to MSHA and the
legal rights and obligations of miners and their supervisors.
It describes the authority and obligation of operators to follow
mandated safety laws the penalties if they do not.
2)
Self-rescue and respiratory devices:
In this section the students are instructed in the proper procedure of
donning a self rescue device and care of such devices.
Also described in this section is given about identifying
conditions requiring such devices. In
this section, this students are allowed to practice on a training model of
the W-65 self rescuer.
3)
Entering and leaving the mine; transportation; communications: Instruction
is given in this section about the proper methods of checking into a mine
and utilizing tracking and accountability systems.
All procedures of safely getting miners and materials to and from
work areas are described in this section.
Also presented in this section are the basic methods of safe
communication with in various mine environments.
This includes emergency communication systems.
4)
Introduction to the work environment: This topic requires a
descriptive tour of the workings of the Experimental Mine Laboratory.
This section emphasizes the importance of understanding how a mine
is laid out. During this
introductive tour, mine safety procedures are described and locations of
escape routes, refuge chambers, first aid stations, and fire extinguishers
are presented.
5)
Mine map; escape ways; emergency evacuation; barricading: This
includes a review of mine maps and specifically the emergency maps of the
Experimental Mine Laboratory facility; the escape way system.
It includes escape, firefighting, and emergency evacuation plans. Also
this section includes an introduction to the methods of barricading and
instruction of how and when to use escape ways and emergency evacuation
plans. Fire fighting
procedures are described in this section.
6)
Roof or ground control and ventilation plans: Procedures and laws
regarding ground control systems and ventilation are described in this
section. Ground control topics
covered include use of rock bolts, shotcrete steel arches and how to
“bar down”. Ventilation
topics include fan controls, air door and regulator usage, and ventilation
plans.
7)
Health: The health section of this course includes instruction on
the purpose of taking dust, noise, and other health measurements, and the
purpose of health control plans. The
health provisions of the act and warning labels shall also be explained.
8)
Cleanup; rock dusting: This includes instruction on the purpose of
rock dusting and the cleanup and rock dusting.
9)
Hazard recognition: This section gives methods of recognition and
avoidance of hazards present in mines, particularly hazards related to
explosives where explosives are used or stored at mines.
10)
Electrical hazards: A section of this class is dedicated to
identifying electrical hazards and to the avoidance of such hazards.
Laws regarding the authority to work on electrical equipment and
basic electrical safety standards for metal and gassy mines are presented.
11)
First aid: A section on basic first aid is presented in this class.
12)
Mine gases: This course includes instruction in the detection and
avoidance of hazards associated with mine gases.
Also in this section, a detailed descriptions of the
characteristics of commonly found hazardous mine gasses is given.
13)
Health and safety aspects of the tasks to which the new miner will be
assigned:
Task
training is a significant part of the training given in this class.
During the class, the student is given the opportunity to be tasked
trained for a variety of jobs and equipment.
During this training, attention is given to the aspects of task
training including HazCom laws, health and safety standards pertinent to
specific task and the protective measures that may be taken to guard
against such hazards. The
students are presented with methods for task training and the laws
regarding record keeping of all task training.
14)
Welding and Cutting: A section
is covered about the safe procedures of using welding and cutting
equipment.
15)
Explosive Transportation, Storage
and Usage Safety: An extensive section of this class is dedicated to
laws governing the transport and storage of mining explosives.
Also included in this section are safe procedures and laws dealing
with the usage of mining explosives. During
the class, students are given the opportunity while under direct
supervision of a responsible person to use various explosives for mining
type applications.
16)
Fire Prevention Methods: A
section is dedicated in this class to examining the causes and prevention
procedures of mine fires. Included
in this section are laws dealing with storage and transport of flammable
substances and methods of fighting fires when appropriate.
17)
Record Keeping Requirement: The
students of this class are required to know what records are required to
be maintained by MHSA and BATFE laws.
Items are included such as explosive records, Material Safety Data
Sheets, task training and equipment maintenance records.
Laboratory Projects; The class MNGN309 functions as a laboratory for
this class. The two classes
must be taken concurrently.
Class/Laboratory Schedule:
This
class meets from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm each Friday during the semester.
The MNGN 309, the Mining Engineering Laboratory class, meets
immediately after this class and meets from 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm.
The two hours are dedicated to appropriate lecture topics of mining
and underground construction safety.
Contribution
of Course to Meeting the Professional Component:
This
course contributes to the professional component of the Mining Engineering
program. The mine safety
principles and laws presented in this class are classified as being
completely general education in nature.
[Other: 1 credit hour]
Relationship
of Course to Program Outcomes:
This
course most closely contributes to the Program Outcomes “E” and
“G.” This course allows
the students to learn about safety laws and topics that have a major
influence in the project management and supervision decision making
process.
Person
who prepared this Description and Date of Preparation:
Prepared
by: David Mosch
Date:
March 21, 2006
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