Improving Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc (Author), Board on Human-Systems Integration (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309282764 ISBN-13: 9780309282765 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Business & Economics | Labor - Technology & Engineering | Mining |
Dewey: 622.89 |
LCCN: 2012285996 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 180 pages |
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Publisher Description: Coal mine disasters in the United States are relatively rare events; many of the roughly 50,000 miners underground will never have to evacuate a mine in an emergency during their careers. However, for those that do, the consequences have the potential to be devastating. U.S. mine safety practices have received increased attention in recent years because of the highly publicized coal mine disasters in 2006 and 2010. Investigations have centered on understanding both how to prevent or mitigate emergencies and what capabilities are needed by miners to self-escape to a place of safety successfully. This report focuses on the latter - the preparations for self-escape. In the wake of 2006 disasters, the U.S. Congress passed the Mine Improvement This study was set in the context of human-systems integration (HSI), a systems approach that examines the interaction of people, tasks, and equipment and technology in the pursuit of a goal. It recognizes this interaction occurs within, and is influenced by, the broader environmental context. A key premise of human-systems integration is that much important information is lost when the various tasks within a system are considered individually or in isolation rather than in interaction with the whole system. Improving Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines, the task of self-escape is part of the mine safety system. |