Mining Publication: Ideas from the Field: Training Responsible Persons to Lead and Succeed

Original creation date: April 2018

Authors: B Connor, J Gallick

Non-Peer Reviewed Journal Article - April 2018

NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20051634

Coal Age 2018 Apr; 123(3):32-34

In a mine emergency, chaos can lead to tragedy. To take charge in an emergency, by law (30 CFR 75.1501), coal mines must designate an on-site “responsible person” (RP). The RP’s duties include ordering miners to evacuate, notifying the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and others for help, and establishing an orderly overall response. Analyzing past disasters, MSHA reasoned that mines could achieve better outcomes if everyone at the mine knows who is in charge and if that person knows current mine conditions and sound emergency management practices.

First page of Ideas from the Field: Training Responsible Persons to Lead and Succeed
Non-Peer Reviewed Journal Article - April 2018

NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20051634

Coal Age 2018 Apr; 123(3):32-34


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