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- Halim, Adrianus
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Refuge chambers in underground coal mines : Do they represent a good strategy to manage emergencies?
- 2017
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Ingår i: Mining Report Glückauf. - : Gesamtverband Steinkohle e.V.. - 2195-6529. ; 153:4, s. 334-340
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- The 2006 Sago, Darby, and Aracoma mine disasters in the United States (US) forced the US government to implement legislation (MINER Act) that, among other measures, requires all US underground coal mines to install and maintain refuge chambers to manage emergencies in fires or explosions. However, there is still a debate on whether this is a good strategy. Australian coal mines adopt a strategy that focuses on instructing mine workers to self-escape to the surface. They are not required to use refuge chambers by Australian mine safety legislation. This paper discusses these two strategies and analyse their merits and problems.
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