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Document ID (ISN)102533
CIS number 03-1872
ISBN(s) 0-7176-2788-8
Year 2003
Convention or series no. HSE Research Report RR 180
Author(s) Jones B., Brenkley D., Jozefowicz R.R., Whitaker J., Shotton J., Booth A.P.
Health and Safety Executive
Title Use of self-rescuers in hot and humid mines
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2003. vi, 147p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Price: GBP 30.00.
Internet access http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr180.pdf ((sections1-3)) [in English]
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr180a.pdf ((sections4-6)) [in English]
Abstract The concept of self-rescue is based on the assumption that underground mineworkers have the required physical and mental capacities. However, there is insufficient knowledge concerning the personal endurance limits associated with the extended wearing of mining industry respiratory protective devices under high physiological stress conditions. In response to these issues, a research programme was defined, consisting of a literature review, an audit of climatic conditions, laboratory investigations and climatic chamber respiratory equipment wearing trails. This work has provided a wider understanding of the physiological response to the wearing of escape respiratory protective devices under hot and humid conditions, enabling recommendations to be made with respect to the selection and use of self-rescuers appropriate to the prevailing deep mine conditions in the United Kingdom.
Descriptors (primary) humidity; United Kingdom; hot workplaces; rescue breathing apparatus; underground mining
Descriptors (secondary) supervision of use of protective equipment; climatic measurement; experimental mine research; heat load; climate chamber studies; report
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Mines and quarries
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Heat and cold
Respiratory protection