| Document ID (ISN) | 110505 |
| CIS number |
10-0093 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE RR 603
|
| Author(s) |
Booth A.P. |
| Title |
Evaluating methods of training of mineworkers for hot inspired air when wearing self-rescuers |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2008. xii, 113p. Illus. 16 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr603.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
This project was carried in response to a need for an improved training methodology for escape respiratory protective devices, namely to provide a realistic experience of the hot air breathing effects of a device operating in a high carbon monoxide content mine atmosphere. A second objective was to collect data on the tolerability and endurance limits associated with the extended wearing of an escape respiratory protective device producing a significant heat burden. The research work was addressed in two phases. The first phase involved thermo-chemical modelling of filter self-rescuers and the development of a hot air simulation device, suitable for both research and training purposes, while the second phase consisted of a range of physiological trials which identified significant thermal physiological benefits from adopting a staged evacuation process in conjunction with safe havens. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
underground mining; heat load; escape and exit; rescue breathing apparatus |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
carbon monoxide; endurance limit; mathematical models; public OSH institutions; report |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
Mines and quarries
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying
|
