| Document ID (ISN) | 38785 |
| CIS number |
82-2030 |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Committee on Underground Mine Disaster Survival and Rescue, National Research Council |
| Title |
Underground mine disaster survival and rescue: an evaluation of research accomplishments and needs |
| Bibliographic information |
National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418, USA, 1981. 122p. Illus. |
| Abstract |
Report of a study to evaluate the US Bureau of Mines research programme on mine disasters and to recommend future research orientations. A definition is given (a disaster survival and rescue system that provides a reference framework for evaluating research accomplishments and the assessment of future needs, and this is used to make a critical overview of the Bureau of Mines post-disaster research programme under the headings: communications; life-support systems; rescue operation. Two topics are picked out for special research consideration: the need for a systems approach to preparing for disaster response; and the special considerations that apply to government sponsored research and development leading to the design of escape, survival and rescue equipment. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
underground work; mining industry; mine rescue |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; report; rescue organization; applied research; escape and rescue; rescue equipment; rescue breathing apparatus; emergency organization |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Mines and quarries
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
First aid and emergency organization
Mining and quarrying
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