1. John P. Faini MSHA – Technical Support Chief, Approval and Certification Center 304-547-2029 Faini.John@dol.gov Best Practices in Managing Mining Accidents: Emergency Plans - Training

2. MSHA uses Mine Emergency Training HOW TO SETUP AND UTILIZE AN EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION HOW TO SETUP AND UTILIZE AN EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION THE ROLE OF THE MINE EMERGENCY COMMAND GROUP THE ROLE OF THE MINE EMERGENCY COMMAND GROUP HOW TO UTILIZE A MINE RESCUE TEAM HOW TO UTILIZE A MINE RESCUE TEAM HOW TO DEVELOP AND USE A MINE RESCUE STRATEGY HOW TO DEVELOP AND USE A MINE RESCUE STRATEGY IN THIS TRAINING, PARTICIPANTS LEARN …..

3. FUNDAMENTALS OF MINE RESCUE TOP PRIORITY - ENSURING THE SAFETY OF MINE RESCUE TEAMS AND OTHER PERSONNEL TOP PRIORITY - ENSURING THE SAFETY OF MINE RESCUE TEAMS AND OTHER PERSONNEL ENDEAVORING TO RESCUE\ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE LIVES OF TRAPPED PERSONNEL ENDEAVORING TO RESCUE\ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE LIVES OF TRAPPED PERSONNEL PROTECTING THE MINE PROPERTY FROM FURTHER DAMAGE PROTECTING THE MINE PROPERTY FROM FURTHER DAMAGE REHABILITATING THE MINE REHABILITATING THE MINE

4. THE MINE EMERGENCY COMMAND GROUP also known as COMMAND CENTER GROUP CONSISTING OF ONE OR TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM: MSHA MSHA THE MINING COMPANY THE MINING COMPANY STATE STATE MINERS’ REPRESENTATIVE MINERS’ REPRESENTATIVE

5. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES of COMMAND CENTER IDENTIFY THE SCOPE OF THE EMERGENCY AND THE ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS IDENTIFY THE SCOPE OF THE EMERGENCY AND THE ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS DETERMINE AN OVERALL STRATEGY DETERMINE AN OVERALL STRATEGY ORDER AND DEPLOY THE NECESSARY RESOURCES ORDER AND DEPLOY THE NECESSARY RESOURCES DEVELOP AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION DEVELOP AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION

6. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES ENSURING THE SAFETY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL ENSURING THE SAFETY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES PROVIDING APPROPRIATE INFORMATION TO THE NEWS MEDIA AND OTHER CONCERNED PARTIES PROVIDING APPROPRIATE INFORMATION TO THE NEWS MEDIA AND OTHER CONCERNED PARTIES EFFECTIVE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY EFFECTIVE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY DEALING WITH LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS DEALING WITH LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS

7. THE MINE EMERGENCY STRATEGY “THINK LIKE A CHESS PLAYER” - THE BEST PLAYERS THINK MANY MOVES AHEAD “THINK LIKE A CHESS PLAYER” - THE BEST PLAYERS THINK MANY MOVES AHEAD SETUP AND UTILIZE AN INFORMATION TEAM SETUP AND UTILIZE AN INFORMATION TEAM SETUP AND UTILIZE A PLANNING GROUP SETUP AND UTILIZE A PLANNING GROUP MAKE SMART, RATIONAL DECISIONS BASED ON VALID INFORMATION MAKE SMART, RATIONAL DECISIONS BASED ON VALID INFORMATION REMEMBER THAT “TIME IS YOUR ENEMY” REMEMBER THAT “TIME IS YOUR ENEMY”

9. PREVENTION IS THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST HAVING A DISASTER. IF A DISASTER OCCURS, BEING PREPARED THROUGH TRAINING AND PREPARATION CAN INCREASE YOUR CHANCES FOR A SUCCESSFUL RESCUE SITUATION.