1 Preparation for Mine Emergencies David Berry Rick Marlowe

2 Why an Emergency Plan?

3 Mine Emergencies Accidents Natural occurrences Community occurrences

4 1. Crisis Management Book Communication Centers 2. Corporate Audits 3. Sharing of information

5 What is a crisis?

6 In most emergencies, it quickly will be clear whether it is of crisis proportion.

7 A crisis is a unexpected event of a nature or magnitude which meets all of the following conditions:

8 Interrupts normal operations or conduct of business

9 Requires an immediate, coordinated management response

10 May require decision-making at higher levels of the company

11 If you aren't sure whether an emergency at your site is a crisis, treat it as a crisis.

12 What to do in the event of a crisisWhat to do in the event of a crisis?

13 Crisis Management Manual

14 1. IMPLEMENT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Protection of life and property is your first priority

15 Notify the appropriate Emergency services: EMT Ambulance Fire Department Police Health Net

16 2. Management Notification ProcedureManagement Notification Procedure

17 3. CRISIS NOTIFICATION CENTER

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20 4. GO THROUGH CRISIS CHECKLIST

21 ___Emergency services notified ___Management notified ___Safety notified ___Crisis Center notified ___Appropriate agencies notified

22 ___ Secure site ___ Secure mine records ___ Site spokesperson

23 Crisis Activity Logs - Visitor Log - News Media Log - Phone Log

24 Item 2 to discuss Corporate Audits

25 Availability of water Considerations for fire fighting Availability of water Unlimited supply _____________ Reservoir or lake _____________ approximate gallons ____________ Other source _____________ approximate gallons ____________

26 (Include in other sources water trucks, hydro seeders or local fire departments that would transport water.) Is there a filter system on the source? Where is the filter located? Availability of water

27 Does the mines fire fighting materials include water lances?

28 Does the mines fire fighting materials include manifolds so that several (three or more) hoses can be connected to a common outlet?

29 One last example of questions we discussed in the questionnaire

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31 Sharing of Information

32 Audits also included discussion of specific situations that had occurred within the company or industry

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43 Daily Reports ed to pertinent personnel

44 Forwarding information

45 Incident Debriefing Conference Calls

46 Emergency Preparedness

47 Prevention of situations When we speak of mine emergency preparedness we need to have plans and procedures in position to address emergency situations if they arise. But our focus as an industry must remain on prevention and stressing to each and every person that safety is an integral and inseparable part of producing coal.

48 Rick Marlowe Consol Plaza 1800 Washington Road Pittsburgh, PA