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 | Accident Prevention | Accident Cost Generator From MSHA, this web form allows you to estimate the cost of accidents. | 21 Kb |
| Accident Prevention | Accident Prevention Tips by Mine Type This links to MSHA's Saftey Tips by Mine Type from their accident prevention program. Information from this source can also be found by following this link. | 3 Kb |
| Accident Prevention | Log Loading Safety Video This video shows what can happen if safe work procedures are not followed when loading logs in a landing area. Contains language that may be offensive to some viewers. | 5 Kb |
| Accident Prevention | Miners Safety Tips - Accident Prevention Links to MSHA's collection of accident prevention safety tips for miners. | 2 Kb |
| Accident Prevention | Miners Safety Tips - Continuous Miner Operation Links to MSHA's collection of continuous miner operation safety tips for miners. | 2 Kb |
| Accident Prevention | MSHA's Safety Targets Program (Link) This links to MSHA's Safety Targets Program. Additional accident prevention information from MSHA can be found here: Categories; Mine Types. | 3 Kb |
| Accidents | 4 injured after train derails Four people were hurt, including one who suffered serious injuries, when a Norfolk Southern Corp. freight train derailed and struck a loading facility at a coal preparation plant in southern West Virginia. | 9 Kb |
| Accidents | Assorted Accident Photo Slideshows 5 sets of assorted accident photos are displayed in individual slideshows. | 19 Kb |
| Accidents | Haul Truck vs, Scraper A Komatsu 930 coming off the dump heading back to the shovel pit. A 16H grader was working the dump road. Haul truck driver fell asleep | 3 Kb |
| Accidents | Load Shift Accident A man died after being trapped in the cab of his truck in Gloucester County - pinned by steel beams. A man transporting steel had the load shift on him, trapping him in the cab of the truck that he was driving. Rescue crews pulled the man from the cab. He died at Cooper Medical Center. (Warning: contains graphic photos) | 5 Kb |
| Accidents | Miscellaneous Accident Photos Assorted photos of the aftermath of accidents. No description of the individual photos is available. | 5 Kb |
| Accidents | Railroad Accident - Pics Aftermath photos of the rail accident shown in this video. | 4 Kb |
| Accidents | Ring Finger Injury Photos Wearing jewelry items such as rings can result in very fainful and disfiguring injuries. (Warning: Contains graphic photos) | 5 Kb |
| Accidents | Shotgun Safety (or not) Like they say . . . Don’t' shoot yourself in the foot. (Warning: These photos are graphic) | 5 Kb |
| Accidents | Trackhoe Fire Photos Photos of the aftermath of several trackhoe fires. | 4 Kb |
| Accidents | Truck Accident Photos Photo of an accident involving a mine haul truck. No further info available. | 5 Kb |
| Accidents | Video: Unbelievable Railway Crossing Car Crash YouTube video of a train and auto crash. | 5 Kb |
| Biomarine | BioPak 240R Freeze Form YouTube video with Ted Beck explaining how to care for the freeze form. | 4 Kb |
| Blasting | Coal Fireball Videos A graphic film of a surface open cut explosion, good to show underground miners why we rockdust! | 4 Kb |
| Blasting | Surface Blasters Training Modules (1-8) The blaster training modules were put together, under contract, with Federal funds provided by the Office of Technology Transfer, Western Regional Office, Office of Surface Mining, U. S. Department of the Interior, located in Denver, Colorado. | 10 Kb |
| Blasting | Video: Handling Explosives in Modern Mines This video emphasizes safety standards for the handling and transportation of explosive materials from surface to underground magazines. It shows underground storage of explosives, inspecting vehicles required to transport explosives underground, examining work places and scaling procedures, and loading and detonating explosives. It also includes staged safety violations and a review of an underground blasting accident. | 2 Kb |
| Cell Phones | Cell Phone Cartoon List A collection of humorous cartoons with a cell phone theme. You can also view these in a slideshow. | 9 Kb |
| Cell Phones | Cell Phone Cartoon Slideshow A collection of humorous cartoons with a cell phone theme. You can also view these in a list. | 9 Kb |
| Cell Phones | Popcorn Telephone This is enlightening! This is probably what it does to our brain power - like putting your head in a microwave, eh? Check this out! And we're supposed to believe that cell phones are safe? | 4 Kb |
| Communicatons | Free calls worldwide through your computer Skype isn’t just about free Skype-to-Skype calls and easy, low-cost calls to landlines and cell phones around the world. You can also do much, much more. For starters why not send a text message directly from Skype; forward a call to your mobile; or set up an online number for friends, family and colleagues to make a local call from their old-fashioned phone to your Skype, wherever in the world you are. | 2 Kb |
| Conference | 2009 Holmes Safety Conference Link to files related to the 2009 conference which will be held in Indiana. | 8 Kb |
| Conference | 4th International Mines Rescue Conference Hosted by OKD, HBZS, a. s. Ostrava, Czech Republic, in collaboration with the publishing house, Montanex a.s., 21 – 26 September 2009 | 5 Kb |
| Conference | SME Celebrates 100 Years of Mining Research The symposium commemorates the centennial of mining research in the United States, formalized by the creation of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1910. The Office of Mine Safety and Health Research now resides within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). | 7 Kb |
| Confined Space | Confined Space Instructional Videos Link to confined space instructional videos. | 2 Kb |
| Construction | Acrobatic Repairman You don't have to look far to see why laws were passed giving us OSHA, MSHA, etc. | 4 Kb |
| Cranes | High Flying Hoe (closeup view) Another look at the High Flying Hoe photo to show there really is an operator in the hoe. Amazing! | 4 Kb |
| Crisis Management | Video: The Final Report - Watergate National Geographic gives the definitive examination on what really happened during the Watergate scandal. | 5 Kb |
| Diesel Equipment | Videos: Diesel Equipment A collection of videos on diesel powered equipment. | 2 Kb |
| Disasters | Correlations between mine disasters and the solar system An unscientific examination of correlations (if any) between mine disasters and the movement and location of the planets and the moon. | 2 Kb |
| Disasters | Mine Disaster Books and Videos We've assembled a reference collection of mine disaster books and videos. More are added as they are discovered. | 2 Kb |
| Disasters | Remembering the Knox Mine Disaster The River Slope Mine, an anthracite coal mine owned by the Knox Coal Company, flooded when coal company management had the miners dig too close to the riverbed. | 5 Kb |
| Disasters | Sonman Mine Explosion Video This winter alert video gives a historical review of the Sonman Mine disaster of the 1940s by re-creating underground scenes that dramatize the disaster for a lasting impression. | 5 Kb |
| Disasters | USA Disaster Videos This web link is provided to USA Mine Disaster Videos. | 1 Kb |
| Disasters | Video: 9/11 Impact Anatomy Conspiracy theorists say jet fuel fires couldn't have brought down the towers -- but a simulation of the impact proves otherwise. | 5 Kb |
| Disasters | Video: An Elaborate 9/11 Plan One theory suggests rogue planes carrying explosives assumed the flight paths of the real ones. Could such a complex plan work? | 5 Kb |
| Disasters | Video: Earthquake Destruction Witness the awesome destructive power of earthquakes, from home videos taken during a tremor, to inside the earth for the birth of a quake. | 5 Kb |
| Disasters | Video: International Mine Disasters The Gretley Mine Disaster in New South Wales, Austrailia. | 2 Kb |
| Disasters | Videos: U. S. Mine Disasters A collection of videos on historic as well as more recent mine disasters in the United States. | 2 Kb |
| Disasters | Winter Alert: Sonman Mine Disaster (YouTube) This winter alert video gives a historical review of the Sonman Mine disaster of the 1940s by re-creating underground scenes that dramatize the disaster for a lasting impression. | 5 Kb |
| Driving Safety | Artistic Potholes Here's a new twist on the speed bump. Strategically placed in your parking lot, the traffic is sure to slow down, initially that is. | 4 Kb |
| Driving Safety | ATV Hauler These pictures were taken in Des Moines, IA (Pleasant Hill). Right as you get off of HWY 65 onto HWY 163. | 5 Kb |
| Driving Safety | AutoInsurance.org Driving Test This link takes you to the AutoInsurance.org Driving Test. | 3 Kb |
| Driving Safety | Distraction.gov web site link Link to a government web site which provides information and cautions against operating vehicles while distracted. | 2 Kb |
| Driving Safety | Everybody Hurts Moving video montage from the Transport Accident Commission of Victoria, Australia. MUST SEE! | 7 Kb |
| Driving Safety | PSA - Texting While Driving Portion of a 30-minute film to alert teenagers of the danger of texting while driving. Produced in the United Kingdom. | 7 Kb |
| Driving Safety | Shimmy at Higher Speeds A woman ran over a mattress and decided to keep going anyway. The mattress got caught in the car's under belly and finally whipped around enugh to put a tear in the gas tank. Leaking gas, she still managed to drive the car for 30 more miles with a 60lb tangle wrapped around the driveshaft. The subsequent lack of fuel is what finally brought her vehicle to a stop. After having her car towed to her dealer's garage, she complained that the vehicle had a "shimmy" when driving it at high speeds. This is what the dealership found. | 5 Kb |
| Driving Safety | UK Seatbelt Video Moving video that'll get you thinking about the use of seatbelts. | 4 Kb |
| Driving Safety | Vehicle Mishaps Assorted photos, some old - some new, of things that went wrong. | 5 Kb |
| Driving Safety | Video: Car Crashes Caught on Tape YouTube video of a number of auto accidents picked up on a city's traffic control camera. | 5 Kb |
| Driving Safety | Video: Ultimate Factories - Ferrari Witness the creation of the most powerful Ferrari ever made and come along on a breakneck, 200 mile-per-hour test drive. | 5 Kb |
| Dust and Silica | Videos: Silicosis-Pneumoconiosis A collection of videos the hazards of respirable dust and silicosis. | 2 Kb |
| Electrical | 7200 vs. Log Truck - Who Wins? What happens when a log truck goes head to head with 7200 volts? Pity the fool. | 5 Kb |
| Electrical | Arc Flash Videos Here are 5 videos related to electrical arc flash. | 5 Kb |
| Emergency Response | MERITS - Mine Emergency Response Interactive Training Simulation The Mine Emergency Response Interactive Training Simulation (MERITS) provides trainees an opportunity to gain command center experience during a simulated underground coal mine emergency. This computer-based training allows trainees to practice information gathering, situation assessment, decision-making, and coordination skills without risk to personnel or property. | 2 Kb |
| Environmental Hazards | Alaskan Environmental Hazard Bee stings and snake bites don't hold a candle to being chased by a polar bear. | 2 Kb |
| Environmental Hazards | Copperhead Camo Autumn provides good cover for cooperheads and rattlesnakes and allows them to easily blend into the background. | 4 Kb |
| Environmental Hazards | Snakes Enough to make your skin crawl. How can anyone make a recreational activity out of these? | 4 Kb |
| Environmental Hazards | Video: Mountaintop Removal Movie More than 450 mountains have been destroyed by mountaintop removal coal mining. Watch this video of mountaintop removal featuring Woody Harrelson and a soundtrack featuring an original recording of "Blowin' in the Wind," sung by Willie Nelson. This video is part of the National Memorial for the Mountains, hosted by www.ilovemountains.org. | 2 Kb |
| Environmental Hazards | Video: Violent Volcanoes YouTube video of violent volcanoes around the world. | 5 Kb |
| Ergonomics | ** List of All Files in the Ergonomics Folder ** Displays a list of all files collected in this category (in the event you reach our Error 404 page). | 9 Kb |
| Eye Protection | PPE - Protective Eyewear Safety Glasses USA, Inc. is a factory authorized international distributor of personal protective equipment, with eyewear as our core product. We stock a wide selection of name brands like Oakley, DeWalt, Smith & Wesson, and Pyramex that help make up our lines of bifocal safety glasses, safety goggles, military & ballistic eyewear, shooting glasses, motorcycle and sports eyewear, laser protection and more. We also sell a variety of hearing protection, hard hats, high visibility clothing, work gloves and more. | 2 Kb |
| Fall Protection | Fall Protection - No Big Deal This video highlights the success story of a rock driller who, while working on top of a highwall, survived a fall and was not injured because he was wearing fall protection equipment. The video contains interviews, including the personal account of the accident. It also points out best practices regarding the dangers of working on top of highwalls and the proper use of personal fall protection equipment. | 4 Kb |
| Fatalities | 2009 Spanish MNM Fatalgrams Spanish version of the 2009 Metal and Nonmetal Fatalgrams for accidents that occurred in 2009. | 9 Kb |
| Fatalities | Fatal Electrical Accident in South Africa Two men get electrocuted while attempting to steal copper wire. Contains very graphic photos. | 2 Kb |
| Fatalities | Fatal Telehandler Accident Fire ensues after the forks of a telehandler come in contact with high voltage transmission lines. Contains very graphic photos. | 2 Kb |
| Fire Safety | U. S. Fire Administration Resources Links to the resources of the United States Fire Administration. | 3 Kb |
| Firefighting | Coal Stockpile Fire Photos of a burning coal stockpile somewhere in Australia. | 5 Kb |
| Firefighting | Coal Stockpile Fire Photos Photos of a burning coal stockpile somewhere in Australia. | 5 Kb |
| Forklift | Forklift Crushes Worker Video of an accident investigation where a worker was crushed by a forklift and it load. | 4 Kb |
| Forklift | Surveillance camera fork lift accidents Video compilation of numerous forklift accidents. | 4 Kb |
| Games | ** Complete List of Games in PowerPoint Format ** Here's a list of all the PowerPoint game files that we've collected. Includes templates you can modify to create-your-own. | 2 Kb |
| Games | 6-Pack PowerPoint Training Games Here are six great PowerPoint quiz show games which teachers and trainers can use in the classroom or for online training. The games are based on popular game shows that everyone has played and enjoyed. Simply add your own training questions into the game and you're ready to go. Individual games include:
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| Games | Alive, Dead or Canadian Fashioned after the 1980s MTV game show, "Dead or Canadian", this unique training game developed by Rob McGee, pits classroom particpants in a head-to-head battle for knowledge supremacy. You not only have to decide about the life status and nationality of celebrities, you first need to answer safety related questions taken from 18 different categories. All game questions are appropriate for all safety training programs, including Part 46. | 1 Kb |
| Games | Concentration This web link is provided to the USMRA game developed by Rob McGee, "Concentration." | 1 Kb |
| Games | Create Your Own Excel and PowerPoint Training Games Here are loads of products to assist in your training efforts and training game making. | 10 Kb |
| Games | First Aid Hangman This web link is provided to the USMRA First Aid Hangman game. | 1 Kb |
| Games | Game: In Pursuit of Safety From the Wyoming State Grant Program, here are two Powerpoint editions of the game fashioned after "Trivial Pursuit." The game scorecard is also provided. | 4 Kb |
| Games | Mine Rescue Hangman This web link is provided to the USMRA Mine Rescue Hangman game. | 1 Kb |
| Games | Mine Rescue Jeopardy This web link is provided to the USMRA game developed by Rob McGee, "Jeopardy." The original concept for this game was borrowed from Philip Eggerding from the Michigan Mine Safety and Health Training Program. | 1 Kb |
| Games | Mine Safety Squares Mine Safety Squares is a knock-off of both the TV game show, "Hollywood Squares" and "Tic-Tac-Toe", originally developed for the web by Philip Eggerding from the Michigan Mine Safety and Health Training Program. | 2 Kb |
| Games | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - BioPak 240R Benchman This web link is provided to the BioPak 240R Benchman edition of the USMRA game developed by Rob McGee, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." | 1 Kb |
| Games | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - BioPak 240R Users This web link is provided to the BioPak 240R Users edition of the USMRA game developed by Rob McGee, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." | 1 Kb |
| Games | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Drager BG4 No. 1 Edition This web link is provided to the Drager BG4 No. 1 edition of the USMRA game developed by Rob McGee, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." | 1 Kb |
| Games | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Drager BG4 No. 2 Edition This web link is provided to the Drager BG4 No. 2 edition of the USMRA game developed by Rob McGee, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." | 1 Kb |
| Games | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - First Aid This web link is provided to the First Aid edition of the USMRA game developed by Rob McGee, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." | 1 Kb |
| Games | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Hodgepodge This web link is provided to the Hodgepodge edition of the USMRA game developed by Rob McGee, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." | 1 Kb |
| Games | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Mine Gases This web link is provided to the Mine Gases edition of the USMRA game developed by Rob McGee, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." | 1 Kb |
| Gas Detectors | Gas Detector Manuals and Training Literature and training for more popular gas detectors. | 9 kb |
| Gas Detectors | TMX 412 Training Video Industrial Scientific videos about the use, care and maintenance of the TMX 412 gas detector. | 2 Kb |
| Ground Stability | Rock Fall Crushes Dozer Photos of a bulldozer after being crushed by a rockfall. | 5 Kb |
| Hazard Alerts | Near Fatal Accidents A collection of near fatal accident alerts from MSHA. | 9 Kb |
| Hazardous Chemicals | BLEVEs and Other Explosion Videos Here's a collection of videos which demonstrate the awesome power of BLEVEs, CNG, and explosions of other hazardous chemicals. | 2 Lb |
| Hazardous Chemicals | Chemical Exposure Database Links to a 3M set where you can find which 3M product will best treat/handle specific chemical exposures. | 2 Kb |
| Hazardous Chemicals | CSB Hazardous Chemical Video Collection This link will take you to the YouTube collection of videos from the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). Most of these were much too large to download and store here. You can also visit here to view and download these videos from the csb.gov web site. | 1 Kb |
| Hazardous Chemicals | MSDS Search Site Link Links to an external site for searching MSDS files. | 2 Kb |
| Health | 2009 National Health Observances Here's the year-at-a-glance of national observance days and links to related sites from the Department of Health and Human Services. | 5 Kb |
| Health | Dehydration You don't need to be stranded in a desert to feel the effects of dehydration. | 90 Kb |
| Health | Miners Safety Tips - Health Links to MSHA's collection of health tips for miners. | 2 Kb |
| Health | Video: Extreme Sleepwalking National Geographic episode on extreme sleepwalking. | 5 Kb |
| Health | Video: Sewer Diving National Geographic video of how this 3rd world country fights the onset of disease caused by human and animal waste. | 5 Kb |
| Hearing Conservation | CDC Hearing Loss Simulator Link to the CDC hearing loss simulator. | 2 Kb |
| Hearing Conservation | Hearing Loss Simulator Link to a hearing loss simulator in Macromedia Flash from Audibel.com | 2 Kb |
| Heavy Equipment | Training, Certification and Evaluation for Heavy Equipment Operators Includes a directory of files for the training, certification and evaluation of heavy equipment operators. | 9 Kb |
| Highwall Safety | Highwall Hazard Recognition (English/Espanol) If your job puts you on or near highwall operations, you need to be especially careful. This video shows an experienced truck driver training a new employee about the dangers of highwalls. | 5 Kb |
| Highwall Safety | Safety Tips: Working Beside Highwalls MSHA video that points out hazards working next to highwalls. | 4 Kb |
| Highwall Safety | Videos: Highwall Hazard Recognition A collection of videos concerning highwall hazards. | 2 Kb |
| Humor | Collection of Trunk Monkey Videos and Friends Here's a collection of the hilarious Trunk Monkey and Career Builder Ads on video. | 5 Kb |
| Incentive Programs | Incentive Program Article Link to an article about a Teco incentive program. | 2 Kb |
| Incident Command | Incident Command Forms External link to a site which offers forms related to Incident Command. | 2 Kb |
| Koehler | Koehler Mine Lighting Manuals Manufacturers product specification information sheets for Koehler Lighting. | 9 Kb |
| Koehler | Link to Koehler Mine Lighting Information Self explanatory | 3 Kb |
| Laboratory Safety | EZ Facts Online from Lab Safety Supply Fast, accurate safety information to help you choose the right safety gear, conduct in-house training, or plan for compliance. Interested in having timely and informative safety-related information sent directly to your e-mail box? LSS publishes our no-charge Saf-T-News every other week. To begin receiving your copy, visit their site. | 2 Kb |
| Laboratory Safety | Laboratory Safety Cartoon Something you can have fun with to point out basic safety rules in the lab. | 6 Kb |
| Laboratory Safety | Laboratory Safety I An embedded PowerPoint from authorSTREAM.com on the subject of Laboratory Safety. | 4 Kb |
| Laboratory Safety | Laboratory Safety II An embedded PowerPoint from authorSTREAM.com on the subject of Laboratory Safety. | 4 Kb |
| Laboratory Safety | OSHA Laboratory Safety An embedded PowerPoint from authorSTREAM.com on the subject of OSHA Laboratory Safety. | 4 Kb |
| Lockout-Tagout | Lockout and Tag for Safety - Video This is a 7 minute video produced by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. | 5 Kb |
| Machine Guarding | Nine Finger Joe Now here's an accident just waiting to happen. Too bad we can't see his face to see what stupid actually looks like. | 4 Kb |
| Man Lift Devices | Wrong Application of Manlift Devices This has got to be an in-house job as no bonafide building contractor would attempt this. | 5 Kb |
| Microsoft Excel | Microsoft Excel Tutorial Videos This web link is provided to Microsoft Excel Tutorial Videos. | 1 Kb |
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Word Tutorial Videos This web link is provided to Microsoft Word Tutorial Videos. | 1 Kb |
| Mine Emergency | Escape and Survive - A Miners Town Hall Meeting This training program, from Penn State University, consists of six training modules and supplemental materials. Each module has an Instructor’s Guide and a Participant’s Guide and a corresponding PowerPoint presentation that address major mine emergency preparedness issues. | 9 Kb |
| Mine Gases | H2S Nearmiss Accident Video of a nearmiss accident where a truck driver nearly dies when exposed to Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S). | 4 Kb |
| Mine Lighting | KSE-UK Mine Lighting Manuals Mine lighting manuals furnished by KSE-LIGHTS (UK) Ltd. | 9 Kb |
| Mine Rescue | * Mine Rescue Training Modules for Metal and Nonmetal * Powerpoint presentation files included Surface Organization; Mine Gases; Ventilation; Fires, Firefighting and Explosions; Rescue of Survivors and Recovery of Bodies; and Mine Recovery. Also included are Mine Rescue Activity Books. Files provided by Terry Jacobs. See all files this category. | 2 Kb |
| Mine Rescue | Canary in the Coal Mine Photos of an old-time sealable canary cage complete with a small O2 cylinder to resuscitate the little critter. Photos contributed by Brian Robinson, Mine Rescue Consultant, United Kingdom. See all files this category. | 5 Kb |
| Mine Rescue | Mine Rescue Training Videos We've assembled a collection of mine rescue training videos from other web sources. For additional video categories at the USMRA web site, click here. See all files this category. | 2 Kb |
| Mine Rescue | Photo: Vintage Mine Rescue I Photo contributed by Brian Robinson, UK. Depicts early 20th Century mine rescue team from the UK. The apparatus is of particular note. Early mine rescuers were often referred to as "Helmet Men." You can see why. See all files this category. | 4 Kb |
| Mine Rescue | Photos: Vintage Mine Rescue II Photos contributed by Brian Robinson, UK. Depicts early 20th Century mine rescue team from the UK. See all files this category. | 4 Kb |
| Mine Rescue | Videos: Mine Rescue Training A collection of videos on mine rescue and mine rescue training. See all files this category. | 2 Kb |
| Mine Rescue Problems | 2003 and 2005 National Coal Mine Rescue Contest Animations Interactive video animations of the 2003 and 2005 National Coal Mine Rescue Contests created by MSHA's Jason Middleton. | 1 Kb |
| Mine Rescue Problems | 2007 Metal and Nonmetal Mine Rescue Contests Links to numerous files gathered from the metal and nonmetal mine rescue events held in 2007. Mine rescue competitions from Carlsbad, New Mexico; Carlin, Nevada; Rolla, Missouri; Rochester, New York; New Iberia, Louisiana; Golden, Colorado; and Hutchinson, Kansas are included. | 1 Kb |
| Mine Rescue Problems | 2008 Coal Mine Rescue Contests Links to numerous files gathered from the coal mine rescue events held in 2008. Mine rescue competitions from Farmington, New Mexico; Paonia, Colorado; Hazard, Kentucky; Morgantown, West Virginia; Price, Utah, and the Virginia Mining Institute. Additionally, you'll find problems from Massey Energy, Alliance Coal, NMRA Posts 5 & 11, KEMI Mine Safety & Training, and Illinois (2007). | 2 Kb |
| Mine Rescue Problems | 2008 Metal and Nonmetal Mine Rescue Contests Links to numerous files gathered from the metal and nonmetal mine rescue events held in 2008. Mine rescue competitions from Carlsbad, New Mexico; Carlin, Nevada; Central Idaho; Wilmington, Illinois; Northern New York; Rock Springs, Wyoming; New Iberia, Louisiana; and Kentucky are included. | 1 Kb |
| Mine Rescue Problems | 2009 Coal Mine Rescue Contests Links to numerous files gathered from the coal mine rescue events held in 2009. | 2 Kb |
| Mine Rescue Problems | 2009 Metal/Nonmetal Mine Rescue Contests Links to numerous files gathered from the metal and nonmetal mine rescue events held in 2009. | 2 Kb |
| Mine Rescue Problems | Rocky's Mensa Challenge Our quizzes are taken from recent contests held in 2007 and 2008. Each quiz contains 10 true/false and/or multiple choice questions. The answers are provided in MS Word format and are available at the results screen for each quiz or can be found here. | 2 Kb |
| Mining | Coal Country from NIOSH Coal Country is a Windows program that teaches children about coal formation, deposit locations, mining techniques, and common uses of coal in everyday life. | 2 Kb |
| Mining | PA Annual Reports on Mining Activities Links to the site where you can view mining production statistics for Pennsylvania. | 3 Kb |
| Mining | Photos: Sulfur Miners of Indonesia Photos of people engaged in one of toughest occupations on the planet. | 2 Kb |
| Mining | Underground Coal Mine Map Reading Training Links to the NIOSH site where this material can be downloaded. This training includes three components for teaching and testing map reading skills. The first, Map Reading Basics (MRB), covers terminology and concepts needed to read and understand an underground coal mine map. An opportunity to practice using those skills while navigating through a simulated mine is provided in the second part, Mine Navigation Challenge (MNC). These two parts can be used together or separately according to trainee needs. Trainees can get additional practice by going on a scavenger hunt in the simulated mine. | 3 Kb |
| Mining | Video: Terex SHM Terex SHM is also the first practical surface mining system that can mine parallel entries to predetermined depths. Like auger mining systems, the Terex SHM works before a highwall. However, unlike auger mining systems, the Terex SHM mines parallel entries, rectangular in section and up to 1000 feet or 305 meters deep. | 2 Kb |
| Mining | Video: Workplace Examinations Surface metal and nonmetal mines present a variety of potential safety and health hazards. Effective, thorough, workplace examinations are one way to help you to recognize and address some of these hazards before they become more dangerous. This video will describe some of these hazards and give you some ideas and tips on how to look for them. | 2 Kb |
| Mining | Videos: Health and Safety Protection A collection of videos covering a variety of topics including "The Story of OSHA." | 2 Kb |
| Mining | Videos: Mining and Mine Safety A collection of videos on numerous mining topics. | 2 Kb |
| Mining | Videos: Mining Memorials A collection of videos on historic aspects of mining. | 2 Kb |
| Mining | Videos: Mining Spoof A collection of videos about noodle mining in Great Britain. | 2 Kb |
| Mining Laws | MSHA Program Policy Manual Links to MSHA's Program Policy Manual. | 3 Kb |
| Mining Movies | Kentucky Coal and Energy Education Project - Historical Videos Link to historical mining videos at the Kentucky Coal and Energy Education Project. | 2 Kb |
| Mining Movies | Kentucky Coal and Energy Education Project - Modern Videos Link to modern mining videos at the Kentucky Coal and Energy Education Project. | 2 Kb |
| Mining Movies | Mining Equipment Videos Links to videos collected from mining equipment manufactures pertaining to new developments in mechanization and mining systems. | 2 Kb |
| Mining Movies | Mining Spoof Videos Links to videos which contain a light-hearted and/or humorous take on mining. | 2 Kb |
| Mining Music | * Mining Music Lyrics * This web link is provided to Mining Music Lyrics for most of the songs found here. | 1 Kb |
| Mining Music | Miner's Prayer by Dwight Yokum Miner's Prayer is dedicated to the memory of Luther Tibbs, a Kentucky coal miner for 40 years, and Dwight Yokum's Grandpa. | 6 Kb |
| Mining Music | Reponse to West Virginia Underground Written by Maria Gunnoe & Danny Dolinger in response to Taylor Made's "West Virginia Underground," which you can hear at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g24tpXtJ540. | 6 Kb |
| Mining Music | Video - Coal Miners Daughter - Original Trailer 1980 The original 1980 trailer from the movie, Coal Miner's Daughter. | 5 Kb |
| Mining Music | Video - Tribute to Underground Miners A tribute to underground miners, past and present. | 5 Kb |
| Mining Music | Video - Working Man by Rita MacNeil - I Self explanatory | 5 Kb |
| Mining Music | Video - Working Man by Rita MacNeil - II Self explanatory | 5 Kb |
| Mining Music | Video - Working Man by Rita MacNeil - III Self explanatory | 5 Kb |
| Mining Music | West Virginia Underground (Video) Taylor Made's new single "West Virginia Underground". Taylor Made will be performing at the free concert and 2009 Labor Day rally in Logan County to support American jobs. | 6 Kb |
| Mobile Equipment | D10 Nearmiss Accident Photos Photos of a D10 which rolled over when a bench gave way underneath. The operator was wearing his seat belt and walked away uninjured. | 5 Kb |
| Mobile Equipment | Video: Stay Calm and Stay in the Cab! In this video you'll hear how a bulldozer operator felt while he was buried in a surge pile cavity, and how his company's safety efforts, before and during the accident, contributed to his safe recovery. | 2 Kb |
| Mobile Equipment | Videos: Truck Safety A collection of videos on the hazards associated with mobile equipment. | 2 Kb |
| More Quizzes | * More Quizzes For Your Safety Programs * Here's a page loaded with quizzes covering a wide variety of subjects that you can use in your training programs. These are in addition to those which can be found using the Keyword Search for "quiz" or "test." | 28 Kb |
| Motivational | Motivational Posters Contains photos of 3 posters intended to motivate employees. | 4 Kb |
| NEC | 44 Presidents Video of the presidents morphing from one to another. | 4 Kb |
| NEC | Progression of Information Technology Interesting facts revealed about IT development in the world. | 4 Kb |
| NEC | World Clock Here's a fascinating shockwave flash clock that provides some interesting global statistics. | 2 Kb |
| Newsletters | Directory List of Various Newsletters Self explanatory. | 9 Kb |
| Newsletters | Seven Sins of Supervision Links to the 7 sins of supervision that cancel cooperation. | 3 Kb |
| NIMS | NIMS Resources Links to the NIMS section of the FEMA web site. | 3 Kb |
| NIMS | NIMS Tier 1 Resource Typing Definitions Here you'll find a list of resource typing documents from FEMA. | 9 Kb |
| NIOSH Products | NIOSH Products NIOSH has developed many products that enhance mining safety and health. Products include guides, software, training exercises, and videos. Many of these products are downloadable. | 2 Kb |
| NIOSH Products | NIOSH Publications Links to a complete list of all numbered publications issued by NIOSH. | 2 Kb |
| Part 48 | Adult Education PowerPoint presentation containing information regarding adult education. | 5 Kb |
| Part 48 | How Adults Learn PowerPoint presentation containing information about how adults learn. | 5 Kb |
| Part 48 | Making Part 48 Work for You This guide is to help you conduct effective Part 48 training. Part 48 is designed to allow you to develop appropriate training that meets your mine specific training needs. This guide identifies existing policies and procedures for Part 48 that highlights the flexibility of the rule. | 2 Kb |
| Photo Gallery | ** Our Complete List of Mining and Mine Rescue Photos ** See our complete list of mining and mine rescue photos. | 2 Kb |
| Powered Haulage | Berm Photos Here are some pictures of a good quality berm at work. Great photos of an extremely close call. Pictures of a haul truck stopped by a berm just before it went airborne. The driver went to sleep about 5 a.m. - the mine was in Australia. | 5 Kb |
| Powered Haulage | Inadequate Berms? Photos of a truck that motored over a very steep and very ugly looking embankment. No details as to the outcome. | 4 Kb |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint Frequently Asked Questions Here's a good reference site for those creating PowerPoint Presentations. | 2 Kb |
| Powerpoint Templates | Powerpoint Templates - Educational Templates with an EDUCATIONAL theme. Note: some of these are juvenile. All files listed are zipped. | 2 Kb |
| Powerpoint Templates | Powerpoint Templates - Industrial Templates with an INDUSTRIAL theme. All files listed are zipped. | 2 Kb |
| Powerpoint Templates | Powerpoint Templates - Technology Templates with a TECHNOLOGY theme. All files listed are zipped. | 2 Kb |
| Refuge Chambers | Training Exercise: Harrys Hard Choices This paper-and-pencil simulation is an interactive story that presents a scenario in which Harry Hamilton, a section foreman on a longwall setup section, must decide what to do when he learns there is a fire in his mine. As time goes on, Harry must face a series of choices about how best to increase his and his crew's chances for survival. The story is taken in part from real-life incidents. The completion of this exercise can help new miners, experienced miners, trainers, and others who must deal with issues of self-rescue and escape become more aware of:
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| Resources | Safety Videos from WorkSafeBC Link to a YouTube page with loads of safety videos from WorkSafeBC in Canada. | 2 Kb |
| Respiratory Protection | Respirator Trust-Source Information Provides a link to the Respirator Trust-Source Information from NIOSH and the CDC. | 3 Kb |
| Roof Control | Roof Control Instructional Videos Link to roof control instructional videos. | 2 Kb |
| Roof Control | STOP - Support Technology Optimization Program STOP (Support Technology Optimization Program) is software to assist in making engineering decisions regarding the selection and placement strategy of various standing roof support technologies. The software includes a complete database of the support characteristics and loading profiles obtained through safety performance testing of these supports at the NIOSH Safety Structures Testing Laboratory. | 2 Kb |
| Roof Control | Video: Preventing Rock Fall Injuries in Underground Mines Self explanatory from NIOSH | 2 Kb |
| Roof Control | Welcome to the World of Rock Bolting Training resources from the Missouri University of Science and Tecnology: Rockbolts are used in underground mines to protect personnel and equipment from ground falls. Rock bolting is a dangerous mining job, and injuries, fatalities, and downtime are not caused only by roof falls, but also by inexperience in handling drilling and bolting equipment. | 2 Kb |
| Safety Research | Perception Study Study objective: To identify perception obstacles that are producing negative impacts on existing safety performance. | 5 Kb |
| SCSRs | MSHAs SCSR Video Collection From their streaming media collection. | 5 Kb |
| SCSRs | SCSR Instructional Videos Link to SCSR instructional videos. | 2 Kb |
| Signs | Safety Signs Here's a couple signs you don't see everyday. (Caution: contains adult language) | 4 Kb |
| SLAM Program | Videos: SLAM Program SLAM Risks Instructional Guide including "SLAM Risks" from MSHA. | 2 Kb |
| Stay Out Stay Alive | Stay Out Stay Alive Resources "Stay Out–Stay Alive" is a national public awareness campaign aimed at warning children and adults about the dangers of exploring and playing on active and abandoned mine sites. | 2 Kb |
| Stay Out Stay Alive | Video: Nevada Mine Exploration This movie was made with an analog video camera with a Coleman lantern for lighting, in an abandoned underground gold/silver mine in Nevada. Warning: old mines are very dangerous, do not attempt this, stay out of them. | 2 Kb |
| Stockpiles | Hazards and Safety Practices on Surgepiles This video is designed to make dozer operators, miners, and others who work on or around surge piles aware of the hazards associated with surge piles and inform them of the recommended safety practices. | 5 Kb |
| Stockpiles | Videos: Stockpile Safety A collection of videos on hazards on and near stockpiles. | 2 Kb |
| Supervisory Role | Supervisory and Managers Safety Responsibilities An embedded PowerPoint from authorSTREAM.com on the subject of Supervisory Safety. | 4 Kb |
| Technology | Video: Biggest Suspension Bridge YouTube video of the construction of the biggest suspension bridge using primative technology. | 5 Kb |
| Tire Safety | Tire Safety Articles and Links Links to numerous articles about tire safety. | 2 Kb |
| Toolbox Talks | Truck Bed Props Performing maintenance work underneath the dump body of a dump truck presents extraordinary hazards to maintenance or servicing personnel. | 387 Kb |
| Training Photos | AOL Photos of the Week Gallery From AOL, this link is to a site that contains several stunning photo galleries which are updated each week. See also http://o.aolcdn.com/art/gat/news/20/1/best-pictures-of-the-week.html. | 2 Kb |
| Training Photos | Assorted Photos and Images Assorted cartoons, images and photos that may be applied to your safety materials. | 17 Kb |
| Training Photos | Clipart Images for Presentations Links to a site offering clipart suitable for use in PowerPoint presentations. | 2 Kb |
| Training Photos | Collection of Large Mining and Construction Images Here's a collection of large mining and construction images in different formats for use in PowerPoint presentations and publications. | 2 Kb |
| Training Photos | Photos suitable for PowerPoint Presentations Contain photos you can use in your presentations with an adult education theme. | 8 Kb |
| Training Photos | Safety Clipart I A collection of safety oriented clipart images, including several anemometer images and mine rescue symbols. | 9 Kb |
| Training Photos | Safety Clipart II A collection of first aid oriented clipart images. | 9 Kb |
| Training Photos | There I Fixed It! Here's a collection of the many blunderous attempts we've all seen from the do-it-yourself repair folks. These will crack you up! | 10 Kb |
| Video - Animals | Video: Baboon Battle YouTube video of an awesome battle for supremacy between baboons. | 5 Kb |
| Video - Animals | Video: Crocodiles: Here Be Dragons Witness the incredible power of one of the world's most feared predators. | 5 Kb |
| Video - Animals | Video: Dolphins: The Wild Side Discover the wild side of the awe-inspiring dolphin. | 5 Kb |
| Video - Animals | Video: Fishzilla Big, ugly and packing a mean bite, snakehead fish are invading America's waterways with alarming success. | 5 Kb |
| Video - Animals | Video: Mom Grizzly Teaches Her Cubs Mom Bear teaches her cubs how to fish in the same place she learned when she was a wee grizzly. | 5 Kb |
| Video - Animals | Video: Shark Island Swarms Costa Rica's Cocos Island National Park, nicknamed 'Shark Island' has what might be the highest concentration of sharks anywhere... but even here sharks are vulnerable. | 5 Kb |
| Video - Funny | Charlie Chaplins Payday Charlie is an expert bricklayer. He has lots of fun and work and enjoys himself greatly while at the saloon. As he leaves work his wife takes the pay he has hidden in his hat. But he steals her purse so he can go out for the evening. He has a terrible time getting home on a very rainy night. When he does so he finds his wife waiting for him with a rolling pin. | 7 Kb |
| Video - Funny | Wile E. Coyote Catches the Road Runner An historic moment in the life of Wile E. Coyote. | 6 Kb |
| Video - NEC | Streaming Media from MSHA Link to the streaming media page at MSHA's web site. Chuck full of goodies. | 1 Kb |
| Video - XXX | Hypnotize Me Interactive Shockwave file that will mystify you. (Caution: Contains adult information. Do not open in the presence of children.) | 2 Kb |
| Weather | Too Close to a Tornado Some storm chasers in South Dakota panic when they realize they're too close to an approaching tornado. | 5 Kb |
| Weather | Video: Extreme Weather Compilation YouTube video of extreme weather. | 5 Kb |
| Weather | Video: Sudden Tornado During Football Match YouTube video of the sudden appearance of a tornado during a football game. | 5 Kb |
| Web Statistics | USMRA Web Statistics Periodic Google Analytics reports of web site traffic for usmra.com | 5 Kb |
| Welding | Welding Safety Factsheets Links to a collection of Factsheets from the American Welding Society. | 2 Kb |
| Working at Height | Dangerous Work Above Photos of Indonesian workers performing their tasks without much regard for PPE or fall protection devices. Oddly enough, some are wearing hard hats. | 5 Kb |