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“Hello Down There!”
Teachable Moments on Emergency Preparedness and Response
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FIRE ESCAPE
A Safety Moment
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Escape from Fire
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NFPA Fire Journal
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Fire Escape
Stairs / Fire Escapes
• Exposure to flames
• Mechanical integrity
• Inspect frequently
• Ventilation – escape from coal reclaim tunnel
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Fire Escape
Control Rooms
• Fire rated enclosure
• May lack direct escape
• Breathable air supply
• Emergency responders know how to get them out
• Fire doors not identified nor maintained
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Control Room
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People do not know what they do not know!
• Where is an exit?
• What is on the other side?
• Is the emergency escape route out of a reclaim tunnel properly designed?
• Where fire doors are located?
• Inspect and maintain fire doors?
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OSHA STAKEHOLDER MEETING Emergency Preparedness and Response
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Do you know what you don’t know?
The “Public” The “Emergency Responders”
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Do you known what you don’t know
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CONFINED/ENCLOSED SPACES Teachable Moments
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First Day - Evaluation Initially called for a Haz-Mat response.
Upgraded to a Technical Rescue over an hour later.
Assigned to the top of the tunnel for rescue.
Reports of radio traffic with trapped individuals shortly before arrival.
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Round Trip Ticket Pre-Entry
• 1200 feet of hard-line air and communications.
• Backcountry team set up the rope system.
• Unable to use rebreathers (no thermal protection).
• SCBA’s lowered into the tunnel.
• Can’t use SCBA’s – 1 hour max.
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Day Two – Recovery of Human Remains
• Response is now non-code.
• We are no longer in rescue mode – slow down.
• Characterization of the space.
• Full permit process completed.
– Lock-out tag-out
– MSDS
– Atmospheric monitoring
– Rescue crews staged at entry
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Goal
• Safely recover the bodies from confined space.
• Nobody wanted responsibility.
• OSHA and US Chemical Safety Board on Scene.
• OSHA has regulatory authority.
• USCSB is non-regulatory – complete root cause analysis of chemical related incidents.
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What We’ve Learned
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What went Wrong?
• No Confined Space Permit.
• Flammable solvent used in the penstock.
• Multiple ignition sources.
• No contingency plan.
• Safety concerns continuously disregarded.
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Findings • Lack of effective planning.
• Inadequate safety policies.
• Single point of egress a ‘major concern’ but not addressed.
• Lack of oversight.
• RPI & workers under-qualified with limited training.
• No rescue available.
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Preparedness
• 911 is not adequate.
• Are your local responders equipped and trained for confined space rescue?
• West Metro was the closest team to Cabin Creek – a 1-hour and 15-minute response time.
• Adequate and effective resources must be on site.
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UNDERGROUND Teachable Moments
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What Went Wrong:
• A bulldozer operator
was pushing coal in
the stockpile when
the dozer fell into a
void (cavity) created
by a draw off feeder.
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How this Situation could be prevented
The following list are good suggestions, but
site considerations may limit or negate their
effectiveness.
• Warning signs should be added near points of underground feeders.
• Additional lighting should be considered, with the caution that too many lights can, in certain weather conditions, make visibility worse.
• Consider emergency lighting sticks or battery powered emergency lighting inside the cabs. Either of these would require PM's to maintain their effectiveness.
• Consider the installation of GPS System
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What’s Happening?
• Feeding material acts
like “quicksand”
• Edge of the drawhole
is unstable
• Poor visibility
– Unable to determine
location of feeder
– Lighting / Shadows
– Weather (fog, rain)
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Coal Pile/Feeder Hazards
• Hidden cavity
created when coal
“bridged” over a
feeder
• Weight of equipment
contributes to
“bridge” collapse
and cave in
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Cab Filled with Coal
• Coal has broken or pushed in the cab windows
• Coal engulfs the operator
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Risk Reduction Methods…
• High strength windows
installed on equipment
that routinely operates
around coal feeders
– Conversion to a dozer -
cost of $13,000 USD
– This is high impact glass
rated at 40 psi
– All new purchases include
high impact glass
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High Strength Glass
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Risk Reduction Methods…
• Fixed radios for equipment that is reasonably expected to be operating near feeders (i.e. dozers, pans, etc.)
• Beacon lights should be added to let the operator know when a feeder is running – A sidebar to this is that these need to be maintained and on
some type of PM
– Add to “new safety design” standards
• Hazard Recognition & Awareness Training shall be reviewed with all coal handling employees – Site specific JHAs developed for all feeder locations
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Risk Reduction Methods
• Emergency breathers
should be installed in
the cab of the
identified units
– A 2-Hour rated,
recirculating/rebreather
such as the Ocenco
EBA 6.5 considered
– Employees trained
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Work Planning
Hazards Resources Abilities Availability Rescue
Plan
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BOILER AND HIGH PLACES Teachable Moments
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Removable Handrails - Label
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Planning Falling Object Hazard Assessment and Resolution Tool
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Floor and Wall Openings
Consider temporary removal of barriers or activities that create falling hazard
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Help! I’ve Fallen and Can’t Get Up!
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Do you know what you don’t know…before you get dumped on!
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