The Penn State Miner Training program and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) invite you to our Town Hall Meeting. This event will improve every miner’s ability to escape or evacuate a mine in case of an emergency.
A panel of leading mine safety experts and mine operators will lead the discussion, and the floor will be open for questions.
Topics include:
- Types of Mine Emergencies
- Emergency Response Plans
- Self-Contained Self-Rescuers
- Communications and Miner Tracking
- Incident Command and Control
- Training
- Escape and Evacuation
- Breathable Air Safe Havens/Refuge Chambers, and
- Mine Rescue
Register to Attend
To attend the town hall meeting please fill out the online registration form.
The meeting will be videotaped for a webcast and will be available on DVD. The taping is scheduled for 1 hour, but the discussion may continue afterwards if warranted. Check back for more details.
Submit Your Questions to the Panel
The Penn State Miner Training Program invites you to submit questions for our panel in advance. Send your questions to Dr. Mark C. Radomsky at mcr4@psu.edu or through the space provided on the registration form by May 30, 2008.
For More Information
For more information about the town hall meeting, please contact Kathy Johnstonbaugh at 814-865-7472.
Join us at 2:00 p.m. on June 18, 2008
at the
Four Points by Sheraton
100 Sheraton Drive
Route 30 East
Greensburg, PA 15601
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This event is supported by the MSHA Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grant.