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C A T H E R I N E Y . K I N G S L E Y W E S T E R M A N
U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E N N E S S E E
Refuge Chamber Expectations
XVII International Seminar on Safety in Mining Operations
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Previe
Refuge chambers
Inoculating for emergencies
Expectations training program
!in"ings#iscussion
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%hat Is & Refuge Chamber'
Movable chamber either ma"e of steel or ith a tentthat inflates from a steel s(i"
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%hat)s In & Refuge Chamber'
*ight
!oo"
%ater
+reathable &irPhone
,oilet
!irst &i" -it
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Importance of Refuge
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Of miners ho survive" the initial inci"ent5 40 of // "ie" hile escaping
Refuge alternative may have save" 678 of those attempting toescape
.0 of // "ie" hile barrica"e" Refuge alternative may have save" .118 of those barrica"e"
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Emergency Mgt9 Research
+oer22 ,unnel Stu"ies
Oc(erby22 Ship Evacuation
Recognition2prime" "ecision :RP#; mo"el of
"ecision2ma(ing Experience" vs9 Inexperience" #ecision2Ma(er
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Inoculating !or Emergencies
Me"ical analogy In
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&pplication
&pplie" in an emergency setting Expose miners to threat of emergencies
Psychological an" physical effects
Provi"e some ays of "ealing ith emergencies
Engage in "iscussion>thin(ing about potential responses
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Inoculation !rameor(
Elements needed forno!"l#ton
Ref"$e C%#m&erE'(e!t#tons Tr#nn$E'#m(le
S#m(le of Content
,hreat Content on "isturbing physicalan" psychological symptoms
People may behave aggressively9
Refutation> ,ool Content on ?normal@ responses It is to be expecte" that some people
ill react in this ay "uring a stressfulsituation9
Practice at generatingtools
Post2vieing "iscussion Auestionson ho trainees might han"le"ifferent reactions
#i" you (no ho people may respon"emotionally' !or example5 some mayget Auiet' %hat might you "o to han"lethis'
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)%*solo$!#l Res(onses )s*!%olo$!#l Res(onses
Crampe" Auarters
Bot humi"
#ifficulty sleeping May have to stay in one position for a long
time
&nxiety
%ith"raal
&pathy
&ggression
Bostility
#epression Irrational5 impulsive behaviors
Intro"uce ,hreat via Realistic Previe
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)%*solo$!#l Res(onses )s*!%olo$!#l Res(onses
Reactions are normal
#ifficulty breathing Rapi" heart rate Seating Dausea>vomiting #iiness
,hirst +o"y &ches
#ifferent people react "ifferently
Remember you are ith others
People ant to help each other
Provi"e Refutation>,ools
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Physiological Information In ,raining
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&""itional Refutation
,raining presents logical refutation information
&lso incorporates testimony from miners ho ha" tobarrica"e in a chamber
,hey provi"e stories an" comments to support the realisticprevie of the threat an" refutation !or example= ?& refuge stations isn)t a comfortable place to be
but it)s a safe place to be@
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Practice Fenerating ,ools
,rainer is provi"e" ith a "iscussion gui"e
#iscussion hel" ith miners about refuge chambers %hat ill it be li(e'
Bo might they respon"'
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!iel" ,esting= #emographics
GG4 un"ergroun" coal miners participate"
&ges ./244 :Me"ian H /;
Mining experience
Range= . year J 4 years Me"ian H 33 years
Experience at current mine Range= 1 years J 3 years Me"ian H 4 years
Experience at current
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!iel" ,esting= Proce"ure
Froups of .7237 shon training via pro
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!iel" ,esting= Measurement
&ttitu"es 7 items co"e" from . :strongly "isagree; to 7 :strongly agree; Bigher numbers in"icate more positive attitu"es
Overall this training asK Excellent Interesting Easy Informative Important
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!iel" ,esting= Measurement
Increase" aareness G items co"e" from . :strongly "isagree; to 7 :strongly agree; Bigher numbers in"icate higher aareness
I feel better prepare" if I ever fin" myself in a refugechamber9
I am more aare of hat it oul" be li(e in a refugechamber9
I have a better i"ea of ho someone might respon" in astressful situation li(e hen using a refuge chamber9
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!iel" ,esting= -nole"ge Chec( Items
ITEM%ill every miner react in the same ay to being insi"e a refuge chamber'
Can it be expecte" that hen in a refuge chamber5 a miner coul"experience a variety of physical symptoms5 such as "iiness or bo"y
aches'Can paying attention to your breathing help to re"uce any anxiety youmay feel hile in a refuge chamber'
Is it normal for miners to experience negative si"e effects "ue to the lossof sleep5 such as confusion5 hile in a refuge chamber'
Can it be expecte" that miners ill panic in the event of an emergency'
Is it normal for miners to experience symptoms5 such as nightmares an"flashbac(s5 even after surviving an emergency'
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Results= &ttitu"es
&ttitu"es toar" the training
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Results= &ttitu"es
E'!ellent Interestn$ E#s* Inform#t+e Im(ort#nt
&ge rH 913 rH 91G rH 29.6 rH 291G rH 291G
pH 900 pH 947 pH 911L pH 944 pH 94G
nH G31 nH G31 nH G31 nH G31 nH G31
L Correlation is significant at the 91. level
Correlation of attitu"e items ith age of participant
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Results= &areness
&areness of hat it oul" be li(e to spen" timein a refuge chamber
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Results= -nole"ge Chec(
ITEM ,Corre!t ,In!orre!t
%ill every miner react in the same ay to being insi"e arefuge chamber'
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Can it be expecte" that hen in a refuge chamber5 aminer coul" experience a variety of physical symptoms5such as "iiness or bo"y aches'
/497 G97
Can paying attention to your breathing help to re"uceany anxiety you may feel hile in a refuge chamber'
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Is it normal for miners to experience negative si"eeffects "ue to the loss of sleep5 such as confusion5 hile
in a refuge chamber'
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Can it be expecte" that miners ill panic in the event ofan emergency'
496 /G93
Is it normal for miners to experience symptoms5 such asnightmares an" flashbac(s5 even after surviving an
emergency'
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Results= *i(e the !ormat
#istribution of responses to the statement5?I li(e the format of this training9@
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Results= ,raining is Relevant
#istribution of responses to the statement5?,his training as relevant to my
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#iscussion
Fenerally positive evaluations from miners
niAue features ell2receive" Multime"ia format Content about psychological an" physiological ell2being
Miners retaine" information from presentation Except that people "o not panic in emergencies
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Inoculation Strategy
se of this strategy seems effective Provi"es miners ith tools to "eal ith psychological an"
physiological responses Prompts miners to "evelop their on plans
Provi"es content2expert trainers a simple format for training
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Refuge Chamber ,raining
Miners nee" to (no ho to operate refugechambers as ell
Suite of refuge chamber training programs available
from Office of Mine Safety an" Bealth Research%ebsite=
http=>>9c"c9gov>niosh>mining>content>refugechambers9html
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T H A N K Y O U
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