Czechoslovakia's mine rescue service
Journal Article
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· World Coal; (United States)
OSTI ID:6871226
Voluntary mine rescue units were first organized in the Ostrava-Karvina coalfield in Czechoslovakia at the end of the nineteenth century. In 1957, a modern rescue organization of professional volunteers was introduced. Safety regulations prepared and introduced by the Czechoslovakian State Inspectorate of Mines detail the main duties of the mine rescue service. These duties include (1) rescuing mine workers involved in mine accidents; (2) extinguishing mine fires; (3) combating and controlling spontaneous combustion; (4) dealing with outbursts of gas, rock, and coal, and flooding of mine workings; (5) dealing with the consequences of methane gas and coal dust explosions; (6) performing work underground in contaminated atmospheres. In addition to these basic tasks, the rescue service is responsible for: administering rapid medical aid underground in cases of injury or sudden illness; clearing serious falls of ground; providing technical aid in situations where rescue work experience is needed; and assisting in cases of disaster outside the mining industry. Any mineworker who has been employed in mining for at least two years and is 20 to 35 years old can become a member of the volunteer team at his own mine. Those who pass the medical examination enter a special training course organized by the Central Mines Rescue Station at Ostrava-Radvanice.
- Research Organization:
- Central Mine Rescue Station, Ostrava, Czech.
- OSTI ID:
- 6871226
- Journal Information:
- World Coal; (United States), Journal Name: World Coal; (United States) Vol. 4:10; ISSN WOCOD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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