Queensland mine emergency level exercises assisted by fire simulation

摘要

A mine's safety and health management system must provide for managing emergencies in Queensland coal mines under the Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulations 2001. The system must include provision for carrying out aided rescue and self-escape of persons from the mine in an emergency and also auditing and reviewing the emergency exercises. For a number of years mines have been participating in what are termed Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 evacuation exercises on a regular basis. Examples of work undertaken focused on mine fire incidents in each of these categories are described. Meeting requirements for annual involvement in and management of these Level exercises is a significant effort for underground mines. The type of work that has been undertaken in assisting mines with "fire" based exercises and management approaches to development and implementation is discussed.