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80 hr mining class

mining class

Question	Answer
where can you store supplies other than the supply car	designated cross cuts
rock dust must be applied how close to the face	40 feet
what percent of rock dust is in the intake	65%
what percent of rock dust is in the return	80%
what are the three ways to rock dust	by hand, section rock duster, track rock duster
you take a test and receive a card you are	certified
you learn a job on the job you are	qualified
list the jobs in which you must be certified	belt examiner, shot firemen, electrician, section foremen, mine foremen, and fireboss
equipment that has been checked by the USB of the mines for the safe use in a coal mine is called	permissible
what is your body weight over in high coal	feet
what is your body weight over in low coal	knees
with the trolly pole pointed in direction of travel you are	backpoling
what is rock dust made of	limestone
what gas comes off a battery	hydrogen
a piece of wood goes on top of a post against the coal	cap block
a structure that separates two different air currents from mixing	overcast
how many hours is the course	80 hours
mixing in fresh air to keep methane below harmful conditions is called	diluting
how many people can ride in a motor	2
when working in high coal what type of ladder can you use	non conductive
what do you use to hang cables to the roof	insulator hangers
when can you work under the trolley wire when it is bare	never
when can you go inby your last support	setting up temporary supports
when checking the roof, should you make sure you have a clean line of retreat	yes
when can you go out of the rescue chamber	when you are rescued
what is the purpose of the regulator	controls air into the section
when can you operate diesel equipment	8 hr course passed
how many red hats can go with a foreman	5
how many red hats can go with a black hat	1
when can you leave the barricade	when rescued
should you carry your shovel on your shoulders	no
can change the regulator	certified fireboss
measures dust in the work area	personal dust sampler
disease from breathing coal dust in	black lung
dust causes black lung that is not visible to the eye	respirable dust
device provided for use industry area that covers the nose and mouth	respirator
protects hearing	ear protection
built in to knock down dust	water sprays
passage ways ton section to connect entries	cross cut
passage ways leading to the face	entry
coal mining surface (removed)	face
caved in area after pillars are removed	gob
less than 48"	low coal
higher than 48"	high coal
block of coal that supports the roof	pillar
opening of a shaft/drift/slope mine	portal
retreat mining (removing pillars to let the roof fall in)	pillaring
side walls of a mine/underground	rib
materials over head (top)	roof
area from last open cross cut to face	room
place where mining takes place	section
number one cause of coal mine deaths	roof and rib falls
besides methane what causes a fire or explosion	coal dust
in the mine where do they remove coal	face
what roof support system is used in long wall mining	chocks
what does DC power stand for	direct current
a block of coal that supports the roof is called a	pillar
best method to remove methane	ventilation
a caved in area	gob
moving a piece of equipment...	tramming
how far are manholes or shelter holes apart	100 ft
if you see a unsafe condition you should	report to the foremen
what object do you place at an unsafe condition	danger board
if a pillar is larger than normal will it give you more support	yes
working in coal less than 48" what additional protective equipment must you use? and what kind of coal are you working in?	knee pads. low coal.
when carrying a sledge hammer where should you hold it	by the head
what percent of methane causes the continuous miner to stop	2%
what percent of methane causes explosion	5-15%
what color is methane	colorless
what color is carbon monoxide	colorless
is methane poisonous	no
an acid tasting gas is called	carbon dioxide
what is carbon dioxide used in	fire extinguisher
when there is a lack of oxygen it is called	oxygen deficiency
oxygen deficiency is less than ... %	19.5%
first method to check roof	visual
second method to check roof	vibrations and sound
how do you know its a bad top using the second method of inspection	drumming sound and vibrations
when checking the roof you thumb is pointed..	outby (exit)
what object tightens the post	wedge
what tool do you use to cut the bands on supplies	snips
if methane builds up in a gob area should it be ventilated	yes
is it a felony to tamper with the rescue chamber	yes
when do you use your SCSR	during fire/explosion
what does SCSR stand for	self contained self rescuer
what is the purpose of the SCSR	provide oxygen
how do you the the SCSR 100 is in good condition	light blue indicator
your SR 100 provides oxygen how long	1 hour
before you insert the breathing hose in your mouth you must	pull plug out
once the breathing hose is in your mouth what is the next step	exhale
the law states that you must keep your SCSR within	arms reach
you must check your SCSR	daily
if your scsr becomes difficult to breath through, when can you remove your breathing hose	never
m20 provides oxygen for how long	10 minutes
how do you open the 6.5	pull rod straight out
how do you activate oxygen on SCSR 100	pull orange tag straight down
how do you activate the oxygen on SCSR 6.5	turn knob counter clockwise
the 6.5 provides oxygen for how long	1 hour
the dragger provides oxygen for how long	1 hour
do you pull the rod straight out on the dragger to open it	no
which two SCSR are chemical reaction	100 and Dragger
which two SCSR are compressed oxygen	M20 and 6.5
where is the 6.5 stored	cache case
when SCSR are stored they are required to be checked	every ninety days
what is contained in the rescue chamber	96 hours of oxygen, food, water, communication
what is contained in the escape kit	chalk light, tag line, map, hammer, gloves
how far from the face is the rescue chamber	1000 ft
does a life line go to the rescue chamber	yes
does a life line go to the cache case	yes
reflectors are on the life line how many feet apart	25 feet apart
what is primary escape way	intake entry (air)
what is the secondary escape way	track
what fan pulls the air throughout and out of the mine	exhaust fan
where is the main fan located	surface
another name for coal dust that is heavy	bug dust
another name for coal dust that is kept in suspension	float dust
where the air separates it is called	air split
line curtain is held how far from the face	10 feet
what does line curtain do	direct air to face
when the shuttle car operator trams through a check curtain he must	sound the alarm
first thing you do when you see a fire	sound the alarm
what type of fire is class c	electrical
when fighting a fie you spray the water or chemical at the...	base
when fighting a fire do you want to be in by or out by the fire	out by
diesel fire is what class	b
what is the max you can be fined	$250
can the company officials accompany the inspectors on their inspections	yes
where do you get the strongest pulse	neck
if you have severe bleeding of the lower arm do you try to stop the bleeding at the wrist	no
who loosens a tourniquet	doctor
should you try to remove and object buried deep in a wound	no
who is the only person that should remove something buried deep in your body	doctor
bright red blood indicates. hardest to stop (yes/no)	pulsating artery. hardest to stop YES
dark red blood indicates. hardest to stop (yes/no)	steady stream vein
oozing out indicates. hardest to stop (yes/no)	capillary
is a red face symptom of shock	no
the person that directs traffic in a mine	dispatcher
the copper wire that is not insulated properly	trolleywire
biggest hazard on the track	trolley wire
how much clearance space is on the tight side of a trolley wire	12 inches
when should you get on or off a man trip	completely stopped
what side of a man trip do you enter and exit	clearance side
how much clearance space is on the clearance side of a trolley wire	24 inches
when riding an open man trip what side do you ride on	clearance side
what roof system is it when you are using lumber and safety jacks	conventional
when giving a CPR whats the depth of compressions	1.5"-2"
should you ever come in contact with someone that is in an electrical current	no
a conducting connection between electrical circuit and earth is called	ground
what will happen to the person in current	shocked or electrocuted
what will happen to you if you come in contact with a person in current	shocked or electrocuted
what is the first thing you want to do for a person being electrocuted	turn off the power source
if you have to remove that person from the current what would you use...give two examples	an insulator....rubber gloves and/or dry wood board
proper way to cross a track	step over it
proper way to cross a cable	step on it
proper way to cross a conveyor belt	use cross overs
you should never walk in water over you...	boots
what mining method is it using continuous miners	continuous mining
what mining method when you need five faces	conventional mining
a car with coal or men or women is called a...	trip
inby the last open cross cut that leads you to the face	room
the area in the mine where a crew of men or women are working	section
when can a red hat change a regulator	never
a block wall made of cinder blocks is called	stopping
what instrument checks air flow	anemometer
what part of the mine do you check for methane	face
when checking for methane where do you check	top of face
where do you check for oxygen deficiency	floor
a foremen checks for methane when...	before shift and every two hours after that
can you enter a mine before a fire boss has made it safe	no
can state or federal inspectors inspect a mine without prior warning	yes
what should you never apply to a class C fire	water
the opening of a mine tunnel. sometimes this goes into a horizontal tunnel and sometimes to a tunnel that slants downward	adit
a big drill that is like a gigantic screw. it bores holes in rock	auger
a straight piece of wood or metal that is used to hold up walls or roofs of a mine	beam
a layer of minerals, gemstones, ore, or rock	bed
it is a form of coal that is harder than peat but softer than anthracite	bituminous coal
a drilled hole that is deep and long	borehole
in the old days, a person would choose a place to mine, he would register this land as his ... and no one else was able to take it from him	claim
when someone would take land that someone else registered as his own	claim jumping
something that is made by heating up coal	coke
pressed together using a lot of pressure	compacted
a machine that digs the coal off of the walls of the mine and then loads it in a device to take it out of the mine	continuous miner
a platform with sides that moves mined materials into a mine shuttle to take it out of the mine	conveyor
a rock, mineral, or gemstone that builds up in the Earth by itself	Deposit
a machine with a long, lass like device on it that is pulled over the land in mountaintop removal. it is pulled over an area and it clears out the trees and the top levels of dirt called overburden	dragline
the wearing away of layers of rock and minerals by wind, rain, and other weather conditions	erosion
when gases sit in mines and become a danger for miners. they will ignite and explode	fire damp
a tunnel that is used for the miners to go in and out of the mine	man-shaft
a small device that filters out gas and supplies oxygen to miners	self rescuer
a mine tunnel that is used to bring in air, miners, or equipment, it can also be used to take out whatever is mined	shaft
a vehicle that is used to take ore out of the mine	shuttle car
usually a wooden channel that water flows through.	sluice
a place in the valley where the dirt, rocks, trees, and plants get dumped from mountaintop mining	valley fills
a triangular piece of wood or metal that is forced between a beam and the ceiling to keep the beam tight and the roof stable	wedge
apprenticeship requires completion of an ** hour course	eighty
at least how many months experience for underground coal miner certification	six months
an apprentice must wear a red hat for..	six months
opening goes straight down to the coal seam	shaft mines
opening goes directly back into the seam of coal where the coal has outcropped	drift mines
opening slants down to the coal seam	slope mines
once you reach the seam of coal the mining methods are not the same (T/F)	False, they are the same mining methods
sheer or plow is used to mine a block of coal usually with a four hundred to six hundred feet face (or more) four thousand to six thousand feet long; and roof is supported by what...	longwall. supported by chocks
where an extensible belt is connected to the continuous miner and belt transports coal to the main section belt; the extensible belt replaces shuttle car coal transportation.	bridgewall
using a continuous miner to extract blocks of coal with chocks as the main means of supporting the roof	shortwall
this means closer to the face than a comparing point	inby
this means further away from the face than a comparing point	outby
Passageways used to connect entries	crosscut
passageways leading to the face	entry
caved in area in the mine usually after pillars have been removed	gob
anything over 48 inches	high coal
anything below 48 inches	low coal
the opening of a shaft, drift, or slope mine	portal
retreat mining. removing the blocks of coal that were left during development mining work in which the roof falls to become the gob.	pillaring
the sides of an underground mine	rib
the top. material overhead in an underground coal mine	roof
the area from the last open crosscut to the face	room
the place in a mine where an entire crew of men are working and mining coal	section
entries are numbered from _____ to _____	left to right
battery cap light check: if the indicator or needle points to the ___ position the battery is not charged and should not be taken underground. if the indicator points to the ___ position the battery is charged and ready for use.	on...off
a plan of what those on the surface will do and what those underground will do in the event of an emergency	mine emergency plan
a quick way to determine who is in the mine in the event of a mine emergency (time clock, lamp check, tag, etc.)	check in check out procedure
in case of emergency how many shoots will the rescuers give if they have not found you? how many times do you pound on the ribs and how often? how many shots when the rescuers have located your position?	3 shots. pound wall 10 times in fifteen minute intervals. 5 shots means they found your location.
The moving of self propelled equipment from one place to another other than track equipment	tram
what kind of mantrips are conveyor belts considered	open mantrips
conveyor belts can be used as mantrips as long as they have inches of clearance overhead. Men shall ride feet apart.	18inches overhead, 6 feet apart.
tight side how many inches	12
current that flows in one direction	direct current power
current that flows in opposite directions	alternating current power
anything that will carry an electric current. ex. metal, water, human body	conductor
anything that will not carry an electric current. ex rubber, plastic, glass.	insulator
an electrical device that steps up or steps down voltage	transformer
an electrical device that changes AC power to DC power	rectifier
uninsulated copper wire that supplies DC power to track equipment	trolley wire
a copper wire welded on the rails where there is a joint in the track for the ground connection	bond
a means of tapping power from the trolley wire to other electrical machines	nip
where all the nips from a section attach to the trolley wire and supply DC power to section machines	nip station
the cable that brings power from the power source to the machine. do you step on this when crossing?	trailing cable. yes.
a connection made where a cable has been broken or damaged.	splice
how many splices can be made in a cable and after how many hours does it become permanent	1 splice. 24 hours.
this means labeling and locking trailing cables that should not be energized while equipment is being worked on	tagging out/lock out.
these accidents involve the worker being hit by machinery or parts of machinery, roof and rib falls or basically any accident where the worker gets hit by something	struck by
these accidents involve the worker him/herself hitting or walking into something	struck against
accidents where the worker is caught between something	caught between
overstretching of a muscle or tendon	strain
twisting injury at a joint	sprain
what do you lift with in high coal? in low coal?	upper legs and arm muscles
first step in lifting in low coal	get a buddy to help
if a buddy helping down not work in lifting low coal what is the next step	use mechanical aids
a highly explosive gas found in underground coal mines that is released from the coal as coal is being mined	methane gas
can methane be detected with your five senses?	no
how to detect methane	portable methane detector
how is methane removed	directing ventilation or air to the face of the mine
methane is ______ than air	lighter
what is considered a dangerous level of methane	anything over 1%
another name for methane is	firedamp atmosphere
what percent of methane must you cut the power to machines and change ventilation	1%
what percent of methane do you cut power to entire section and evacuate persons from the danger area	1.5%
a highly poisonous gas that is found in an underground coal mine as a result of a fire or an explosion	carbon monoxide
any mine atmosphere that will put out a flame	blackdamp
face equipment operators must check for methane gas when	before energizing equipment and every twenty minutes during operation
Class A fire	solids
Class B fire	flammable liquids
Class C fire	electrical
electrical fire is class..	c
what do you use to extinguish class B fires	ABC dry chemical fire extinguisher
Solids are class.. fires	A
what kind of motion to fight fires	rapid sweeping motion
dust released as coal is being mined	coal dust
surface fan responsible for ventilation underground mine	main fan
type of main fan that pushes air through the mine	blow fan
type of main fan that pulls air through the mine	exhaust fan
entries used for bringing fresh air to the face	intake
entries used for bringing bad air out of the mine	return
a piece of brattice or curtain hung in an entry or crosscut which is used to deflect air to some other part of the section where it is needed	check curtain
a piece of brattice hung from the last crosscut and runs up to within ten feet of the face which directs air up to the face	line curtain
devices in return airways that control air splits and according to what they are set at will control how much air comes into a section	regulator
small portable fans installed in the last open crosscut with tubing attached to fan where tubing is extended to within ten feet of the face can be used with line curtain or can replace line curtain	auxiliary ventilation and tubing
entry left open around a gob area to ventilate around and force air through the gob	bleeder system
a plan adopted that shows the type of roof, materials to be used in controlling the roof, the spacing between the support materials. To be reviewed every six months	roof and rib control plan
any place where roof bolts are utilized to support the mine roof	roof bolt support system
using anything other than roof bolts or chocks to control the mine roof. ex. lumber, safety jacks, etc.	conventional support system
a long steel rod inserted in the mine roof to help hold its place	roof bolt
a type of roof bolt with an expandable shell on the end that when tightened expands and grips into the roof holding the bolt and roof in place.	expansion bolt
after the hole is drilled in the mine roof a tube of glue is inserted in the hole then the resin bolt which punctures the tube of glue and allows the glue to spread in the cracks in the mine roof helping to bind or cement the layers in place	resin bolt or glue bolt
bolting several weak layers to make one strong layer	beam building
hanging weak roof from strong roof overhead	suspension
dont turn your back to ____ or ____	face or ribs
what to use when removing loose particles and how do you use it.	slate bar and always pry up on the bar when removing particles
main track system in and out of the mine	main line
first two preoperational checks on face equipment in order are:	check roof and ribs in working area, make methane tests
first three preoperational checks made before tramming to face	check roof/ribs, methane, and inspect trailing cable
what is the first thing you do before shoveling the tail piece	make sure belt is off
what kind of bandage goes on open wound	dry bandage
what is elevated for shock	feet
can you use two pressure points in the neck at the same time	no
six fundamentals of first aid in order	1) artificial respiration 2) control bleeding 3) treat for physical shock 4) treat wounds and burns 5) treat for fractures and dislocations 6) transportation of patient
the emergency care for a person who is injured or sick, to relieve pain and prevent death	first aid
the breathing for a person whose normal breathing has slowed or stopped	artificial respiration
mouth to mouth given when ___ breathing and ____ pulse	not breathing but has a pulse
what is the air to time ration for mouth to mouth	1 air every 5 seconds
use CPR when ____ breathing and ____ pulse	no breathing and no pulse
artery over bony point/structure	pressure point
four causes for a person to lose his/her breathing	electric shock, drowning, suffocation, breathing poisonous gases (asphyxia)
stop bleeding towards heart	arteries
stop bleeding away from heart	veins
blood spurts from the wound due to the beating or pulsating of the heart and the blood is bright red in color due to the oxygen in the blood.	arteries
the blood flows from the wound in a smooth steady stream and is dark red in color due to carbon dioxide in the blood	veins
how many pressure points in the body and how many on each side	22 in the body. 11 on each side.
what question do you ask to someone choking	are you choking
universal sign for choking	hands around neck
strongest pulse is where	neck
not a pressure point	calf
what do you not do to frost bitten area	rub
treating someone is called what law	good sumeritan law
an upset of the nervous system	physical shock
how to recognize person in shock	chalk like appearance, dull or anxious expression, shallow breathing,cold/moist skin
treatment of physical shock in order	lay victim flat, elevate feet six inches higher than head, clear mouth of foreign objects, loosen tight fitting clothing, keep patient warm/dry
subject wounds and burns to fresh air	false
break blisters	false
any break in the skin	open wound
apply what kind of bandage to open wound	dry sterile bandage
made by rubbing or scraping skin against object	abrasions
wounds made by sharp cutting edges; narrow but usually not deep	incisions
wounds made by contact with heavy blunt objects which tear skin and usually leaves rough edges around skin	lacerations
the pushing out of an intestine through the wall of the abdomen	rupture or hernia
do you apply pressure to a hernia?	no
reddening of the outer layers of skin. and apply what to this burn.	1st degree burn. apply wet bandage
reddened skin, blisters, damage to underlying tissues	2nd degree burn
most serious kind of burn. skin is destroyed, area is usually charred.	3rd degree
treatment for burns in area:	1) remove clothing from burned area, unless stuck to the skin 2) cover burn with cool moist dressing 3) cover victim with a blanket 4) treat for physical shock
how to care for burnt fingers	wrap each finger individual with cold moist dressings loosely
bone may be cracked or broken but does not punch through skin	simple fracture
bone is broken and one or both ends punch through skin	compound fracture
symptoms of fractures:	1) localized pain 2) loss of function 3) deformity of affected limb 4) moderate or severe swelling
what kind of splint used for compound fracture	air splint
fluid coming out of ears	fractured skull
always transport patient in what position	laying down
stretcher positioning	level

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