Fatality Prevention Program & Redpath Safety Program
What is the intention of the Redpath Fatality Prevention Program?
To prevent the occurrence of fatalities and potentially fatal events
How would you report an emergency over the radio?
MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY
How often should you inspect your SCSR?
Daily
What type of aid should you provide to control severe bleeding?
Apply direct pressure to wound
Tourniquets
Are you allowed to smoke or vaper underground?
No
In the presentation, we discussed 4 types of people who are the most at risk of being involved in Potentially Fatal Events. What are 2 of them?
People unfamiliar with the task, site, or system
People working outside normal routines or hours
People under time, production, or social pressure
Anyone relying on assumptions instead of verification
What action should you take if you smell stench gas underground?
Make you way to the nearest refuge chmaber
What is the Redpath policy regarding where your SCSR can be while you are working?
On your person except when operating equipment and performing maintenance work where it will interfere with your ability to access an area you need to work
When must employees wear dual hearing protection?
Noise levels equal or greater than 100dB
Yelling to have a conversation
What type/color of tag should you use if all personnel should stay out of the barricaded area due to an uncontrolled hazard?
Red Danger Barricade Tag
What year was Redpath founded in?
1962
What information should you provide regarding the incident/emergency? And what specific thing should you NOT provide?
Who you are
Location where help is needed
What happen
What type of assistance is needed
NEVER say the name of the injured person
When should you don on the SCSR?
Mine air becomes harmful (i.e. smoke is present or low oxygen)
What should you NOT do when you come across someone with a suspected head or spinal injury?
Move them unless their life is in immediate danger
Fill in the blanks:
Fresh air is in the ___ escape (moving towards closest refuge) and exhaust air is in the ____ escape (moving away from closest refuge).
Fresh air is in the primary escape (moving towards closest refuge) and exhaust air is in the secondary escape (moving away from closest refuge).
What are the 5 levels in the Hierarchy of Controls?
Elimination
Substitution
Engineering Controls
Administration Controls
PPE
What 3 things should you do if you are unable to safely extinguish a fire?
Report the fire to dispatch
Don the SCSR
Excavate to refuge chamber
What are 3 things you are looking for when inspecting the SCSR?
Color of moisture and temperature indicators
Contamination and damage to the housing
Security seal and fabric loop
Unusual sounds and movement inside the unit
Identify 4 types of important information that a Safety Data Sheet will contain?
Identification
Hazard(s) Identification
Composition
First Aid Measures
Accidental Release Measures
Handling and Storage
Exposure Controls & PPE
The tag/bass board serves two purposes. What are the two purposes?
To account for all persons underground during an emergency
to ensure we do not blast with anyone underground
In the presentation, we discussed 5 ways that Potentially Fatal Events develop. What are 3 of them?
Work changes, but controls do not
Energy is introduced without full isolation
Conditions drift from what was planned
Assumptions replace verification
Warning signs are normalized
According to the presentation, there are three reasons why incident reporting is important. What are they?
Ensuring we don’t repeat incidents by making required changes
Ensuring no one gets hurt by using damage / defective equipment
Ensuring all injuries are treated in a timely manner to prevent them from becoming more serious
What action would cause you to perform the manual back-up start procedure to inflate the bag?
Pulling the plug form the mouthpiece before inflating the bag
When providing first aid on an unconscious person, you should check the ABCs. What does ABC mean?
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
In the event of an emergency, where do we evacuate to?
Closest refuge chamber