Underground Coal Mine Fire Preparedness and Response: Ventilation

Use these mobile apps for the occupational safety of coal miners, right from your smartphone or tablet, anywhere you are.

Firefighting equipment and ventilation systems are specialized for the underground coal mining industry. This app is for inspecting fire and explosion ventilation systems in mining operations. Fields include: date, textbox, MSHA Gov ID number, mine company name, mine address, GPS, mine operators contractor ID, name, title, mine operators contact information, signature capture, mine fan a blowing or exhausting fan, can you reverse the direction of your fan, could it be modified during an emergency, a ventilation plan for various fire scenarios that could occur in your mine, how many people are familiar with the ventilation plan, miners on each section know where the air comes from and where the air goes, coal mining company training exercises to show how to ventilate (ex. battery fire, belt fire), coal miners participate in these drills, isolate your haulage road from the conveyor belt line, would you split your intake air before miners are out of the mine during a fire, someone knowledgeable about the mine’s ventilation system if changes are to be made, all workers understand their role in implementing the fire ventilation plan and more.

GoCanvas mobile apps for coal mining firefighting equipment can streamline your emergency preparedness and response plans for increased health and safety in underground mining. Send, share and save GoCanvas mobile checklists, anywhere you are, with the GoCanvas Cloud.