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Jun
18
Written by:
news editor
6/18/2012 1:00 AM
The ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management will hold its 5th annual Ohio Mine Safety Competition at the state-of-the-art Jerry L. Stewart Mine Safety Training Center in Cadiz.
CADIZ, OH — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Mineral Resources Management (DMRM) will hold its 5th annual Ohio Mine Safety Competition at the state-of-the-art Jerry L. Stewart Mine Safety Training Center in Cadiz.
The event will feature an outdoor mine rescue exercise, an indoor darkened mine simulation activity with smoke and a bench exercise to assess breathing equipment troubleshooting.
WHAT: 5th annual Ohio Mine Safety Competition
WHO: The facility will host 13 coal mine rescue teams representing the following
coal mines in Ohio:
Rosebud Mining Company – (two Ohio and two PA teams)
Ohio Valley Coal Company
Hopedale Mining, LLC
Buckingham Coal Company (two Ohio teams)
Gatling Coal, LLC (two Ohio teams)
Sterling Mining Corporation
American Energy Corporation (two Ohio teams)
WHEN: Wednesday, June 20, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Jerry L. Stewart Ohio Mine Safety Training Center,
43029 Industrial Park Road, Cadiz
WHY: Mine safety competitions help develop and test the skills of mine rescue teams
by using simulated mine emergency conditions, such as those found at the
simulated mine at ODNR’s Mine Safety Training Center. Such training could
save lives during an actual mine emergency.
The ODNR Mineral Resources Management provides for the safe and environmentally sound development and restoration of mineral and fossil fuel extraction sites. For more information, visit www.ohiodnr.com.
ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at www.ohiodnr.com.
For more information, contact:
Craig Corder, ODNR Mineral Resources Management
740-942-9150, ext. 102
Heidi Hetzel-Evans, ODNR Office of Communications
614-265-6520
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