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ECMRO Statements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Three elements must be present for an explosion to occur: fuel, ____, and heat (ignition). | oxygen |
| Rock dust is most successfully used to fight a fire by applying it by hand or by ___ it onto the fire. | shoveling |
| Permanent ___ should be well hitched in the roof, floor, and ribs to make them as airtight as possible. | seals |
| Barefaced exploration should stop at any point where ___ in ventilation are found. | disruptions |
| ___ seals should be well hitched in the roof, floor and ribs to make them as airtight as possible. | permanent |
| ___ time should be allowed for a fire area to cool before it is unsealed. | sufficient |
| Permanent seals should be well hitched into the roof, floor, and ribs to make them as ___ as possible. | airtight |
| The affinity of carbon monoxide for ___ is 200 to 300 times that of oxygen. | hemoglobin |
| A ___ is used to show the direction and velocity of slow moving air. | smoke tube |
| Gas readings must be taken in the ___ the fire area to determine if the mine atmosphere is potentially explosive. | returns near |
| In potentially ___ atmospheres, non-sparking tools, nails, and spads should be used. | explosive |
| The affinity of carbon monoxide for hemoglobin is ___ to 300 times that of oxygen. | 200 |
| Breathing air containing 10 percent carbon dioxide causes ___ and can lead to death. | violent panting |
| A smoke tube is used to show the ___ and velocity of slow moving air. | direction |
| Explosions in coal mines are most often caused by ignitions of methane, coal dust, or a ___ of the two. | combination |
| The affinity of carbon monoxide for hemoglobin is 200 to 300 times that of ___. | oxygen |
| In potentially explosive atmospheres, non-sparking tools, nails, and ___ should be used. | spads |
| When sealing a mine fire, you should be careful to ensure that there are no ___ changes to the ventilation over the fire. | abrupt |
| Gas readings must be taken in the returns near the fire area to determine if the mine atmosphere is ___ explosive. | potentially |
| Breathing air containing ___ percent carbon dioxide causes violent panting and can lead to death. | 10 |
| A smoke tube is used to show the direction and ___of slow moving air. | velocity |
| Once an explosion has occurred, there is always the ___ of further explosions. | possibility |
| In potentially explosive atmospheres, non-sparking ___, nails, and spads should be used. | tools |
| An indication of an ___ may be a jump in the pressure recording chart for the main fan. | explosion |
| Gas readings must be taken in the returns near the fire area to ___ if the mine atmosphere is potentially explosive. | determine |
| When sealing a mine fire, you should be careful to ensure that there are no abrupt changes to the ___ over the fire. | ventilation |
| In potentially explosive atmospheres, non-sparking tools, ___, and spads should be used. | nails |
| Breathing air containing 10 percent ___ causes violent panting and can lead to death. | carbon dioxide |
| Explosions in coal mines are most often caused by ___ of methane, coal dust, or a combination of the two. | ignitions |
| The purpose of an airlock is to separate two different atmospheres while still permitting ___ to enter and exit without mixing the atmospheres. | miners |
| Once an explosion has ___, there is always the possibility of further explosions. | occured |
| Your Captain may order the team to return ___ to the fresh air base if a team member's apparatus malfunctions. | immediately |
| Explosions in coal mines are most often caused by ignitions of ___, coal dust, or a combination of the two. | methane |
| An indication of an explosion may be a jump in the ___ recording chart for the main fan. | pressure |
| ___ in a coal mine are most often caused by ignitions of methane, coal dust, or a combination of the two. | explosions |
| Explosions in coal mines are most often caused by ignitions of methane, ___, or a combination of the two. | coal dust |
| Once an explosion has occurred, there is always the possibility of ___ explosions. | further |
| The purpose of an airlock is to separate ___ different atmospheres while still permitting miners to enter and exit without mixing the atmospheres. | two |
| Your Captain may order the team to return immediately to the fresh air base if a team member's ___ malfunctions. | apparatus |
| The purpose of an airlock is to separate two different atmospheres while still ___ miners to enter and exit without mixing the atmospheres. | permitting |
| Your Captain may order the team to ___ immediately to the fresh air base if a team member's apparatus malfunctions. | return |
| The purpose of an ___ is to separate two different atmospheres while still permitting miners to enter and exit without mixing the atmospheres. | airlock |
| When you have ___ a barricade, you should try to determine whether the miners inside are still alive and conscious. | located |
| Carbon monoxide is a product of incomplete combustion of ___ carbon materials. | any |
| In situations too hazardous for teams to ___ and reventilate safely, teams may be instructed to seal the area. | explore |
| Barefaced exploration should stop at any point where ___ in ventilation are found. | disruptions |
| Explosions, fires, and other ___ frequently result in weakened roof and rib conditions. | disasters |
| Your Captain may order the team to return immediately to the fresh air base if a team member's apparatus ___. | malfunctions |
| When you have located a ___, you should try to determine whether the miners inside are still alive and conscious. | barricade |
| Burning wood is an example of a class ___ fire. | A |
| ___ is most successfully used to fight a fire by applying it by hand or by shoveling it onto the fire. | rock dust |
| In situations too hazardous for teams to explore and ___ safely, teams may be instructed to seal the area. | reventilate |
| When you have located a barricade, you should try to determine whether the ___ inside are still alive and conscious. | miners |
| Barefaced exploration should stop at any point where disruptions in ___ are found. | ventilation |
| ___, fires, and other disasters frequently result in weakened roof and rib conditions. | explosions |
| Carbon monoxide is a product of ___ combustion of any carbon materials. | incomplete |
| Before opening and traveling through any stopping inby which conditions are not definitely known, you should first ___ a temporary stopping outby. | erect |
| Burning ___ is an example of a class A fire. | wood |
| In situations too ___ for teams to explore and reventilate safely, teams may be instructed to seal the area. | hazardous |
| When you have located a barricade, you should try to determine whether the miners inside are still ___ and conscious. | alive |
| Rock dust is most ___ used to fight a fire by applying it by hand or by shoveling it onto the fire. | successfully |
| When you have located a barricade, you should try to determine whether the ___ inside are still alive and conscious. | miners |
| Barefaced ___ should stop at any point where disruptions in ventilation are found. | exploration |
| Explosions, fires, and other disasters frequently result in ___ roof and rib conditions. | weakened |
| Carbon monoxide is a product of incomplete ___ of any carbon materials. | combustion |
| It is much easier to remove a concentration of a light gas like methane by ventilation than it is to remove the same concentration of a heavier gas like ___. | carbon dioxide |
| In situations too hazardous for teams to explore and reventilate safely, teams may be ___ to seal the area. | instructed |
| When you have located a barricade, you should try to determine whether the miners inside are still alive and ___. | conscious |
| Before opening and ___ through any stopping inby which conditions are not definitely known, you should first erect a temporary stopping outby. | traveling |
| Rock dust is most successfully used to fight a fire by ___ it by hand or by shoveling it onto the fire. | applying |
| Sufficient time should be allowed for a fire area to cool before it is ___. | unsealed |
| Explosions, fires, and other disasters ___ result in weakened roof and rib conditions. | frequently |
| Nitrogen is an ___ in above normal concentrations. | asphyxiant |
| ___ is a product of incomplete combustion of any carbon materials. | carbon monoxide |
| Color, odor, and ___ are physical properties that help to identify a gas. | taste |
| It is much easier to remove a concentration of a light gas like methane by ___ than it is to remove the same concentration of a heavier gas like carbon dioxide. | ventilation |
| Rock dust is most successfully used to fight a fire by applying it by hand or by ___ it onto the fire. | shoveling |
| When ___ anything to the fresh air base, be sure you are clearly and correctly identifying locations. | reporting |
| Before opening and traveling through any stopping inby which conditions are not definitely known, you should first erect a ___ stopping outby. | temporary |
| Explosions, ___, and other disasters frequently result in weakened roof and rib conditions. | fires |
| Sufficient time should be allowed for a fire area to ___ before it is unsealed. | cool |
| Nitrogen is an asphyxiant in ___ normal concentrations. | above |
| Color, ___, and taste are physical properties that help to identify a gas. | odor |
| Blackdamp is a mixture of ___, nitrogen, and air which is oxygen deficient. | carbon dioxide |
| Explosions, fires, and other disasters frequently result in weakened ___ conditions. | roof and rib |
| Before ___ and traveling through any stopping inby which conditions are not definitely known, you should first erect a temporary stopping outby. | opening |
| It is much easier to remove a concentration of a light gas like ___ by ventilation than it is to remove the same concentration of a heavier gas like carbon dioxide. | methane |
| When reporting anything to the fresh air base, be sure you are clearly and correctly identifying ___. | locations |
| Nitrogen is an asphyxiant in above ___ concentrations. | normal |
| ___, odor, and taste are physical properties that help to identify a gas. | color |
| Blackdamp is a mixture of carbon dioxide, ___, and air which is oxygen deficient. | nitrogen |
| It is much easier to ___ a concentration of a light gas like methane by ventilation than it is to remove the same concentration of a heavier gas like carbon dioxide. | remove |
| ___ is an asphyxiant in above normal concentrations. | nitrogen |
| When reporting anything to the fresh air base, be sure you are clearly and correctly ___ locations. | identifying |
| Color, odor, and taste are ___ properties that help to identify a gas. | physical |
| Color, odor, and taste are physical ___ that help to identify a gas. | properties |
| Color, odor, and taste are physical properties that help to ___ a gas. | identify |
| Under no circumstances should ___ be altered without orders to do so from the command center. | ventilation |
| ___ fires are best extinguished by cooling with water or by blanketing with certain dry chemicals. | "class A" |
| The ___ priority of rescue and recovery operations is team safety. | first |
| The ___ priority of rescue and recovery operations is the rescue of survivors. | second |
| No one who is or ever has been a mine rescue team member on a ___ mine rescue team shall be a member of a collegiate mine rescue team. does not apply to students participating on or with mine rescue teams during summer jobs or work/study programs. | certified |
| Blackdamp is a mixture of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and ___ which is oxygen deficient. | air |
| ___ is produced by the incomplete combustion of carbon materials during fires and explosions. | hydrogen |
| "Class A" fires are best extinguished by ___ with water or by blanketing with certain dry chemicals. | cooling |
| Under no circumstances should ventilation be altered without ___ to do so from the command center. | orders |
| Blackdamp is a mixture of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and air which is ___ deficient. | oxygen |
| The first priority of ___ and recovery operations is team safety. | rescue |
| The second priority of rescue and recovery ___ is the rescue of survivors. | operations |
| Toxic gases are produced by burning ___, neoprene, or polyvinyl chloride (PVC). | rubber |
| Hydrogen is ___ by the incomplete combustion of carbon materials during fires and explosions. | produced |
| Under no circumstances should ventilation be ___ without orders to do so from the command center. | altered |
| The first priority of rescue and recovery ___ is team safety. | operations |
| "Class A" fires are best extinguished by cooling with water or by ___ with certain dry chemicals. | blanketing |
| Under no circumstances should ventilation be altered without orders to do so from the ___. | command center |
| ___ is a mixture of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and air which is oxygen deficient. | blackdamp |
| The second priority of rescue and recovery operations is the ___ of survivors. | rescue |
| Toxic gases are produced by burning rubber, ___, or polyvinyl chloride (PVC). | neoprene |
| The first priority of rescue and recovery operations is ___. | team safety |
| Hydrogen is produced by the ___ combustion of carbon materials during fires and explosions. | incomplete |
| The second priority of rescue and recovery operations is the rescue of ___. | survivors |
| The first priority of rescue and ___ operations is team safety. | recovery |
| Hydrogen is produced by the incomplete combustion of carbon materials during fires and ___. | explosions |
| Toxic gases are produced by burning rubber, neoprene, or ___. | polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
| Hydrogen is produced by the incomplete combustion of carbon materials during ___ and explosions. | fires |
| ___ gases are produced by burning rubber, neoprene, or polyvinyl chloride (PVC). | toxic |
| Hydrogen is produced by the incomplete combustion of ___ materials during fires and explosions. | carbon |
| Toxic gases are produced by ___ rubber, neoprene, or polyvinyl chloride (PVC). | burning |
| ___ tubes or pipes are inserted in temporary and permanent seals for the purpose of collecting air samples from the sealed area. | copper |
| Copper tubes or pipes are ___ in temporary and permanent seals for the purpose of collecting air samples from the sealed area. | inserted |
| Copper tubes or pipes are inserted in temporary and permanent seals for the purpose of ___ air samples from the sealed area. | collecting |
| Copper tubes or pipes are inserted in temporary and permanent ___ for the purpose of collecting air samples from the sealed area. | seals |
| When rescue teams travel in ___, all team members should hold onto the lifeline or be linked together by means of a link line. | smoke |
| When rescue teams travel in smoke, all team members should hold onto the ___ or be linked together by means of a link line. | lifeline |
| When rescue teams travel in smoke, all team members should hold onto the lifeline or be linked together by means of a ___. | link line |
| Any collegiate mine rescue team member who wears an oxygen breathing apparatus must have been ___ to properly wear, use, clean and care of the apparatus they wear in a collegiate mine rescue competition. | trained |
| Any collegiate mine rescue team member who wears an oxygen breathing ___ must have been trained to properly wear, use, clean and care of the apparatus they wear in a collegiate mine rescue competition. | apparatus |
| Any collegiate mine rescue team member who wears an oxygen breathing apparatus must have been trained to properly wear, use, clean and care of the apparatus they wear in a collegiate mine rescue ___. | competition |
| ___ usually contains carbon monoxide and other toxic asphyxiating gases produced by fires. | smoke |
| Smoke usually contains ___ and other toxic asphyxiating gases produced by fires. | carbon monoxide |
| Smoke usually contains carbon monoxide and other toxic ___ gases produced by fires. | asphyxiating |
| Smoke usually contains carbon monoxide and other toxic asphyxiating gases produced by ___. | fires |
| The ___ symptom of carbon monoxide poisoning is a slight tightening across the forehead and possibly a headache. | first |
| The first symptom of ___ poisoning is a slight tightening across the forehead and possibly a headache. | carbon monoxide |
| The first symptom of carbon monoxide ___ is a slight tightening across the forehead and possibly a headache. | poisoning |
| The first symptom of carbon monoxide poisoning is a slight ___ across the forehead and possibly a headache. | tightening |
| ___ to two percent methane together with coal dust in air may be explosive. | one and one-half |
| One and one-half to ___ percent methane together with coal dust in air may be explosive. | two |
| One and one-half to two percent ___ together with coal dust in air may be explosive. | methane |
| One and one-half to two percent methane together with ___ in air may be explosive. | coal dust |
| One and one-half to two percent methane together with coal dust in air may be ___. | explosive |
| Any ___ gas can explode under certain conditions. | flammable |
| Any flammable gas can ___ under certain conditions. | explode |
| When a team ___ a body, its location and position should be marked on the mine map and on the roof or rib close to the body. | locates |
| When a team locates a body, its ___ and position should be marked on the mine map and on the roof or rib close to the body. | location |
| When a team locates a body, its location and ___ should be marked on the mine map and on the roof or rib close to the body. | position |
| When a team locates a body, its location and position should be marked on the mine map and on the roof or rib close to the ___. | body |
| When a team locates a body, its location and position should be marked on the ___ and on the roof or rib close to the body. | mine map |
| When a team locates a body, its location and position should be marked on the mine map and on the ___ close to the body. | roof or rib |
| ___ causes a lack of orientation which may cause a team member to lose his/her sense of balance. | smoke |
| Smoke causes a lack of ___ which may cause a team member to lose his/her sense of balance. | orientation |
| Smoke causes a lack of orientation which may cause a team member to lose his/her sense of ___. | balance |
| Class ___ fires involve flammable or combustible liquids. | B |
| Class B fires involve ___ or combustible liquids. | flammable |
| Class B fires involve flammable or ___ liquids. | combustible |
| Class B fires involve flammable or combustible ___. | liquids |
| The most positive indicator of the origin of an ___ is the direction in which blocks have moved in or from stoppings across entries near intersections. | explosion |
| The most positive indicator of the origin of an explosion is the direction in which ___ have moved in or from stoppings across entries near intersections. | blocks |
| The most positive indicator of the origin of an explosion is the ___ in which blocks have moved in or from stoppings across entries near intersections. | direction |
| For a Class ___ fire (electrical), if power has been cut off to the burning equipment, it may be treated as a Class A or B fire. | C |
| For a Class C fire (___), if power has been cut off to the burning equipment, it may be treated as a Class A or B fire. | electrical |
| For a Class C fire (electrical), if power has been cut off to the burning ___, it may be treated as a Class A or B fire. | equipment |
| For a Class C fire (electrical), if power has been cut off to the ___ equipment, it may be treated as a Class A or B fire. | burning |
| A self-contained breathing ___ is a completely portable unit that supplies oxygen or air independently of the surrounding atmosphere. | apparatus |
| A self-contained breathing apparatus is a completely portable unit that ___ oxygen or air independently of the surrounding atmosphere. | supplies |
| A self-contained breathing apparatus is a completely portable unit that supplies oxygen or air ___ of the surrounding atmosphere. | independently |
| A self-contained breathing apparatus is a completely portable unit that supplies oxygen or air independently of the surrounding ___. | atmosphere |
| A ___ is a unit made up of individuals working toward a common goal. | team |
| A team is a ___ made up of individuals working toward a common goal. | unit |
| A team is a unit made up of ___ working toward a common goal. | individuals |