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mining class

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show designated cross cuts  
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rock dust must be applied how close to the face   show
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show 65%  
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what percent of rock dust is in the return   show
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show by hand, section rock duster, track rock duster  
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show certified  
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you learn a job on the job you are   show
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list the jobs in which you must be certified   show
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equipment that has been checked by the USB of the mines for the safe use in a coal mine is called   show
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what is your body weight over in high coal   show
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what is your body weight over in low coal   show
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with the trolly pole pointed in direction of travel you are   show
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show limestone  
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show hydrogen  
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show cap block  
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a structure that separates two different air currents from mixing   show
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how many hours is the course   show
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mixing in fresh air to keep methane below harmful conditions is called   show
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how many people can ride in a motor   show
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when working in high coal what type of ladder can you use   show
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show insulator hangers  
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show never  
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when can you go inby your last support   show
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when checking the roof, should you make sure you have a clean line of retreat   show
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show when you are rescued  
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what is the purpose of the regulator   show
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when can you operate diesel equipment   show
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how many red hats can go with a foreman   show
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show 1  
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when can you leave the barricade   show
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show no  
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can change the regulator   show
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measures dust in the work area   show
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show black lung  
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dust causes black lung that is not visible to the eye   show
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device provided for use industry area that covers the nose and mouth   show
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protects hearing   show
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show water sprays  
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show cross cut  
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passage ways leading to the face   show
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show face  
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caved in area after pillars are removed   show
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show low coal  
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show high coal  
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block of coal that supports the roof   show
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show portal  
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show pillaring  
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show rib  
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show roof  
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area from last open cross cut to face   show
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show section  
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show roof and rib falls  
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besides methane what causes a fire or explosion   show
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in the mine where do they remove coal   show
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show chocks  
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what does DC power stand for   show
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a block of coal that supports the roof is called a   show
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show ventilation  
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show gob  
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moving a piece of equipment...   show
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show 100 ft  
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show report to the foremen  
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what object do you place at an unsafe condition   show
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if a pillar is larger than normal will it give you more support   show
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working in coal less than 48" what additional protective equipment must you use? and what kind of coal are you working in?   show
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show by the head  
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show 2%  
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what percent of methane causes explosion   show
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what color is methane   show
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what color is carbon monoxide   show
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show no  
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show carbon dioxide  
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what is carbon dioxide used in   show
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show oxygen deficiency  
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oxygen deficiency is less than ... %   show
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show visual  
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second method to check roof   show
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how do you know its a bad top using the second method of inspection   show
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show outby (exit)  
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show wedge  
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what tool do you use to cut the bands on supplies   show
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show yes  
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show yes  
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show during fire/explosion  
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what does SCSR stand for   show
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what is the purpose of the SCSR   show
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show light blue indicator  
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show 1 hour  
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show pull plug out  
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once the breathing hose is in your mouth what is the next step   show
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the law states that you must keep your SCSR within   show
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show daily  
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if your scsr becomes difficult to breath through, when can you remove your breathing hose   show
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show 10 minutes  
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how do you open the 6.5   show
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show pull orange tag straight down  
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how do you activate the oxygen on SCSR 6.5   show
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the 6.5 provides oxygen for how long   show
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the dragger provides oxygen for how long   show
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do you pull the rod straight out on the dragger to open it   show
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which two SCSR are chemical reaction   show
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show M20 and 6.5  
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where is the 6.5 stored   show
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show every ninety days  
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what is contained in the rescue chamber   show
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show chalk light, tag line, map, hammer, gloves  
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how far from the face is the rescue chamber   show
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show yes  
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show yes  
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reflectors are on the life line how many feet apart   show
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what is primary escape way   show
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show track  
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show exhaust fan  
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show surface  
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show bug dust  
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show float dust  
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where the air separates it is called   show
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line curtain is held how far from the face   show
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what does line curtain do   show
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show sound the alarm  
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show sound the alarm  
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what type of fire is class c   show
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show base  
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show out by  
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diesel fire is what class   show
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what is the max you can be fined   show
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can the company officials accompany the inspectors on their inspections   show
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show neck  
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if you have severe bleeding of the lower arm do you try to stop the bleeding at the wrist   show
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who loosens a tourniquet   show
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show no  
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show doctor  
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show pulsating artery. hardest to stop YES  
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dark red blood indicates. hardest to stop (yes/no)   show
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oozing out indicates. hardest to stop (yes/no)   show
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show no  
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the person that directs traffic in a mine   show
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the copper wire that is not insulated properly   show
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biggest hazard on the track   show
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show 12 inches  
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when should you get on or off a man trip   show
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show clearance side  
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show 24 inches  
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show clearance side  
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what roof system is it when you are using lumber and safety jacks   show
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when giving a CPR whats the depth of compressions   show
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show no  
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a conducting connection between electrical circuit and earth is called   show
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show shocked or electrocuted  
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what will happen to you if you come in contact with a person in current   show
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what is the first thing you want to do for a person being electrocuted   show
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if you have to remove that person from the current what would you use...give two examples   show
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show step over it  
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proper way to cross a cable   show
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show use cross overs  
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show boots  
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what mining method is it using continuous miners   show
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show conventional mining  
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a car with coal or men or women is called a...   show
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inby the last open cross cut that leads you to the face   show
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show section  
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show never  
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a block wall made of cinder blocks is called   show
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show anemometer  
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what part of the mine do you check for methane   show
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show top of face  
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where do you check for oxygen deficiency   show
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a foremen checks for methane when...   show
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can you enter a mine before a fire boss has made it safe   show
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show yes  
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what should you never apply to a class C fire   show
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the opening of a mine tunnel. sometimes this goes into a horizontal tunnel and sometimes to a tunnel that slants downward   show
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show auger  
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a straight piece of wood or metal that is used to hold up walls or roofs of a mine   show
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show bed  
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it is a form of coal that is harder than peat but softer than anthracite   show
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show borehole  
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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   show
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show claim jumping  
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something that is made by heating up coal   show
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show compacted  
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show continuous miner  
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a platform with sides that moves mined materials into a mine shuttle to take it out of the mine   show
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show Deposit  
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show dragline  
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the wearing away of layers of rock and minerals by wind, rain, and other weather conditions   show
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when gases sit in mines and become a danger for miners. they will ignite and explode   show
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a tunnel that is used for the miners to go in and out of the mine   show
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show self rescuer  
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a mine tunnel that is used to bring in air, miners, or equipment, it can also be used to take out whatever is mined   show
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show shuttle car  
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show sluice  
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a place in the valley where the dirt, rocks, trees, and plants get dumped from mountaintop mining   show
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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   show
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show eighty  
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show six months  
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show six months  
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show shaft mines  
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opening goes directly back into the seam of coal where the coal has outcropped   show
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opening slants down to the coal seam   show
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show False, they are the same mining methods  
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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...   show
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show bridgewall  
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show shortwall  
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this means closer to the face than a comparing point   show
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this means further away from the face than a comparing point   show
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show crosscut  
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show entry  
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caved in area in the mine usually after pillars have been removed   show
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show high coal  
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show low coal  
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the opening of a shaft, drift, or slope mine   show
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show pillaring  
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the sides of an underground mine   show
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the top. material overhead in an underground coal mine   show
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show room  
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the place in a mine where an entire crew of men are working and mining coal   show
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entries are numbered from _____ to _____   show
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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.   show
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show mine emergency plan  
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show check in check out procedure  
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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?   show
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show tram  
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show open mantrips  
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conveyor belts can be used as mantrips as long as they have ** inches of clearance overhead. Men shall ride ** feet apart.   show
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show 12  
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show direct current power  
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current that flows in opposite directions   show
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show conductor  
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anything that will not carry an electric current. ex rubber, plastic, glass.   show
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an electrical device that steps up or steps down voltage   show
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show rectifier  
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uninsulated copper wire that supplies DC power to track equipment   show
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a copper wire welded on the rails where there is a joint in the track for the ground connection   show
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show nip  
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where all the nips from a section attach to the trolley wire and supply DC power to section machines   show
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the cable that brings power from the power source to the machine. do you step on this when crossing?   show
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show splice  
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how many splices can be made in a cable and after how many hours does it become permanent   show
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show tagging out/lock out.  
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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   show
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show struck against  
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accidents where the worker is caught between something   show
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show strain  
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show sprain  
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what do you lift with in high coal? in low coal?   show
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first step in lifting in low coal   show
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show use mechanical aids  
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show methane gas  
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show no  
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how to detect methane   show
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show directing ventilation or air to the face of the mine  
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methane is ______ than air   show
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show anything over 1%  
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show firedamp atmosphere  
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what percent of methane must you cut the power to machines and change ventilation   show
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what percent of methane do you cut power to entire section and evacuate persons from the danger area   show
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show carbon monoxide  
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show blackdamp  
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face equipment operators must check for methane gas when   show
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Class A fire   show
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show flammable liquids  
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Class C fire   show
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show c  
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what do you use to extinguish class B fires   show
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show A  
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show rapid sweeping motion  
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show coal dust  
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surface fan responsible for ventilation underground mine   show
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show blow fan  
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type of main fan that pulls air through the mine   show
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entries used for bringing fresh air to the face   show
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show return  
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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   show
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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   show
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show regulator  
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show auxiliary ventilation and tubing  
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show bleeder system  
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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   show
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show roof bolt support system  
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using anything other than roof bolts or chocks to control the mine roof. ex. lumber, safety jacks, etc.   show
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show roof bolt  
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show expansion bolt  
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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   show
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show beam building  
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show suspension  
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show face or ribs  
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show slate bar and always pry up on the bar when removing particles  
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show main line  
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show check roof and ribs in working area, make methane tests  
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first three preoperational checks made before tramming to face   show
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what is the first thing you do before shoveling the tail piece   show
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what kind of bandage goes on open wound   show
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show feet  
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show no  
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six fundamentals of first aid in order   show
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the emergency care for a person who is injured or sick, to relieve pain and prevent death   show
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the breathing for a person whose normal breathing has slowed or stopped   show
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mouth to mouth given when ___ breathing and ____ pulse   show
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what is the air to time ration for mouth to mouth   show
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show no breathing and no pulse  
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artery over bony point/structure   show
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show electric shock, drowning, suffocation, breathing poisonous gases (asphyxia)  
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stop bleeding towards heart   show
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stop bleeding away from heart   show
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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.   show
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show veins  
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how many pressure points in the body and how many on each side   show
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what question do you ask to someone choking   show
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universal sign for choking   show
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strongest pulse is where   show
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not a pressure point   show
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what do you not do to frost bitten area   show
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show good sumeritan law  
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show physical shock  
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show chalk like appearance, dull or anxious expression, shallow breathing,cold/moist skin  
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show lay victim flat, elevate feet six inches higher than head, clear mouth of foreign objects, loosen tight fitting clothing, keep patient warm/dry  
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show false  
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break blisters   show
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show open wound  
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apply what kind of bandage to open wound   show
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made by rubbing or scraping skin against object   show
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show incisions  
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wounds made by contact with heavy blunt objects which tear skin and usually leaves rough edges around skin   show
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the pushing out of an intestine through the wall of the abdomen   show
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show no  
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reddening of the outer layers of skin. and apply what to this burn.   show
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reddened skin, blisters, damage to underlying tissues   show
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most serious kind of burn. skin is destroyed, area is usually charred.   show
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show 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  
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show wrap each finger individual with cold moist dressings loosely  
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show simple fracture  
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show compound fracture  
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show 1) localized pain 2) loss of function 3) deformity of affected limb 4) moderate or severe swelling  
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show air splint  
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fluid coming out of ears   show
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always transport patient in what position   show
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show level  
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