Stakeholder Meeting July 11, 2012

 Performed Gap Analysis  Held Stakeholder Meetings with Coal and M/NM Teams and Industry Officials  Held two Gap Meetings with Mine Rescue Teams at Academy  Held Mine Rescue Summit  Instituted SOP - Critical Incident Stress Debriefings for MEU personnel  Improved Briefings/Debriefings for MEU/More Training

 Re-aligned MEO within MSHA  Capability in Mid West  Succession Planning for Key Positions  Upgrades to Mt. Hope Lab ◦ Equipment ◦ Personnel

 State-of-Art Command Vehicle  Improved MEO Equipment, Team Communications  Web-Based Mapping Tool  Met with Drillers (ConExpo, Suppliers)  Meeting with IMCC and Developed MOU  HSIN Site with WV Homeland Security  MERDs with Mining Companies (Arch, Consol)

 MERDs for MSHA Personnel  Increased Districts First Response Equipment  Participated in Breathable Air Partnership with NIOSH (Next Generation SCSR/SCBA Refill System)  Risk Assessments/Preparedness Models and Tools Under Review

 Electronic Log for MSHA Command Center  Improvements for MSHA Seismic System ◦ Preamplifiers/Batteries (Done) ◦ Telemetry Communications (Solicitation in FBO) ◦ POD truck (In Progress)  Tested Seismic System at Bailey BMX mine and at McElroy in Conjunction with Other New Technology

 Expert Panel at Mine Rescue Summit Identified Gaps and Issues for Mine Rescue Preparedness and Response

 Sustaining Mine Rescue o Review Structure (partnership, Alliance, Holmes Safety) o Industry Support o Necessary Assistance for Sustainability Providing Guidance on Mine Rescue o National Contest Going forward

 Sustaining Mine Rescue ◦ MSHA’s Continued Support ◦ Protocols for Inert Gas ◦ Joint MERDs-MSHA, States, Companies, and Labor ◦ Research Improved Technologies

 Command Center Operations ◦ Improve decision-making ◦ More effective and efficient decisions ◦ Valid information ◦ Team exploration/recovery issues ◦ Firewall between family members and command center ◦ (All need further review)

 Victim Recovery and Use of the SMRT Team o Role of Special/Medical Response Team (SMRT)/ Mine Emergency Unit (MEU)

 Preparation for Mine Emergencies/Prevention of Mine Emergencies ◦ Define preparation ◦ Role of safety audits ◦ Role of risk analysis

 Refuge Chambers ◦ Develop protocols for mine rescue operations involving refuge chambers ◦ Alternatives to refuge chambers; e.g. use of Safe Havens or In-Place Shelters that have boreholes from the surface or compressed air piped in through the mine (RFI is being developed) ◦ Expanded use of through-the-earth communications

 Technology ◦ Re-examine how Intrinsic Safety (IS) approvals are performed ◦ Consider developing a fast track for mine emergency equipment, and consider alternatives for IS approvals to facilitate approval of new technologies ◦ Develop improved (hardened) AMS systems to assist in getting information during mine emergency operations

 Training ◦ Take another look at the required mine visits for mine rescue team training/certification ◦ Expert panelists thought this time can be better spent doing traditional/skills training

 Skills Training and Facilities ◦ Mine rescue skills training is highly important, necessary, and should be implemented for all mine rescue teams.

 Briefings/Debriefings ◦ Need to develop a protocol and means to do these more effectively and efficiently