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Post by shropshirebloke on Oct 17, 2011 13:40:36 GMT -5
Just seen this on the BBC web site: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15327198...so if say, a member of the inbred family, or a politician, or a "celebrity" is trapped, the "rescue" services will sit and wait until someone stumps up the cost of supplies and suitably-qualified personnel?  |
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Post by John on Oct 17, 2011 14:34:04 GMT -5
Sounds like they need to take a leaf out of the NSW/Queenslands book. Form a "Joint Coal Board" whereby the owners administrate joint training, medicals, and mines rescue. They all jointly contribute to the Board to cover costs.
I believe it was set up out of legislation in NSW years ago to provide a qualified mines rescue corps, but as more mines legislation was introduced, added the medicals we had to take every two years.
They also give hearing tests to Deptuty's, loco drivers and personel car drivers, plus used to give gas tests to officials for their flame safety lamp certification, before the oil lamp was made redundant.
There was a rescue team fully trained at each colliery manned by the miners who work at that pit, plus a fully trained fire brigade at each pit too.
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Post by shropshirebloke on Oct 17, 2011 15:16:08 GMT -5
...a bit like we had here John, before politicians of all colours did their best to stamp out the coal industry... |
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Post by John on Oct 17, 2011 15:46:22 GMT -5
...a bit like we had here John, before politicians of all colours did their best to stamp out the coal industry... I know, I'm NCB trained, but the NCB/BC ran the mines rescue service after 1947 and expanded it nation wide, the also provided rescue services for the private mining industry, coal and other mines. When I worked at Boulby, I think it was Houghton Le Springs(sp) that provided rescue coverage for us. Although, we had our own fully trained teams on each shift, and a fully contained rescue room at side of the lamp cabin with full breathing apparatus for each member of the team. We were over an hours drive from the rescue station. Each team had a full shifts practice training once per month under Albert Todd, one of the mines Shift Supervisor's...I think he held a Class two ticket from his days with the NCB. |
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