Minerals Council of Australia:
Victorian Division
There are few areas in the mining industry that can encapsulate the spirit of mateship, dedication and skill that is part and parcel of Mine Rescue.
These people volunteer enormous amounts of spare time to be trained in life saving techniques also selflessly place themselves on call for emergency situations. They represent a unique band of respected individuals.
So why have a competition?
A mine rescue competition is a way of testing out the capabilities and qualities of a mine rescue or emergency response team.
The Competition Committee tries to make the tasks as stressing, taxing and as real as possible. We endeavour to put the teams under any situations they could expect from attending a real emergency.
Whether it is from noise, aggressive patients, wet, darkness, inaccessible or hidden patients, the demands are all very real. To top all that off, we then give them a time limit to complete the exercise.
The aim is not only to test the knowledge and training of these teams but to perhaps show that another approach may also work.
In the Underground Competition the teams compete in eight different exercises over two days. These are:
In the Surface Competition the teams compete in four exercises in one day. These are:
Dick Livingstone, Mine Rescue Competition Manager - 0408 508 274 | Elvie Sievers, Mine Rescue Competition Administration - 03 8614 1851.
