Training Scenarios for Mine Rescuers Aimed at Selecting and Building Rescue Teams Able of Intervening in Major Incidents

In mining rescue operations, the practical training of rescue personnel plays an essential role in the selection and configuration of rescue teams that intervene in critical situations, major incidents, accidents or other events occurring in underground mining works. Practical training can be conducted through monthly scheduled practical exercises at rescue stations within a mining unit, as well as through modern training means available at INCD-INSEMEX Petroșani (virtual reality, mobile training facility for rescuers) used in the process of instruction and re-instruction of mining rescuers. Mining rescuers’ training level can be quantified through both physical and mental training by their reactions in certain critical situations, which can be created using virtual reality. Furthermore, the monitoring of the rescuers’ physiological parameters before, during and after performing the practical exercise is also of particular importance. This monitoring can be carried out through the equipment available in the mobile training facility. The current paper aims to establish complex training scenarios for mining rescuers to select and configure rescue teams that can act in case of explosions, mine fires or other events.