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Behavioral and organizational dimensions of underground mine fires / by Charles Vaught, Ph.D., Michael J. Brnich, Jr., Launa G. Mallett, Ph.D., Henry P. Cole, Ed.D., William J. Wiehagen, Ronald S. Conti, Kathleen M. Kowalski, Ph.D., and Charles D. Litton.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Vaught, C., author.
- Brnich, M. J., author.
- Mallett, Launa G., author.
- Cole, Henry P., author.
- Wiehagen, William J., author.
- Conti, Ronald S., author.
- Kowalski-Trakofler, Kathleen M., author.
- Litton, C. D. (Charles D.), author.
- Series:
- Information circular (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; IC 9450.
- DHHS publication ; no. 2000-126.
- Information circular ; 9450
- DHHS (NIOSH) publication ; no. 2000-126
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mine fires--Psychological aspects.
- Mine fires.
- Mine safety--Psychological aspects.
- Mine safety.
- Fire prevention--Research.
- Mine fires--Prevention and control.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 233 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, PA : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, [2000]
- Contents:
- Review of supporting research
- Overview of the underground environment and study settings
- Research design and sample profile
- Examination of group behavior during mine fire escapes
- A model of the judgment and decision-making process in mine fires
- Fire warnings and information uncertainty
- Smoke as an escape and behavioral environment
- Wayfinding and escape behavior
- Leadership in escape from underground mine fires
- Formal learning from escape narratives through the creation and use of table-top simulations
- Afterword: Theoretical and practical implications
- Appendix A. Description of approximate escape routes taken by the groups
- Appendix B. Mine fire interview guide.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed June 11, 2003).
- "May 2000."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
- Other Format:
- Behavioral and organizational dimensions of underground mine fires
- OCLC:
- 52414859
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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