Lange, PieterBergh, Adriaan VPelders, Jodi LKhan, Sumaya2025-09-252025-09-252025-06http://hdl.handle.net/10204/14417Mine workers are exposed to hazards that can cause injuries or fatalities, including fires, underground explosions, irrespirable, falls of ground and mobile machinery. Emergency preparedness is important for improved safety outcomes and includes the deployment of self-contained self-rescuer (SCSR devices, effective escape routes, and adequately located refuge bays. The need has been identified for improved training solutions or mine worker escape situations, which should provide some exposure to the stressors that would be experienced. The CSIR mining Cluster has developed innovative multimodal competency-based training modules to improve the emergency response of mine employess. The modules include interactive e-learning, virtual reality training, SCSR donning and breathing simulation, and competency-based assessments. A pilot study was successfully completed with participation from a major coal mining operation. The competency-based approach improves the overall efficiency of the training and is especially well-suited to training for high-consequence, low-frequency scenarios.FulltextenCompetency-based trainingEmergency preparednessExpectation trainerExperimental learningImmersive trainingConference Presentationn/a