Where should you keep your personal SCSR?

Where should you keep your personal SCSR?

• A. In a box at the surface
• B. Worn on your person or within immediate arms reach
• C. In your backpack
• D. Inside the shelter storage

Answer: (B)

Having the SCSR where you can reach it instantly is essential in a mine emergency. An SCSR provides breathable air for a short time, so you need to don it immediately to keep breathing as you move toward safety. If it’s kept in a box at the surface, in a backpack, or in shelter storage, you’ll lose valuable seconds trying to locate and put it on, which can be dangerous in smoke or toxic-gas conditions underground. Keeping it on your person or within immediate arms reach ensures you can activate it right away and begin your escape or move toward fresh air without delay. It’s a personal safety device, so you’re responsible for keeping it ready and in good condition.

Having the SCSR where you can reach it instantly is essential in a mine emergency. An SCSR provides breathable air for a short time, so you need to don it immediately to keep breathing as you move toward safety. If it’s kept in a box at the surface, in a backpack, or in shelter storage, you’ll lose valuable seconds trying to locate and put it on, which can be dangerous in smoke or toxic-gas conditions underground. Keeping it on your person or within immediate arms reach ensures you can activate it right away and begin your escape or move toward fresh air without delay. It’s a personal safety device, so you’re responsible for keeping it ready and in good condition.