Underground Air Crisis
As the emergency ventilation technician at Blackrock Coal's deepest mine, you've just received alerts of critical system failures at Level 7. With 47 miners trapped below and oxygen levels dropping, you must navigate a complex web of failing machinery and corporate pressure to prevent a catastrophe. Your supervisor seems more concerned about production quotas than safety protocols.
Challenges
0
Survivors
0
Popularity
0
Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Emergency Ventilation Systems Specialist
Conversation Partner
Operations Director Marcus Thorne
Setting
Cramped control room with flashing red warning lights, walls of diagnostic screens, and the constant hum of failing ventilation systems
Location
Blackrock Coal Mine Control Station - Level 4
Learning Objectives
Restore primary ventilation system while monitoring real-time oxygen levels
Identify and bypass failed safety interlocks without triggering emergency shutdown
Document all actions to protect against future liability
About This Scenario
As the emergency ventilation technician at Blackrock Coal's deepest mine, you've just received alerts of critical system failures at Level 7. With 47 miners trapped below and oxygen levels dropping, you must navigate a complex web of failing machinery and corporate pressure to prevent a catastrophe. Your supervisor seems more concerned about production quotas than safety protocols.
How It Starts
“Listen carefully - we've got 47 people below and a $2.3 million production quota to hit by midnight. Fix the ventilation but keep those drills running. I don't care how, just make it happen. The board is watching us.”
This is how Operations Director Marcus Thorne's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#125
Category
General
Location Tag
Blackrock Coal Mine Control Station - Level 4
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