# MERD — Mock Disaster

Mine Safety and Health Administration MERD — Mock Disaster DVD595 (Was VC926) - 1998 This video documents a Simulated Mine Emergency Problem held in an active mine with 7 mine rescue teams participating. The problem consists of a reported explosion with smoke coming out the return airways. The ventilation controls have been destroyed, 16 miners are unaccounted for, and the mine is located in a remote area. Company, state and federal inspectors, state and local police representatives, local emergency personnel, and a state life flight helicopter are used in the simulation. The video also discusses the lessons learned from the exercise.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1998
- By: Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/gov.msha.dvd595)
- Licence or status: [Public domain (Creative Commons dedication)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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