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2026 Unified Mine Rescue Rules and Resources

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2026 National Mine Rescue Rules Training | Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)

2026 Rules Documents

•    Rules Questions & Answers 
•    Section I, Coal Mine Rescue Rules
•    Section II, Metal and Nonmetal Mine Rescue Rules
•    Section III, First Aid Rules
•    Section IV, Bench Rules – Bio 240-R
•    Section V, Bench Rules - BG-4
•    Section VI, Bench Rules - BG ProAir on Demand Oxygen Dosage
•    Section VII, Preshift Rules and Preshift Record Report
•    Section VIII, Technician Team Rules
 
Day 1 
Webex meeting recording: 2026 National Mine Rescue Rules Training-2026-02-11 2110-1

Day 2 
Webex meeting recording: 2026 National Mine Rescue Rules Training-2026-02-12 2051-1
 

2026 Scorecards

Number Fillable PDF Non-Fillable PDF
1 A Card – Map A Card – Map
2 A Card - Time A Card - Time
3 A Card – Written Exam A Card – Written Exam
4 B Card Disc B Card Disc
5 Bench 240—R Card Bench 240—R Card
6 Bench BG ProAir Disc Card Bench BG ProAir Disc Card
7 Bench BG-4 Disc Card Bench BG-4 Disc Card
8 FA Card A FA Card A
9 FA Card B FA Card B
10 MR Map Disc Summary Sheet MR Map Disc Summary Sheet
11 MR Surface Disc Judge 1 MR Surface Disc Judge 1
12 MR Surface Disc Judge 2 MR Surface Disc Judge 2
13 MR Team Disc Summary Sheet MR Team Disc Summary Sheet
14 MR Time Disc Summary Sheet MR Time Disc Summary Sheet
15 MR Underground Disc Judge 1 MR Underground Disc Judge 1
16 MR Underground Disc Judge 2 MR Underground Disc Judge 2
17 MR Written Exam Disc Summary Sheet MR Written Exam Disc Summary Sheet
18 Preshift A Card - Field Preshift A Card - Field
19 Preshift B Card – Record Preshift B Card – Record
20 Technician Team Scorecard Technician Team Scorecard