ALARM

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 9th Year

Issue

Issue No.

5

Date Released

Jan 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1ALARM
2. 2EMERGENCY WINDER
3. 3SAFETY BELT
4. 4JAZZ

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

BFI synopsis: rescue training underground at a Polish mine
NCB Commentary - "Fire Underground". A call that cements together miners of all nationalities.
These men are Poles, but English, Scottish and Welsh rescue men would find a common bond with them as, at an underground collection point, they struggle into breathing gear and set out with first aid equipment.
On the surface the casualty gives the game away.
Rescue training makes a vital contribution to the miner’s welfare and safety wherever coal is won.

Researcher Comments

This story had the provisional title, ‘Polish story’. Commentary recorded on 5 December 1955.

Keywords

Mining; Emergency services

Locations

Poland

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
The National Archives COAL 32   /3 Scripts for Mining Review, 1949-1956

Credits:

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Sponsor

National Coal Board