... more discriminatingthan heart rates recorded during the tasks, indicating the hose drag as the most physicallydemanding of the tasks.Conclusion: Relying on actual rescues or mining related ... part of their rescue training varies greatly. This is the first paper, to the authors' knowledge, that documents the physical capabil-ities of mines rescue personnel. The aerobic capacity of ... occupations within the min-ing workforce, and as such they may or may not beexposed to physical demanding tasks while on the job. The level of physical training undertaken by the rescue personnel, ...