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Safety of Workers in Indian Mines: Study, Analysis, and Prediction

Patterson and Shappell [9] conducted a study in Queensland, Australia, considering accident data for quarries, open-cut coal mines, underground coal mines, open-cut metal mines, and underground metal mines and revealed that irrespective of the mine type, the major cause of incidents between 2004 and 2008 was skill-based errors …

Coal Mine Safety Achievements in the USA and the …

The United States' coal mining industry employs about 75,000 persons, producing more than 1.1 billion short tons of coal per year, approximately 60% is from surface mines and 40% from underground mines. Coal mining operations are concentrated in the eastern United States (Figure 1), with more than 70% of all operations located in

International Journal of Coal

Coal mine methane has always been considered as a danger for underground coal mining as it can create a serious threat to mining safety and productivity due to its explosion risk. One of the most important duties of ventilation in underground coal mines is to keep methane levels well below the explosive limit by …

Safety Risk Assessment and Risk Prediction in …

Unsafe conditions and acts in surface and underground mines lead to a significant number of accidents/disasters causing loss of human lives, injuries, damage to …

Coal mining projects – Coal 2020 – Analysis

The approval allows for an increase in production from 2.8 Mtpa to 3.5 Mtpa of thermal coal as well as for an increase in the lifetime of the mine. Anglo-American approved the Aquila project in July 2019. The AUD 400 million met coal project extends the life of the Capcoal project by six years to 2028.

Environmental and Safety Risks Related to Methane …

The closure process of underground coal mines entails specific risks which require a careful liquidation methodology, including the implementation of relevant risk mitigation procedures to identify the key hazards to the environment and humans. As gas represents one of the major risks, it needs to be taken into consideration in the liquidation …

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Battery Safety Enhancements for Underground Coal Mines: A project to make recommendations and guide policy or program decisions regarding the safety of batteries used in underground coal mines. Electrical Safety; Thomas H. Dubaniewicz: 1: Blast Damage Control to Reduce Injuries from Ground Falls in Underground Western …

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A project to provide a larger arsenal of tools for the assessment of ground-failure-related hazards to the underground softrock mining community ... in mine safety technology and practices in the past 20 years, accidents that result in permanent disabilities and fatalities continue to occur in underground mines. U.S. underground coal mines ...

ASSESSING THE SAFETY CULTURE OF …

This manuscript details the process undertaken by researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (OMSHR) to assess the safety culture at five underground coal mines across the …

Safety and health in underground coalmines

Safety and health in underground coalmines. ILO code of practice Geneva, International Labour Office, 2009 ILO code of practice / occupation al safety / occupational health / coal mining / underground work. 13.04.2 ISBN 978-92-2-120162-4 Also available in French: La sécurité et la santé dans les mines de charbon souterraines

Safety In Underground Mining

Everyone is responsible for their safety. This is particularly critical in high-risk sectors like underground mining. Regular training is key to reducing the number of incidents resulting in injuries and deaths. Both mine management and miners must properly follow operational safety protocols.

Productivity, Safety, and Regulation in …

Safety is one of the most important regulatory goals for underground coal mining and the sector employed over 45,000 workers in the U.S. in 2014 [Energy Infor-mation …

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Mining Project: Integrated Analysis of Coal Pillar and Entry Stability. In recent years, ground falls have accounted for approximately 25% of the fatalities in underground coal mines. Current stability analysis techniques consider pillar, roof, and rib stability separately, although it is known that they are interrelated.

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The Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (OMSHR) has been working on research to reduce the hazards of underground coal mine fires. A project focusing on applying recent technological advances in the areas of fire-resistant and fireproof belt materials, and belt fire suppression systems was completed.

Online Safety Risk Management for Underground …

This paper aims to develop an online safety risk management system for underground mining and construction environments that enables dynamic and remote monitoring, …

WVU Today | New technology to improve underground mine safety …

Technology created by engineers at West ia University will improve safety in underground mines by reducing the likelihood of "fall of ground" related accidents, one of the leading causes of injuries in underground mines, which occurs when part of the roof or a pillar collapses.. Ihsan Berk Tulu, assistant professor of mining engineering in …

Heat Stress in Underground Mines and its Control

Heat stress in underground coal mines is a major threat to the health and safety of the miners. Hence, managing heat and prediction of heat stress in advance is essential for maintaining a safe ...

Risks of Underground Coal Mining, Safety Measures, and …

Underground explosions and toxic gases are the immediate threats that miners would face. In an underground mining site, the methane released from the rocks and the coal dusts generated during the mining process can both lead to serious explosions. More severely, certain conditions such as the blocked airways can even accelerate the explosions ...

Underground Coal Mining Methods and Engineering …

The health and safety of the miner anywhere in the mine is very much dependent on the adequate planning, design, and operation of both unit and auxiliary …

Mining Project: Underground Coal, Metal, and Nonmetal Mine …

The project determined the effectiveness and feasibility of using SSL to improve the visual performance of underground mine workers at the mine face. Visual performance was quantified by measuring the number of missed (unrecognized) objects and the elapsed time for object recognition. Qualitative data was recorded by using a …

Human health and safety risks management in …

Located in the first group, the most important risks with the highest negative effects are: materials falling, catastrophic failure, instability of coalface and immediate …

ASSESSING THE SAFETY CULTURE OF UNDERGROUND …

For example, artifacts of the safety culture in a ) coal mine might include personal protective equipment such as hard hats and hearing protection as well as the communication practices between a continuous miner operator and a shuttle car operator. ... culture of underground coal mines for this project. The methods included (1) functional ...

Coal Mine Methane Developments in the United States

underground coal mines, particularly gassy mines, use methane degasification systems are used to supplement ventilation fans. In 2015, about 80 percent of the methane from degasification systems was recovered and used. Emissions from surface coal mining are small compared to emissions from underground coal mining. Coal

Safety of Workers in Indian Mines: Study, Analysis, and …

Patterson and Shappell conducted a study in Queensland, Australia, considering accident data for quarries, open-cut coal mines, underground coal mines, open-cut metal mines, and underground metal mines and revealed that irrespective of the mine type, the major cause of incidents between 2004 and 2008 was skill-based errors …

IOT MINING TRACKING & WORKER SAFETY HELMET.

form of mining, whether it is coal or any other minerals. Underground coal mining involves a higher risk than open pit mining due to the problems of ventilation and potential for collapse. However, the utilization of heavy machinery and the methods performed during excavations result into safety risks in all types of mining [1].

Development of Autonomous Driving Patrol Robot for …

To improve the working conditions in underground mines and eliminate the risk of human casualties, patrol robots that can operate autonomously are necessary. This study developed an autonomous patrol robot for underground mines and conducted field experiments at underground mine sites. The driving robot estimated its own location …

Mine safety: Seven ways to make mines safer and more efficient

1) Invest in wireless underground communications. Swap your hard-wired pagers for a mobile leaky-feeder communications system. This is a handheld radio which every worker who has one to communicate with colleagues underground and also allows miners (and equipment) to be quickly located. Effective communications and tracking …

Coal Mine Safety Monitoring and Alerting System with …

Keywords - Coal mine Safety, Monitoring system, IoT, ZigBee, Smart helmet. 1 Introduction An accident that occurs while mining minerals or metals is known as a mining accident. Each year, tens of thousands of miners die in mining accidents, most of which occur in underground coal mining, while accidents also happen in mining [1].

A Wireless Safety System for Underground Mine Workers …

ZigBee, based on IEEE 802.15.4 standard is used for this short distance transmission between the hardware fitted with the underground coal mine workers working area and the ground control centre. Continuous monitoring and conversation is possible between the workers and the staff which can help to take appropriate actions more …

Safety Measurements and Risk Assessment of Coal Mining …

Many effective countermeasures can make great contributions in mining, such as improving safety enactment and building autonomous coal mine safety monitoring system (Chen et al., 2012). Mehmet Sari said that mining accidents are unplanned events and can be measured by stochastic modelling by using two variables' levels of hazard and ...