The Current Focus of Research in Integrated Predictive Safety Systems. The capability to collect data that can power sophisticated analytics is facilitating a shift; from a generalized analysis of historical safety data to solutions based on predictive models. With the appropriate data, analytics can help mining operators recognize specific ...

Mines should also employ visual safety tools such as safety signs and labels to increase safety awareness and keep operations in the workplace running smoothly. The visuals you post in your mine will depend in part on the type of mine you operate—metal, nonmetal, coal, underground, surface—but there are many basic safety signs you …

The construction industry has been experiencing many occupational accidents as working on construction sites is dangerous. To reduce the likelihood of accidents, construction companies share the …

The mission, vision, and values of the Miner Health Program have been informed by conversations, presentations, and meetings between mining stakeholders and NIOSH. In simple terms, the mission affirms why the programmatic effort is being undertaken. The vision lays out a picture of the future and helps initiate the criteria for …

Protecting the health and safety of employees, contractors and communities is a fundamental component of TSM and deeply engrained in the Canadian mining industry's culture. The Safe, Healthy, and Respectful Workplaces Protocol includes five indicators that concern occupational safety and health management at the facility-level. In June 2024, …

mining are being developed and may have impacts on occupational safety and health.7 Risks will increase as mining operations reach greater depths. Organisational and …

As assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health, it is a privilege to serve alongside MSHA's employees and use all the tools that Congress gave us – …

This issue of Safety is dedicated to safety issues facing the mining industry and aims to showcase a range of safety-related mining environmental issues and hazard identification processes; case studies …

A safety share is when one or more individuals voluntarily provide everyone a reminder to work safe and to keep safety in the forefront of their minds. Safety shares often come in the form of a story or a lesson learned. The intent is to maximize the function of sharing widely across the industry and to build a library of valuable safety ...

Mineral Mining administers the Certification Program for persons working in mineral mines whose duties require competency, skill and knowledge to perform consistently and safely. The following certifications are offered: Surface Foreman (responsible for areas where blasting may occur) Surface Foreman Open Pit. Underground Foreman. Surface Blaster.

SERNAGEOMIN's Department of Mining Safety and Inspections is responsible for the enforcement of safety regulations when the mining operations are already functioning. It investigates and generates data on mining accidents. The Decree 132/2002 and its modification, the Supreme Decree 34/2013, lay out the safety rules for mining …

Miner Health Matters. The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) works to prevent mining injuries, illnesses and fatalities, and promote safe and healthful workplaces for all U.S. miners. The agency name and its mission statement make clear that protecting both miners' safety and health must be a priority.

1. Introduction. Although substantial progress has been made in the control of occupational health and safety (OHS) hazards in mining, the industry still accounts for 8% of fatal accidents at work [1], and similar accidents and disasters continue to reoccur at mine sites around the world.In the mining industry, accidents and disasters are distinguished …

As a result of the evolving development in the coal mining safety sector, numerous scholarly studies have been conducted on this topic. The scope of this topic will be studied by reviewing 710 research papers from the Mendeley repository. The Scopus index was queried using the following search term TITLE-ABS …

The Importance of Health and Safety at African Mine Sites. January 2016. Brigitte Bocoum. PDF | Rethinking health and safety in Mining-what is an organizations responsibility? I recently presented ...

safety of the miners and the mine sites, the mining industry is regulated by government agencies, including the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) at the U.S. Department of Labor. These agencies develop safety regulations and conduct inspections to enforce the regulations, administering sanctions and penalties for violations ...

This online Chemical Hazards at a Mine training course might be a good addition to this mining safety training topic for Part 46 Annual Refresher. Likewise, so might this online Hazard Communication training course, which covers important information about required elements on a chemical label, safety data sheets (SDSs), and more.

The Mine Health and Safety Act of 1996 (MHSA) mainly f eatures four perspectives: 1. Employers hold primary responsibility to provide for a heal thy and safe work environ ment; 2.

Mine safety refers to the management of operations and events within the mining industry, for protecting miners by minimizing hazards, risks and accidents. Most of the safety issues related to mining are addressed in the relevant laws, compliance and best practices that are to be considered for the best possible protection of the mining workers ...

Mining safety is considered to be a significant factor in ensuring the sustainability of mining industry. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the current status and development trend of mining safety research in China, this study proposes a three-step approach, including literature extraction and screening, bibliometric analysis, …

Dear Colleagues, This Special Issue of Safety is focused on international mine safety. Mining, anywhere in the world, involves working in potentially-hazardous conditions, which require high levels of awareness of hazards and risks involved; well-designed mine plans and mining methods; and appropriate, proactive and responsive …

Mining can pollute the environment, which also poses a risk to human health. Therefore, in the process of mining, transportation, and storage, how to reduce the impact of mining activities on the …

safety-related and safety-critical control measures. Functional safety is considered in the GMG . Guideline for Applying Functional Safety to Autonomous Systems in Mining …

Regulating these activities mainly depends on national frameworks and policies, but implementing good practices remains problematic. To truly shift to "sustainable mining," governments and companies must recognize the social impacts of mining, and enact laws and regulations that require community consultation throughout the life of a …

Mining is not currently an aspirational industry for young technical talent to join: there has been around a 63 percent drop in mining engineering enrollment in Australia since 2014, 7 and a 39 percent drop …

Mining News & Articles. September 20-21, 2024 meeting of the Automation and Emerging Technologies Partnership. The 2024 Spring Meeting of the Miner Health Partnership was held on June 15, 2024. Members of the Special Medical Response Team recently paid a visit to NIOSH's Pittsburgh campus to train, learn, and collaborate.

Regulations. MSHA is responsible for enforcing the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) as amended by the MINER Act of 2006 . The Mine Act gives the Secretary of Labor authority to develop, promulgate, and revise health or safety standards for the protection of life and prevention of injuries in the nation's mines.

Background: Though the introduction of modern safer underground coal mining methods and automation, mine accidents still cause loss of lives, time, and money. This paper aims to analyze in detail …

Protecting Miners: MSHA Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19. This guidance is intended for miners and operators in coal, metal, or nonmetal mines to help them identify risks of being exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, at work and to help them determine appropriate control measures to reduce such risk.

NIOSH's Mining Program has a 40-year history of using a human factors systems approach to identify, characterize, mitigate, and respond to hazards, risks, and emergencies in the mining environment. This systems approach extends beyond the mineworker and includes others in the mining organization and beyond who can …

The fuzzy-VIKOR-based approach for safety and risk assessment in the mining industry was presented in . The decision-based modelling approaches were related to issues such as safety measure system development in underground coal mines, information uncertainty, or the evaluation of safety of coal mining above a confined …

Mine Safety Training Program. The Mine Safety Training Program provides free MSHA Part 46 training to miners, contractors, and others who work on mine sites throughout New Jersey. New Miner training, Annual Refresher training, haulage/contractor training, National Safety Council (NSC) First Aid/CPR/AED training and certification, and other MSHA ...