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Mining news and in-depth feature articles on the latest mining company deals and projects covering trends in mineral exploration with up to date data on the most mined metal and mineral commodities. MT. ... Robots and AI help ensure "safety, efficiency and longevity" at mines – Gecko Robotics ... The mining industry continues to be a ...
Mining is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on mining science and engineering published quarterly online by MDPI.. Open Access — free for readers, with article processing charges () paid by authors or their institutions.; High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, GeoRef, AGRIS, and other databases. Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer …
The mining industry's operational environment has historically been fraught with safety challenges, necessitating continuous efforts to heighten safety standards and mitigate hazards. Mobile equipment and working conditions that are unsafe or hazardous are the main sources of health and safety risk at a mine. These are challenges that have ...
The Future of Worker Safety in Mining. As the mining industry continues to evolve, the future of worker safety remains a top priority. Several trends and developments are shaping the landscape of safety in mining, including the growing demand for resources and the influence of external factors like gold investment trends. 1 Technological ...
Recently, most major accidents in mining industries were reported due to poor safety culture (Jiang et al., 2020; Zhang et al., 2020). Many researchers have shifted the conventional accident prevention towards promoting a healthy safety culture in organizations (Stemn et al., 2020; Jiang et al., 2019; Lööw et al., 2019).
Global Mining Review Spotlight with King & Spalding Tuesday 19 November 2024 15:16. Will Owen, Editor of Global Mining Review, recently recorded an interview with Peter Hood and Sarah Walker at King & Spalding to discuss 'Human Rights And Emerging Legal Risk In The Critical Minerals Sector', an article published in the October 2024 issue of Global Mining Review.
Health and safety are paramount in mining industry; sensing technology may assist. in gathering data from the field to monitor both employee and equipment health,
The mining industry is increasingly adopting extended workdays of 10–12 hour shifts. Studies demonstrate that long work hours are associated with psychomotor impairments caused by …
Especially in recent years, with the increasing improvement of infrastructure facilities and people's living standards, the demand for mineral resources/energy has gradually increased. However, with the increasing depth of mining, safety and sustainability are becoming ever bigger challenges for the mining industry.
The importance of safety culture in the mining industry is underscored by its ability to reduce fatalities and create a safer work environment through the implementation of attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that prioritize safety. However, implementing a safety culture in the mining industry poses several challenges.
Saleh, J. H. and A. M. Cummings (2011). "Safety in the mining industry and the unfinished legacy of mining accidents: safety levers and defense-in-depth for addressing mining hazards." Safety science 49(6): 764-777. Schiff, W. H. (2002). "Active proximity warning system for surface and underground mining applications."
Safety is now a critical aspect of the operations, deeply ingrained in the industry's culture and governed by strict regulations. This whitepaper aims to explore the evolution of safety measures in the mining industry. We will look at early practices, technological advancements, and the implementation of safety procedures that have reduced risks.
This paper examines the current state of mine safety in the United States and highlights areas of significant opportunity for research that will lead to solutions.
The mining industry has for many years focused on preventing workplace injuries through procedures and training and has achieved notable success. Safety measures in the mines have improved over the years due to continuous improvement in the mine safety technology (Saleh and Cummings, 2011). New technology has led to the introduction of safer ...
The mining industry has seen a significant improvement in underground safety with the advent of digitalisation, one of the hottest mining safety topics. Real-time monitoring, remote operation and automation, VR and AR technologies, wearable technology, and data-driven safety management have all contributed to reducing accidents and injuries in ...
In the mining industry, various methods of accident analysis have utilized official accident investigations to try and establish broader causation mechanisms. ... 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 ...
We provide an overview of safety and accident statistics in the US mining industry. We examine the mechanics of one pervasive failure mode in mines, namely explosions. We analyze one recent mine disaster, and identify its various contributing factors. We discuss safety levers in the mining industry, technical, organizational, and regulatory. We recommend the …
The results presented 99 articles after the screening stage that selected articles published from January 2016 to December 2020 and focused on safety culture in the mining industry only. The journals that included systematic reviews or review papers, conference papers, proceedings, chapters in books, book series, and books were excluded.
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 2023, MAC members adopted a …
The plan is to launch this leading practice at this year's National Day of Health and Safety in Mining for adoption across the industry. Transformation of industry safety culture. The Mine Health and Safety Council 2011 Culture Transformation Framework has 11 pillars. For 2022, the Minerals Council is currently prioritising the shift from a ...
Mining is well known as a high-risk industry with high accident rates. However, there is a scarcity of material that aims to investigate and understand the research trends in …
Statistics, data, and interactive graphs about mining illnesses and injuries. Discover the leading cause of black lung disease and what NIOSH is doing to address this hazard. Learn about …
a. Physical safety. An increased commitment to physical safety in mining in Canada has been steadfastly effective over the past decade. According to the most recent report from the Mining Association of Canada, both fatal injuries and non-fatal injuries have steadily fallen to just four and 161.6 injuries per 10,000 employees, respectively.
Discover the vital role of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the mining industry and its importance in protecting the workforce. Learn about the essential safety gear and practices crucial for miners' health and safety. Explore the different aspects of PPE necessary for a safe mining environment.
Mining safety is recognized as one of the factors influencing the mining industry's long-term viability. Therefore, we did a bibliometric analysis to take stock of safety …
There are four main phases of safety research in the mining industry (Bloch, 2012). The first phase of safety is safety engineering and the second phase focused on policies, …
Mining authority means a government institution that is responsible for all or any part of occupational safety and health in mining. Mine operator means any individual or organization who operates, con-trols or supervises a mine, as an owner or lessee. Competent personmeans a person who, in the opinion of the mine oper-
Ten themes for safety measures were identified in the mining industry research field, with safety culture development and safe behaviours being the most common.
Three cross-industry trends are converging to trigger far-reaching changes within the mining workforce. First, the nature of work itself is evolving, with an increasing focus on automation, algorithms, and a growing need to be digital savvy—resulting in an estimated one in 16 (more than 100 million) workers globally needing to find a different occupation by 2030. 1 …
An early effort in this regard was provided by Alistair MacDonald in his report Industry in Transition – A Profile of the North American Mining Industry (MacDonald 2002). Footnote 8 MacDonald, though limited to a North American focus, made several important advances. His work provides: 1. An organized and hierarchical classification of companies …
