Mine Safety A Modern Approach /

• Main Author: Dhillon, B.S (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2010.
• Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mineral resources.; Mathematical models.; Statistics.; Manufacturing industries.; Machines.; Tools.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Mineral Resources.; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.

The high number of fatal accidents in the mining industry makes mine safety an important issue throughout the world. The risks to life are widespread, ranging from dust explosions and the collapse of mine stopes to flooding and general mechanical errors. Mine Safety combines detailed information on...

Table of Contents:

• Safety Mathematics and Basics
• Safety Management
• Safety Analysis Methods and Indices
• Global Mine Accidents
• Human Factors and Error in Mine Safety
• Mining Equipment Safety
• Electrical Accidents in Mines and Programmable Electronic Mining System Safety
• Gas-related, Fire, and Blasting Accidents in Mines and Methods for Determining Mine Atmosphere Status
• Safety in Offshore Industry
• Mathematical Models for Performing Safety Analysis in Mines.