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 safety in mining with methods and mathematics that can be used to preserve human life.

By compiling various recent research results and data into one volume, Mine Safety eliminates the need to consult many diverse sources in order to obtain vital information. It enables readers to delve deeper into a particular area, providing the source of most of the material presented in references at the end of each chapter.

Chapters cover a broad range of topics, including:

. human factors and error in mine safety;

. mining equipment safety;

. safety in offshore industry; and

. programmable electronic mining system safety.

They are written in such a manner that the reader requires no previous knowledge to understand their contents. Examples and solutions are given at appropriate places, and there are numerous problems to test the reader's comprehension.

Mine Safety will prove useful for many individuals, including engineering and safety professionals working in the mining industry, researchers, instructors, and undergraduate and graduate students in the field of mining engineering.

Springer Series in Reliability Engineering publishes high-quality books in important areas of current theoretical research and development in reliability, and in areas that bridge the gap between theory and application in areas of interest to practitioners in industry, laboratories, business, and government.

Autorentext

Dr B.S. Dhillon has a PhD in industrial engineering from the University of Windsor. He is a professor of engineering management in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa. He has served as Chairman of the department and Director of the Engineering Management Program for over 10 years. He has published over 340 articles on reliability, safety, engineering management, etc. He is or has been on the editorial boards of 9 international scientific journals. In addition, Dr Dhillon has written 35 books on various aspects of reliability, design, safety, quality, and engineering management. His books are used in over 100 countries and many of them have been translated into languages such as German, Russian and Chinese.

Dr Dhillon has served as a consultant to various organizations and bodies, and has many years of experience in the industrial sector. At the University of Ottawa, he has been teaching reliability, quality, engineering management, design, and related areas for over 25 years and he has also lectured in over 50 countries, including giving keynote addresses at various international scientific conferences held across the globe.

Zusammenfassung

Mine Safety combines detailed information on safety in mining with methods and mathematics that can be used to preserve human life.

By compiling various recent research results and data into one volume, Mine Safety eliminates the need to consult many diverse sources in order to obtain vital information. Chapters cover a broad range of topics, including: human factors and error in mine safety, mining equipment safety, safety in offshore industry and programmable electronic mining system safety.

They are written in such a manner that the reader requires no previous knowledge to understand their contents. Examples and solutions are given at appropriate places, and there are numerous problems to test the reader's comprehension.

Mine Safety will prove useful for many individuals, including engineering and safety professionals working in the mining industry, researchers, instructors, and undergraduate and graduate students in the field of mining engineering.

Inhalt
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.