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Mine safety is a broad term referring to the practice of controlling and managing a wide range of hazards associated with the life cycle of mining-related activities.Mine safety practice involves the implementation of recognised hazard controls and/or reduction of risks associated with mining activities to legally, socially and morally acceptable levels.
The Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 is an International Labor Organization Convention adopted at the 82nd International Labor Conference (ILC). The convention (C176) was developed and adopted to better recognize the inherent hazards of the mining workplace and the necessity of addressing these hazards on a global scale. [1]
Mining can have harmful effects on surrounding surface and groundwater. [10] If proper precautions are not taken, unnaturally high concentrations of chemicals, such as arsenic, cyanide, sulphuric acid, and mercury can spread over a significant area of surface or subsurface water. [11]
Mountaintop removal mining in the US since the 1960s; Aberfan disaster, collapse of a coal mining waste pile in Wales, 1966; Tui mine, tailings dam from the now abandoned in New Zealand, 1966 to 2013; Darvaza gas crater in Derweze, Turkmenistan, burning since 1971; Uranium mining controversy in Kakadu National Park in Australia, 1981 to 2009
In addition, there have been many coal mining disasters, although work related coal deaths has declined substantially as safety measures have been enacted and underground mining has given up market share to surface mining. [citation needed] Underground mining hazards include suffocation, gas poisoning, roof collapse and gas explosions.
Aug. 11—ASHLAND — The Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands leads the effort to prevent hazards from abandoned coal mines to promote public health, safety and the environment across the ...
After leaving the mine, tailings need to be stored and managed in order to avoid environmental hazards and safety risks. In Brazil, approximately 95% of mining tailings end up in containment dams. [6] Many countries have experienced dam breaks. In 2015, the city of Mariana in Brazil experienced the failure of the Fundão Dam.
Open cut hazards are principally mine wall failures and vehicle collisions; underground mining hazards include suffocation, gas poisoning, roof collapse, rock burst, outbursts, and gas explosions. [citation needed] Firedamp explosions can trigger the far more dangerous coal dust explosions, which can engulf an entire mine. Most of these risks ...