Almeroe de Nysschen – Graduate Mechanical Engineer, Glencore – Oaky Creek North Colliery
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Croome/Gray – The just culture decision tree: Work-as done and work-as-imagined
Meghann Croome & Nicole Gray
The Keil Centre
Croome/Newton – Human and Organisational Factors in Incidents: A multi-year analysis of the NSW Mining Industry by the NSW Resources Regulator
Meghann Croome & Kylie Newton,
The Keil Centre & NSW Resources Regulator
D’Hyon – Spontaneous combustion risk analysis: An overview of laboratory modelling
Sebastian D’Hyon
Simtars, Resources Safety and Health Queensland
Kristie Davies – Occupational Hygienist, Anglo American
ABSTRACT
A number of different products that are used for ground consolidation works in the mining industry contain polymeric chemicals, predominantly isocyanates, phenols and formaldehydes.
Exposures to these chemicals have potential to cause occupational asthma, skin and eye irritation and some are classified as a Category 2 carcinogen.
Air monitoring can be conducted to determine inhalation risk; however this has its limitations due to available methodologies for sampling including the capacity to capture all isomers of chemicals in those products used.
Health effects from polymeric chemicals can also occur through skin contact. To assist in determining potential worker exposure and total body burden, Grosvenor Mine implemented an extensive urine sampling and analysis program as this will demonstrate exposure from both inhalation and skin contact. Start of tour, Pre and Post urine sampling was implemented.
The team at Grosvenor Mine and the Contracting Company worked together to implement engineering and administrative controls to minimize worker exposure to polymeric chemicals. An enclosed product delivery process was developed, trialed and implemented on site. This project is not yet finalized; however results from urine sampling and analysis have shown a reduction in worker exposures.
Also during this process we have been working closely with the laboratory performing analysis and have provided this project information to the Polymeric Chemicals RS Sub -committee.
Davis/Guinea – Magnetic Base Hydraulic Cylinder Adaptor
Scott Davis, Tyre Supervisor, Sojitz Blue Pty Ltd and Joe Guinea, Principal Designer, JJ & D Innovations
Dawson – Fatigue Management in the Australian Mining Industry 2022-2032
Prof Drew Dawson, Director Research Development / ECR, CQ University
Dawson/Tate/Pollard – Panel Session: Key Takeaways – Potential Barriers and Opportunities
Prof Drew Dawson, John Tate and Neil Pollard
André De Kock – Research Manager, Simtars
ABSTRACT
One of the major hazards in an underground coal mine is the interaction between mining equipment and humans. This is the result of limited vision around underground equipment and the confined space within which the equipment operates. To address this hazard, various proximity detection systems have been developed.
This paper describes a project that evaluated three proximity detection systems in an underground coal mine. The systems were subjected to a suite of nine scenarios, involving interaction between humans and continuous miners, shuttle cars and LHDs. In addition, the detection zones of the different proximity detection systems, were determined on surface as well as underground. The underground zones were determined under “normal conditions” (reference pattern), in the vicinity of an underground substation, tags at different heights, and multiple tags in zones.
The scenario results provide a documented comparison of the proximity detection systems performance when subjected to the same scenarios. This will allow a mine to make an informed selection of the most suitable proximity detection system. The detection zone results provide a graphical comparison between the performance of a proximity detection system on surface and underground. The results also present the comparison for “normal conditions” of the proximity detection system and when subjected to EMF radiation, multiple tags and tags at different heights.
The project also identified the need to develop a universal specification for a proximity detection system.
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