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Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Different Mine Unit Operations on Mine Workers and the Workplaces: A Field-Based Investigation
Mine workers participating in various unit operations in mines like drilling, blasting, erection of supports for ground control, mucking and ore/waste transportation generally experience the direct exposure of...
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Application of the Standardized Injury Rate (SIR) Concept to Determine the Accident/Injury Proneness of Underground Hard Rock Mine Workers
The mining industry plays an essential role in the Indian economy. Every mining operation is normally allied with numerous hazardous aspects and high-risk phenomena. Extensive mechanizations in rock excavation...
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Introduction of Safe Noise Zone (SNZ) Concept to Minimize the Adverse Effects of Noise during Jumbo Drilling Operation in Indian Underground Metalliferous Mines
In Indian trackless underground metalliferous/hard rock mines, jumbo drill machines are utilized for drilling activities, resulting in high noise levels that may cause occupational injury, hearing damage and n...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Development of Low-Cost Intelligent Alert System for Underground Coal Mines Using GSM
Workplace safety and environment management in coal mine are major concern in present days, as we need more production. The main aim of this proposed paper is to design an intelligent system for monitoring env...
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Underground Coal Pillar Extraction Under Shale Roof and Caved Goaf of Upper Lying Seam in Raniganj Coalfields
In the Raniganj Coalfield beside Ajay River, the coal seams are generally thick, but some of the formations are moderate seam. Coal pillars are standing under shale roof and caved goaf of overlying seam. Takin...
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Chapter
Determinants of Risk Indices in Hard Rock Mine Using Loglinear Model
Occupational hazards are undeniably a foremost determinant of inadequate initiative and contribute to collective inequalities in injuries, health, disabilities, and hasty transience. This study aimed to evalua...