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2024 MAR 23 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Researchers detail new data in geomechanics and geophysics. According to news reporting [...]

When an accident occurs in a mine (be it a cave in, flood, fire, or methane explosion) it is a situation not unlike a battle. The lives of miners still [...]

Brief description of Australia's Beaconsfield goldmine disaster on Anzac Day, which killed Larry Knight, and trapped Todd Russell and Brant Webb for several days, surrounded by boulders and rocks is presented. Some people in the mining community believe that too much rock was taken from some areas of the mine, leaving it dangerously unsupported, which caused the disaster.

TRADITIONALLY, Army engineer units are responsible for a range of construction and demolition projects. Specific units are known for their abilities to rapidly repair and construct runways, bridges and roads. […]

Advanced Mining Technologies Pty Ltd. has developed the Collision Avoidance System, which provides warning to mine vehicle operators. MineARC Systems is working with China Coal Research Institute to help effect policy making on safe mining in China. The Australian Coal Association Research Program is developing StressVision for ferrous material stress measurement.

The legislative focus since Sago has been on coal, but the House Education and Labor Committee will not have us forget that there is more to mining than black gold. [...]

On March 22, the Mine Safety and Health Administration published its final rule establishing new penalties for unwarrantable failure and 'flagrant' violations. The effective date of the penalties is April [...]

Emergency response is a prime focus of the newly passed Miner Act. But to minimize the need for emergency response in the first place, special attention should be given to [...]

For years the Mine Safety and Health Administration has published Fatalgrams that provide a snapshot of the events surrounding fatal injuries. These reports are published just days after each fatal [...]

Tips on how to neutralize the risk of black ice while driving, preventing mine fires, lead exposure in construction sites, and how to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning are presented.

Determining causes of explosion in Sago mine in West Virginia, which killed 12 miners, on January 2, 2006, is essential to prevent similar situations in future. The hearing by the Labor HHS subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee on January 23, 2006, believed that such fire accidents can be entirely prevented.

Alpha Natural Resources recently announced the results of the West Virginia Alliance Mine Rescue Skills Contest. Fifty-six teams participated in the event that was held at the National Mine Health [...]

Cigarette smoking is especially dangerous in mines and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has come out with new laws prohibiting underground smoking. However, the new MSHA regulations do not fully address the problem of miners who deliberately go underground with smoking materials. Moreover, the agency's efforts to inform the mining community of the extremely hazardous nature of underground smoking are inadequate.

The San Jose mine collapse will alter small mining operations throughout the world, claims Chilean native Joaquin Cortes, a visiting assistant professor of geology in the State University of New [...]

The HSE has formed a dedicated team of specialist inspectors to help tackle the number of deaths, injuries and cases of ill health in quarries and open-cast mines across Britain. [...]