Open Cast Mine safety refers to the management of operations and events within the mining industry, for protecting miners by minimizing hazards, risks and accidents. Most of the safety issues related to mining are addressed in the relevant laws, compliance and best practices that are to be considered for the best possible protection of the mining workers. Employees are to abide by the laws and practices to ensure the maximum observances of safety.
Mine safety practice involves the implementation of recognized hazard controls and/or reduction of risks associated with mining activities to legally, socially and morally acceptable levels. While the fundamental principle of mine safety is to remove health and safety risks to mine workers, mining safety practice may also focus on the reduction of risks to plant (machinery) together with the structure and orebody of the mine.
The Course objective is to reduce the occurrence of injuries and illnesses of employees, which may result from exposure to hazardous workplace conditions and from hazardous work practices. The scope of open cast mine safety is for providing a place of employment which is safe and healthful, as well as identify specific hazards in the workplace, and will provide appropriate advice and assistance in establishing or improving the employees safety and health program and in correcting any hazardous conditions identified. This is applicable to all parts of Open cast & belowground mines.
The following topics to be covered in this E-Learning Module ;
1) Definitions
2) Open Cast Mine & Key Activities
3) Safety precaution during Drilling Operation
4) Safety precaution during Blasting operation
5) Safety precaution during storage, use, transportation and handling of Explosives in mines
6) Safety precaution for prevention of Slope failure
7) Safety precaution for safely operation of HEMM
8) Haul Road design for safely movement of HEMM
9) Dump Management for safety of Mine dumps
10) Mine Hazards and mitigations
11) Emergency Preparedness
12) Safety Tips to Reduce Mining Accidents
