Overview of Taken Initiatives and Adaptation Measures in Polish Mining Companies during a Pandemic

Barbara Kowal (), Robert Ranosz, Łukasz Herezy, Wojciech Cichy, Olga Świniarska and Lucia Domaracka
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Barbara Kowal: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Robert Ranosz: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Łukasz Herezy: Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A., 21-013 Bogdanka, Poland
Wojciech Cichy: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Olga Świniarska: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Lucia Domaracka: Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Institute of Earth’s Resources, Technical University of Kosice, Letna 9, 042 00 Kosice, Slovakia

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 17, 1-20

Abstract: The emergence of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus two years ago strongly affected economic life and labour markets around the world. The pandemic affected many sectors, including the mining industry. Coal companies have had to cope with the challenges and adapt their operations to the situation. Due to the peculiarities of the mines, not only to the hazardous factors and conditions prevailing underground but also to the large number of employees who usually move in groups in the plants, the emergence of a new threat caused by a biological agent posed a real challenge for them. The aim of this paper was to present the initiatives and measures taken in the coal mining sector to ensure the safety of workers during a pandemic. The guidelines for the operation of mining plants during the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic were analysed, as well as the identification of locations in mining plants particularly vulnerable to infection with the virus. We also presented how the pandemic period affected the operations of a selected coal company in Poland from an economic point of view.

Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; mining sector; initiatives and adaptation measures; economic situation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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