Development of an Active Training Method for Belt Conveyor

Dawid Szurgacz, Sergey Zhironkin, Jiří Pokorný, A. J. S. (Sam) Spearing, Stefan Vöth, Michal Cehlár and Izabela Kowalewska
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Dawid Szurgacz: Center of Hydraulics DOH Ltd., 41-906 Bytom, Poland
Sergey Zhironkin: Department of Trade and Marketing, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodny av., 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Jiří Pokorný: Faculty of Safety Engineering, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, Lumírova 13/630, 700 30 Ostrava-Výškovice, Czech Republic
A. J. S. (Sam) Spearing: School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, 1 Daxue Road, Tongshan District, Xuzhou 221116, China
Stefan Vöth: Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA), Westhoffstraβe 15, 44791 Bochum, Germany
Michal Cehlár: Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Technologies and Geotechnology, Institute of Earth Sources, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
Izabela Kowalewska: Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Na Grobli 15, 50-421Wroclaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: The global situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced employers to find an adequate way to conduct training in order to ensure work safety. The underground mining industry is one of the industries which, due to its nature, was not able to switch to remote work. Conducting traditional training risked spreading the virus among workers. For this purpose, it was necessary to start a search for a form of training that would be safe and would not cause additional stress for employees. Research on the development of an active employee training method and testing of the method itself was conducted online. In order to develop a method of active training, one of the most important workstations was selected, which is the operation of the conveyor belt. The training method comprises four training modules. The modules cover questions related to the operation of the conveyor belt, emergencies, its assembly and disassembly, repair and maintenance. The developed issues also take into account questions concerning natural hazards and work safety. The entire training course lasts 10 days. Every day, an employee receives a set of eight questions sent to their email address, which they must answer before starting work. The article describes the methodology and implementation of the training.

Keywords: occupational stress; work safety; human factor; active training method; underground mining (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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