Mining disasters caused and controlled by mankind: the case for coal mining and other minerals

Raja V Ramani

Natural Resources Forum, 1995, vol. 19, issue 3, 233-242

Abstract: In Part I of this two‐part paper, the characteristics of mine disasters and their effects are presented with case studies from coal, metal and non‐metal mines leading to an amplification of their causes and opportunities for control. The disasters discussed encompass those which threaten the health and the safety of miners and those which affect the general population. In Part 2 of the paper, which will be published in the November 1995 issue ofNatural Resources Forum, the approaches to hazard and disaster control are reviewed with particular attention to laws and regulations to promote health and safety at the workplace, and general welfare in mining communities. Further, a systems approach to disaster control is outlined.

Date: 1995
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