Social Responsibility

Author: Engineering Conference of the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association: Swinderman, R. Todd PE, principal editor Description: Comprehensive text containing consensus standards and best practices regarding design, installation, operation, safety, and maintenance of belt conveyors for bulk materials. Chapter 14 specifically addresses operation, maintenance and safety. Link: N/A Publisher: read more

Author: Crowl, Daniel A. and Louvar, Joseph F. Description: Comprehensive text on Chemical Process Safety, 723 pp. Link: N/A Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2011. #ESG #SocialResponsibility #ProcessSafety ------------------------------ esgtoolkit@smenet.org ------------------------------

Author: Bauerle, Timothy Description: Infographic that details what changes miners can make to environment, health and consumables to encourage better sleep habits. Link: Ten sleep tips for miners (Infographic) Publisher: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/UserFiles/works/pdfs/10SleepTipsForMiners_508.pdf. #ESG #SocialResponsibility read more

Author: Warren, Sean, Raffaldi, Michael, Dehn, Kathryn and Seymour, Joseph Description: Increased use of underhand methods in the last 30 years has improved safety in many mines. However, with the continual drive for more efficient and cost-effective mining, there is a need to thoroughly understand the geotechnical properties of cemented fill so that safe, stable openings can be designed while optimizing read more

Author: Seymour, Joseph, Martin, Lewis, Raffaldi, Michael, Warren, Sean and Sandbak, Louis Description: Cemented rockfill (CRF) is commonly used in conjunction with underhand cut-and-fill mining methods to provide ground support in weak rock mass conditions, particularly in the underground gold mines in Nevada (Seymour et al. 2013). The CRF supports the overlying material in the mine roof and also read more

Author: Yeoman, Kristin, Sussell, Aaron, Retzer, Kyla and Poplin, Gerald Description: Miners and OGE workers had higher prevalence estimates than both nonmanual and manual labor workers for all health risk factors except current smoking. Both miners and OGE workers were significantly more likely than other manual labor workers to report smokeless tobacco use and not always wearing seatbelts. Compared read more

Author: McNinch, M , Parks, David, Jacksha, Ron and Miller, A Description: Each year, hundreds of mine workers are involved in machinery-related accidents. Many of these accidents involve inadequate or improper use of lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures. To mitigate the occurrence of these accidents, new safety methods are needed to monitor access to hazardous areas around operating machinery, improve read more

Author: Yeoman, Kristen, DuBose, Weston, Bauerle, Timothy, Victoroff, Tristan, Finley, Seth and Poplin, Gerald Description: This study characterizes physiological measures of heat exposure among US underground miners. Unlike previous heat stress research that reported only maximum and mean temperature measurements, this analysis demonstrates a dynamic pattern of physiologic heat strain, with core read more

Author: Bauerle, Timothy, Dugdale, Zoe and Poplin, Gerald Description: Fatigue presents several challenges for the mining industry. Depending on the specific occupation, daily work or operational setup on any given mine site, mining jobs can have a fair amount of labor-intensive tasks mixed with monotonous and repetitive duties. Combined with the long working hours and shift-work schedules of mining read more

Author: Martin, Lewis, Clark, Curtis, Seymour, Joseph and Stepan, Michael Description: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a research study to document and develop safe practices for the use of shotcrete as ground support in underground mines, particularly in underground metal mines operating in weak host rock. Shotcrete is the generic name for a mixture of read more