Looking ahead to significant improvements in mining safety and health through innovative research and effective diffusion into the industry
Looking ahead to significant improvements in mining safety and health through innovative research and effective diffusion into the industry
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ijmst.2015.03.002
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发表时间：
2015-05
影响因子：
11.8
通讯作者：
J. Kohler
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作者：
J. Kohler
在过去的几十年里，采矿安全和健康的改善在许多方面都是显着的，但社会的期望和采矿业的目标是零伤害。如果我们审视一下取得重大进展的根本推动因素，研究在帮助了解问题的根源和制定持久解决办法方面的关键作用就很明显了。许多剩余的挑战一直难以通过各种办法加以解决。有些事故，如地面控制或动力运输造成的伤亡，年复一年都很突出。如果我们要实现零伤害的目标，就需要采取不同的办法和新的解决办法。这些将起源于研究，但进入哪些主题，以及这些不同的方法是什么？本文探讨了美国矿山安全的现状，并强调了研究的重大机会，将导致解决方案的领域。可能的研究方向，这将使实现“零伤害”的目标，描述了进化和革命性的方法。两者都很重要，但作者的观点是，一些最大的收益将来自于打破过去的跨学科方法。主题领域的研究提出了建议，并给出了几个研究问题，以说明未来的研究方向，在采矿安全和健康。
Mining safety and health improvements over the past decades are remarkable by many metrics, and yet the expectation of society, and the goal of the mining industry, is zero harm. If we examine the underlying enablers for the significant gains that have been achieved, the key role that research to help understand the causes of problems and to develop lasting solutions is clear. Many of the remaining challenges have been resistant to solutions by various approaches. Some, such as fatalities and injuries from ground control or powered haulage are prominent year after year. Different approaches are indicated and new solutions will be required if we are to achieve a goal of zero harm. These will originate with research, but into which topics, and what are some of these different approaches? This paper examines the current state of mine safety in the United States and highlights areas of significant opportunity for research that will lead to solutions. The likely direction of research that will enable realization of the “zero harm” goal is described in terms of evolutionary and revolutionary approaches. Both are important, but the author’s view is that some of the largest gains will be made with trans-disciplinary approaches that break from the past. Topical areas of research are suggested and several research questions are given to illustrate the direction of future research in mining safety and health.