Integrated Underground Mining Hazard Assessment, Management, Environmental Monitoring, and Policy Control in Pakistan

This study focused on the significance of underground mining in Pakistan, resulting in the employment of operational staff to undertake the primary tasks of this sector, such as explosions, rock excavation, mineral research, mining-supporting walls, and mine compactivity. Occupational accidents and...

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Published in:Sustainability 2021-12, Vol.13 (24), p.13505
Main Authors: Janjuhah, Hammad Tariq, Ishfaque, Muhammad, Mehmood, Muhammad Ifzal, Kontakiotis, George, Shahzad, Syed Muzyan, Zarkogiannis, Stergios D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Coal mining
Electrical installations
Environmental hazards
Environmental management
Environmental monitoring
Environmental protection
Excavation
Gases
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Minerals
Mines
Mining
Mining accidents & safety
Mining industry
Occupational safety
Provinces
Public health
Questionnaires
Regulations
Risk assessment
Rock excavation
Social change
Underground explosions
Underground mining
Ventilation
Workers
Working conditions
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Summary:This study focused on the significance of underground mining in Pakistan, resulting in the employment of operational staff to undertake the primary tasks of this sector, such as explosions, rock excavation, mineral research, mining-supporting walls, and mine compactivity. Occupational accidents and illnesses arise due to the activities mentioned above because the working circumstances are not optimal. The decision-matrix risk-assessment (DMRA) approach, in which incidents are evaluated according to their severity and probability, was also utilized to improve working conditions, including public health and environment protection. To assess the risks and to select which actions should continue in the same manner, we highlighted hazards that need control measures and, as the last option, those that must be stopped. By taking into account the results of the study, corrective actions were proposed that can help avoid the occurrence of the presented accidents through applying occupational safety and health regulations issued by the Department of Minerals and Mines, which is a governmental entity responsible for both the issuing and the compliance to those regulations. The current study also outlined the requirements that must be reported under mining-related laws.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su132413505