Occupational accidents in the mining industry – a review

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2019-04

Authors

António Torres Marques (Author) FEUP; Joana Duarte (Author) FPCEUP; João Santos Baptista (Author) FEUP

Book

Title: Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

Pages: 61-69

ISBN: 978-3-030-14729-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-14730-3

Publisher: Springer

Indexing

Scopus

Other information

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-14730-3_7

Abstract (EN): The mining industry is one of the most challenging environments concerning safety issues. Although most of the hazards are well identified and studied, the impact of mining equipment on accidents is still not fully comprehended. PRISMA statement methodology was used in order to conduct proper research regarding this gap; from the 2594 identified papers, only 14 answered the main exclusion and inclusion criteria and were included in the study. The primary results show that haul truck, dumpers and conveyors are the equipment with higher impact on the accident rates and that proper training programs and other safety measures would help decrease the tendency. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9