Occupational health hazards in mining: an overview
Abstract. This review article outlines the physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic and psychosocial occupational health hazards of mining and associated metallurgical processes. Mining remains an important industrial sector in many parts of the world and although substantial progress has been made in the control of occupational health …
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Managing occupational health and safety in the mining …
This study provides a general overview of OHSM and investigates the relationship between five factors influencing the implementation of occupational health …
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Background & Burden. Slip, trip, and fall (STF) hazards in mining environments pose safety risks to mine workers. According to an analysis by NIOSH researchers of MSHA data, about 22% of all non-fatal injuries reported to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) between 2014 and 2018 were associated with STF …
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The NIOSH Mining program's recent and current research has been designed to provide tools to help mines identify risk factors and implement and audit ergonomics processes, as well as provide specific interventions to address ergonomics problems in mining. Two recent projects involved developing ergonomics audits for …
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Mental health in mine workers: a literature review
The mining environment is hazardous for worker's health. It can affect the mental health, triggering symptoms and diseases, such as anxiety, job stress, depression, sleep disorders, mental fatigue and other. The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the scientific literature about the mental health in mine workers and to summarize the ...
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Mining
The Miner Health Program(MHP) has recently been established as a long-term, systematic effort to understand and improve the health and well-being of all miners through focused integration of research, transfer of findings, evaluation, and community engagement. The MHP is part of … See more
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Occupational health: health workers
Safeguarding the health, safety and well-being of health workers is fundamental for well-functioning and resilient health systems. Health workers face a range of occupational risks associated with biological, chemical, physical, ergonomic and psychosocial hazards including violence, affecting the safety of both health workers and patients. The …
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The state of health and safety in South Africa's …
Reports from all mines showed a decrease of 4.2% in the total number of occupational diseases reported by mines, from 2,013 cases in 2020 to 1,924 cases in 2021. TB and silicosis declined by 6.6% …
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Occupational health and safety in mining
A resolution was made to reduce occupational exposure levels to 95% of the current levels of 0,1m 3 /mg by December 2008 and eliminate new silicosis cases in miners entering the industry after ...
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Exploring Occupational Health and Safety Standards …
To close the gap, in 2016, the chamber of mines signed a declaration of actions pledge as an undertaking to improve the mining industry's occupational health and safety to zero harm by 2024, and to generate a culture change in the industry that will transform the behaviour of people at all levels . Still, the South African mining industry …
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health …
All NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topics, sorted by topic name. May 12, 2024. ... Stay Safe This Summer When Working in Hot Mining Conditions. June 13, 2024 ... informs workers, employers, and occupational health... Mar. 5, 2020. NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM) 5th Edition. NMAM is a collection of sampling and analytical methods ...
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Occupational health-related risk factors in mining industry
This research aims to review the current research in the field of occupational health and safety in mining sector to categorize health-related risk …
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Safety and Occupational Health Management System in Mining …
Taking into account the results of Fig. 7.1, which catalogs 12 preventive safety management indicators () of the Title III called Occupational Health and Safety Management System of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in Mining D.S. N°024-2016-EM, which are distributed as 3 strategic indicators (25%), 4 tactical …
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Occupational Safety and Health of Women in Mining
The mining industry plays a critical role in the U.S. economy, with active mines in every state producing materials such as those used to construct houses and roads, make medicines, and manufacture cars and electronics. Throughout its history, mining has been a male-dominated industry. Recent estimates indicate that between 10% and 17% …
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The NIOSH Mining Program designs and conducts research studies to develop, evaluate, or improve upon materials and methods being used within the mining industry to train mine workers. The researchers work directly with safety and health professionals throughout the mining industry to assess training needs, develop …
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Occupational health
Occupational health. Occupational health is an area of work in public health to promote and maintain highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations. Its objectives are: the maintenance and promotion of workers' health and working capacity; the improvement of working conditions and the working …
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Occupational Health In The South African Mining Industry Handbook
Mine Health and Safety Council 145 Western Service Road Western Woods Office Park B7, Maple Place Woodmead Gauteng South Africa T: 011 070 4200 / 011 656 1797
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Transforming research into practice to improve the health and well-being of miners. The Miner Health Program (MHP) exists to understand and improve the health and well-being of all mine workers through research, workplace interventions, evaluation, and community engagement. To support these goals and activities, the MHP aims to …
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Occupational respiratory diseases in the South African mining industry
A second study reported respirable silica dust concentrations ranging from 0.018 mg/m 3 to 0.035 mg/m 3 ( 22 ); this is much lower than the South African Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) of 0.1 mg/m 3 but higher than the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) limit of 0.025 mg/m 3.
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Identification and categorization of hazards in the mining industry…
The mining industry plays a crucial role in the global economy. Mines are currently one of the two sources that provide almost all of the raw materials used throughout the world [ 1 ].
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What occupational risk factors significantly affect miners' health …
Introduction: The workplace's health hazard remains a significant concern to workers in the mining industry, where miners are continually exposed to various kinds of exposure sources.Method: First, the determinants of miners' health were systematically extracted from 259 publications, comprising chemical, physical, ergonomic, and …
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Environmental and Occupational Safety and Hygiene KPI in the Mining
In underground mining, this operation poses one of the highest costs. It is also a tremendous occupational health and safety issue (Jha and Tukkaraja 2020). In the light of Industry 4.0, the authors simulated different scenarios to determine the one with the highest safety compliance, improved production, and lowest operational costs.
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Occupational Workplace Health and Safety for the Mining Industry
In this free online course, you will learn how to apply basic health and safety legislation to your work area. In order to guarantee that learners contribute to a safe, healthy environment for everyone, this course introduces you to a Unit Standard. It enables learners to apply fundamental health and safety laws in the form of standards and ...
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Safety, Health, and Respect
Protecting the health and safety of employees, contractors and communities is a fundamental component of TSM and deeply engrained in the Canadian mining industry's culture. The Safe, Healthy, and Respectful Workplaces Protocol includes five indicators that concern occupational safety and health management at the facility-level. In June 2023, …
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As an overview of the Mining Program Strategic Plan, 2019–2024, Table 1 represents these three strategic goals, along with their associated intermediate goals (IGs) and related NIOSH goals, in the context of a five-year planning horizon. Table 1. Mining Program Strategic Plan Overview, 2019-2024*. Strategic Goal 1.
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The Mining Industry and Reproductive Health: Protecting…
As occupational and environmental health and safety professionals supporting the Canadian mining industry, Wilk and Gendron have encountered the effects of this research gap. Gendron is a senior occupational hygienist with the professional services firm WSP who has provided data collection and advisory services at mine sites …
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A Handbook on Occupational Health Practice in the South African Mining
This handbook provides managers, union officials, engineers, health and safety practitioners, occupational hygienists and occupational medical and nurse practitioners with practical tools to prevent occupational illness and disability. Information on the identification, assessment and control of hazards and related diseases in the mining …
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Occupational Safety and Health of Women in Mining
The purpose of this article is to describe the specific OSH challenges women as miners face and to discuss how the National Institute for Occupational Safety and …
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Academia, government, mining industry trade organizations & professional organizations: 2024, 2026, 2028. Complete and publish science blog and trade publications (non-journal article products) Mining health & safety administrators, occupational health providers, health & safety professionals, mining operators, equipment manufacturers: …
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Analysis of Mining Engineering Students' Knowledge, …
Assessment of occupational health and safety hazard exposures among working college students. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 57(1), 114-124. Bao, J., Johansson, J., & Zhang, J. (2017). An occupational disease assessment of the mining industry's occupational health and safety management system based on FMEA and an improved …
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