Mining Safety
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Breaking the blindness: Why stop work authority is your ultimate circuit breaker
Have you ever driven home from a long shift and realized you do not remember the last three miles of…
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How smart PPE is closing the digital gap in mining operations
The surface office’s shift change board shows 47 workers heading underground in the next hour. Before any of them descend,…
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Four controls that save lives: A simple approach to preventing heat illness in mining
Last summer, I hiked into a remote drill site in the warm, humid Sierra Madre mountains of central Mexico with…
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Dynamic failure predictions using machine learning and geochemical data
Dynamic failures, or “bumps,” are a category of ground failure occurring in underground coal mines that involve the sudden expulsion…
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Industry News
SME Poised to Continue Supporting Key Industry Safety Milestones
The mining industry within the United States is making landmark progress towards a zero-fatality future thanks to a variety of…
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A brief history of key personal protective equipment
For many years, working in heavy industry was a way of life for many workers around the world. The community…
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Mental health first aid is of critical importance
When we talk about safety in mining, we usually think about physical hazards such as ground conditions, mobile equipment, confined…
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Technical Abstracts
Predictive summary model — A domain-guided approach to generate informative summaries
Safety in mining operations relies heavily on understanding and analyzing the causes and patterns of workplace incidents. Recent advancements in…
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ICMM publishes new tools to support psychological health and safety of mining and metals workers
ICMM has published tools to support mining and metals companies to embed strong psychological health and safety practices into daily…
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Hickenlooper, Tillis Reintroduce Bill to Boost Critical Mineral Innovation, Secure American Leadership
The Unearth Innovation Act, a bipartisan bill that would boost critical mineral innovation while helping the United States drive responsible…
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