FACTS
Mining is considered to be one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Underground hazards include:- Mine cave-ins
- Mine explosions
- Poor air quality in mines
- Respiratory illnesses in miners
- Mining in extreme temperatures
- Silica
- Diesel Particulate Matter
- Noise
- Manual Material Handling
- Fall of Ground (rock cave in)
- Rock bursts
- Secondary Blasting
- Working at Heights
- Crush hazards
- Pinch points
- Gases such as ammonia, carbon monoxide, methane, nitrogen dioxide
- Working with explosives
- Heat stress
- Electrical hazards
- Hazardous energy control including lockout/tag out.
- Working with cranes, hoists, conveyors and other material handling equipment
- Struck by mobile equipment. […]
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