Factor of influence on time allowance in emergency preparedness in underground mines

The article focuses on problems connected with safety of mines in case of accidents. The authors have accomplished the statistical, geotechnical and expert analyses using available studies and data on the conditions and causes of accidents in underground coal mines (explosions of methane and coal dust, avalanches and falls, endogenous fires, etc.) for the last 15 years in Russia and in other countries. The analysis of natural, engineering and managerial factors (causes and conditions) shows the current increasing trend in the number of the listed above accidents. The authors highlight some causes of high accident rate and lethal injuries in coal mines: unaccounted time allowance unused in emergency preparedness actions by mine personnel and management; decision-making on accident isolation is often based on unreliable information; uncontrollable and unhandy factors influence progression of accidents. A timedependent model of accident development is proposed. A structural pattern is revealed in 6 different accidents—a ‘gold wurf’. This means that there exists an optimal ratio of the time allowance and the time of elimination and recovery in case of accident of any severity. The natural, technical and managerial factors that affect time allowance in emergency preparedness are discussed. The importance of filtration of noisy numerical and verbal messages sent to mine personnel in the course of an accident is emphasized.

Kupriyanov V. V., Bondarenko I. S. Factor of influence on time allowance in emergency preparedness in underground mines. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2022;(2):139149. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_2022_2_0_139.

V.V. Kupriyanov¹, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, e-mail: kupriyanov.vv@misis.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3793-8361,
I.S. Bondarenko¹, Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Assistant Professor, e-mail: innasbondarenko@gmail.com, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4160-8413,
¹ National University of Science and Technology «MISiS», 119049, Moscow, Russia.

V.V. Kupriyanov, e-mail: kupriyanov.vv@misis.ru.

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