Description : RISKGATE is an interactive online risk management system developed by the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC; University of Queensland) to assist the mining industry in implementing continual improvement in management of major unwanted events, and so maximising health and safety performance. A comprehensive body of knowledge has been compiled from diverse mining industry experts for risk management of tyres, collisions, fires, isolation, strata underground, ground control open cut, explosions, explosives, manual tasks and slips/trips/falls.
This paper presents an overview of the body of knowledge captured from diverse mining industry experts for the management of unwanted strata incidents, and explosions in the underground environment. This knowledge is divided into a series of initiating events within both topics (as listed) with further degrees of classification based on design, operation, and management concerns.
Strata Underground Initiating Events:
Loss of strata control at longwall face
Loss of strata control in outbye roadways
Loss of strata control in roadways under development
Loss of control of overburden and caving behaviour
Loss of pillar system stability
Loss of control of goaf edge in pillar extraction
Loss of strata control in shafts
Explosions Initiating Events
Fire or ignition in a sealed area
Fire or ignition in an unsealed goaf area
Fire or ignition in an extraction face
Fire or ignition in outbye
Fire or ignition in a development panel or first working
The system guides the user in generating substantive and leading edge controls to assist industry stakeholders in the design, management and reporting of organisational and regulatory compliance requirements. From a broader industry perspective, RISKGATE provides an environment for knowledge capture and knowledge exchange to drive innovation and best practice in the identification, assessment and management of risk. By capturing operational knowledge from industry experts, RISKGATE provides a cumulative corporate memory at a time of high personnel turnover in the coal industry.
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