Topics

The following topics shall be dealt with the symposium:

  • Mining and industrial ventilation

- an improvement of the ventilation methods and systems
- new ventilation techniques and methods for fighting against explosive and toxic gases
- modelling and simulation of the ventilation networks

  • Occupational risk and technological risk for the extractive industry and other industries with explosive and/ or toxic atmospheres

- risk analysis and assessment
- risk management and control
- providing the assurance of the employees against the risk of accidents and occupational   diseases

  • Explosives for civil use

- explosives
- boosters and accessories
- blasting techniques and their management

  • Pyrotechnical articles

- harmonized legislation
- testing and evaluation methods

  • Equipment intended for use in potential explosives atmospheres

- technical and technological equipment
- personal protection equipment

  • Protection of useful mineral substances deposits

- methods and techniques for the prevention and fight against spontaneous combustions
- methods and techniques for the prevention and fight against gaseous emissions
- technologies used for mining useful mineral substances

  • Closure of mine units

- closing the underground mine workings and the workings that connect with the surface
- closing the  surface mine workings
- rehabilitation of the areas which have been adversely affected by the mining activity
- post closure monitoring

  • Rescue team activities for mining industry and other industries with potential explosive and /or toxic atmospheres.
  • Environment protection, solutions to prevent, diminish and fight against pollution
  • Occupational and organizational psychology and sociology