Industry-scale knowledge management—Introducing the RISKGATE underground strata and explosions body of knowledge

CIM Journal, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2014

P. A. Kirsch, J. Harris, D. Cliff, and M. Shi
Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre, Sustainable Minerals Institute,
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

B. Hebblewhite
School of Mining Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

D. Sprott
Design Solutions Australia Pty Ltd., Buddina, Queensland, Australia

A. Ranjan*, S. Sharma*, T. Biswas*, and S. Sharma†
Summer Research Scholars, 2012–2013,
University of Queensland Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre,
Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;
*Mining Engineering Student, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India;
†Mining Engineering Student, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore, India

RISKGATE is an interactive online risk management system that compiles and presents current practices from a diverse range of Australian coal mining experts. The system is designed to assist the industry in implementing continual improvement in management of major unwanted events, thus maximizing health and safety performance. This paper presents an overview of the comprehensive body of knowledge developed for management of unwanted strata incidents and explosions in the underground environment. From a broader industry perspective, RISKGATE provides an environment for knowledge capture and exchange to drive innovation and advance current practices in the identification, assessment, and management of risk.

Résumé: L’extraction sous paroi haute est une méthode hautement mécanisée d’extraction du charbon; elle comporte plusieurs avantages tels qu’un taux de production élevé (environ 3000 t/j) et de faibles coûts de production. Le support souterrain, la ventilation et le sautage ne sont pas requis. La production conduit à une meilleure récupération du charbon qui serait autrement laissé dans la fosse finale. L’extraction sous paroi haute peut combler le manque entre l’approvisionnement et la demande dans le secteur de l’énergie. Le présent article présente un bref survol de la technologie de l’extraction sous paroi haute, incluant son statut actuel, les outils d’analyse et les techniques de conception. De plus, il identifie des paramètres importants à partir de l’analyse d’études de cas de défaillances.

Keywords: Risk management, Explosions, Underground coal mines, Work safety in coal, Strata management
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