Browsing Conference Publications by Subject "Hard Rock Safe Safety Conference 2009"

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85 dBA: is it protective enough to prevent hearing loss in South African miners?

Author: Edwards, A Date: Sep 2009 The Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) for noise is legislated to be 85 dBA. However, owing to the energy of different frequencies the effect on the ear by sounds of different frequencies is known to vary. Also, there is recent evidence of the ... Read more
Japanese-South African collaboration to mitigate seismic risks in deep gold mines

Author: Ogasawara, H ; Durrheim, RJ ; Nakatani, M ; Yabe, Y ; Milev, A ; Cichowicz, A ; Kawakata, H ; Moriya, H ; JST-JICA SA research group Date: Sep 2009 Mining-induced seismicity poses a hazard to workers in deep South African mines, while natural earthquakes pose a hazard to people living in Japan and other regions of the world that are close to plate boundaries. Researchers introduce a ... Read more
New technology for real-time in-stope safety management

Author: Vogt, D ; Brink, VZ ; Schutte, S Date: Sep 2009 South African underground hard rock mines are typically managed using measurements made daily, weekly or even monthly of key parameters like face advance, readiness to blast, blast success, temperature or dust levels. Safety and health can ... Read more
Seismic risks posed by mine flooding

Author: Goldbach, OD Date: Sep 2009 Many South African gold mines will flood when they close, as the groundwater will gradually fill the mining voids. Preliminary investigations have shown that flooding of mines can generate increased levels of seismicity. Examples are given ... Read more

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