542-0327/08 – Mines rescue and safety (HRZ)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Mining Engineering and SafetyCredits5
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Václav Zubíček, Ph.D.Subject version guarantordoc. Ing. Václav Zubíček, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduate
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2003/2004Year of cancellation2025/2026
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
JAR60 Ing. Mária Jarolimová, Ph.D.
ZUB021 doc. Ing. Václav Zubíček, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2
Part-time Credit and Examination 12+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The goal of the subject is to create the ability of students to understand and interpret learned information in the fields of mining risks and mines rescue.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work

Summary

he course provides a comprehensive overview of the specific characteristics and risks associated with mining operations, both underground and on the surface, and of the systems in place to prevent them. The teaching then moves seamlessly into the field of mine rescue, where it presents in detail the organisation, legislation and tactics of the Mine Rescue Service (BZS). The course is designed to provide future mining engineers with the necessary knowledge for the safe management of operations, to familiarise mine surveyors (geodetic engineers) with the need for accurate spatial documentation of emergency situations, and to explain to post-mining landscape specialists the issues surrounding residual risks (gas emissions, thermal phenomena in spoil heaps, ground vibrations and subsidence) in relation to safety following the cessation of mining operations. Expertise: Students will acquire in-depth knowledge of the types of mining risks and understand the physical and geomechanical mechanisms underlying their occurrence. They will master the theoretical principles of preventing these risks and the applicable safety legislation. They will also gain a detailed overview of the structure and operation of the mine rescue service, the rescue and breathing equipment used, accident response tactics, and the specifics of rescue operations, including in non-mining environments (e.g. within the Integrated Rescue System). Professional skills: The student is able to identify, analyse and assess potential safety risks associated with both mining and post-mining operations. They are able to apply preventive measures and propose technical procedures to prevent emergency situations. They can interpret maps and survey data for the purposes of planning rescue operations, understand mine ventilation diagrams and evaluate data from safety monitoring systems. They are able to define procedures for locating and resolving emergencies, with an emphasis on protecting human life and minimising damage. Professional competence: The student is competent to make informed decisions regarding workplace safety measures, both independently and within the framework of crisis management. They are able to responsibly implement health and safety regulations and actively participate in the development of emergency response plans. They are able to communicate professionally with state mining authorities and civil protection services, and to apply their expertise not only during active mining operations, but also during mine reclamation, the securing of disused mine workings, and the elimination of safety hazards in the post-mining landscape.

Compulsory literature:

Adamus.A.: Mining Risks and Safety, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Ostrava 2005, ISBN 80-248-0813-7 Pavelek, Zdeněk. Monitoring mine rescuers' exposure to heat in an environment with the risk of explosion. Ed. 1st. Košice: Technická univerzita v Košiciach, 2014. ISBN 978-80-553-1801-1. Kicki, Jerzy a Eugeniusz Sobczyk, ed. International Mining Forum: new technologies in underground mining safety in mines. Leiden: A.A. Balkema, c2004. ISBN 90-5809-607-6. HUDEČEK, Vlastimil. Protection of employees against the consequences of rock and gas outbursts in the Czech republic. Ed. 1st. Košice: Technická univerzita v Košiciach, 2014. ISBN 978-80-553-1773-1.

Recommended literature:

MÍČEK, Dalibor. Ventilation and air conditioning od mines and quarries. Ostrava: VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 2005. ISBN 80-248-0812-9. ADAMUS, Alois a Jindřich ŠANCER. Binary indicators of thermal oxidation of Ostrava-Karviná district coal. Sborník vědeckých prací Vysoké školy báňské - Technické univerzity Ostrava. Řada hornicko-geologická b. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2005, 51(2), 1-7. ISSN 0474-8476. ZUBÍČEK, Václav. Selected methods for determining susceptibility to spontaneous combustion of coal mass in The Czech Republic and foregin countries. Košice: BERG Faculty TU Košice, 2015. ISBN 978-80-553-2264-3. HUDEČEK, Vlastimil, Pavel ZAPLETAL a Václav ZUBÍČEK. The Protection Against Methane Leakage from Undermined Areas. Inżynierii Mineralnej. Polskie towarzystwo przeróbki kopalin, 2015, 35(1 Styczeń-Czerwiec), s. 115-119. ISSN 1640-4920.

Additional study materials

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Praktical work,test

E-learning

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Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

The risks of mining activities and their control Risk-gas in the mine atmosphere, typical causes of unsafe conditions and their management, controlling the output of methane, mine degassing for contol, long work firedamp Centre, aerodynamics caving areas Plynodajnosti-forecast vertical and horizontal pieces and faces, methane layer -Risk of coal and rock dust, coal dust explosions, explosion mechanism, technical measures for the disposal of dust, irrigation coal seams and surrounding rock, protective measures against explosions and transmission explosions -Protection against noise and vibration The risk of improper lighting-mining sites Plynodynamické-effects - tremors, rock and gas outbursts, the conditions of formation, prognosis, active agents for the prevention Mine fires, endogenous and exogenous, their identification and control Risk-inrushes water and bahnin, conditions of, technical measures prevention of inrush -Fires in the underground, the theory of spontaneous combustion fire and mash in underground -Control of mine fires - a tactic inerting -Construction of dams, dikes and types of equipment Tactics-rescue actions in different types of accidents in underground self-rescue devices, technical rescue equipment, the use of computer technology in the field of ventilation and Mine Rescue -The latest findings from the field, the economic consequences of emergencies and emergency situations in the operation of the mine hazard, selected games, the latest information on conferences, seminars, research work at home and abroad in the ventilation and rescue exercise outline: 1.Basic factors affecting the level of occupational safety and hygiene. 2.Design of wind and safety facilities on mining maps. 3.Degassing of a mine. Development of a mine degassing program for individual conditions (according to the mine map). 4.Risk of dust as a health hazard. Protection against harmful effects of dust. 5.Risk of noise and vibration. Sources of noise. Effects of noise on human organism. Measures against the harmful effects of noise. 6.Prevention of noise pollution. Preventive inerting of cave-in areas with nitrogen gas. 7.Methods of mine fires disposal. 8.Temperature range of fire fumes, wind reversal. 9.Explosivity of fire gases, methods of calculating explosivity. Assignments and solutions semester program. 10.Extinguishing mine fires with steam gas generators, economic evaluation. 11.Irrigation, moisture measurement. 12.Types of self-rescue devices and their functions. Practical exercise with rescue apparatus. 13.Principles of first aid for the disabled, necessary aids and equipment.

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ECTS - FMG 2018/2019 Full-time English Optional 501 - Study Office stu. block
ECTS - FMG 2017/2018 Full-time English Optional 501 - Study Office stu. block

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