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Special Issue "Safety & Health in Mining"
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X) Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2011 Website Link: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/minerals/special_issues/health_mining/ Dear Colleagues, The aim of this special issue is to put the spotlight on health and safety in mining. Recent tragic events have reinforced the need for all mining professionals to reaffirm their commitment to improving health and safety. This issue will focus on the major issues facing the mining industry of the 21st century and look to solutions for these issues. Clearly there is a need to improve the management of major hazards such as fire, explosion and ground control. Equally chronic problems relating to occupational health, such as dust, noise and chemical exposure should not be forgotten. In addition we should not forget the many thousands of injuries that occur particularly strains, sprains and dislocations and find better ways to prevent them. Other areas of research needs go beyond the technical scientific disciplines and would assess the processes for managing these hazards and the role of the regulator in encouraging better performance. Prof. Dr. Robert Larry Grayson Prof. Dr. David Cliff Prof. Dr. Michael K. McCarter Prof. Dr. Arthur L. Frank Guest Editors Guest Editor Prof. Dr. Robert Larry Grayson Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 103A Hosler Building, State College, PA 16802, USA Website: http://www.eme.psu.edu/faculty/grayson.html E-Mail: RLG19@psu.edu Interests: mine safety and health; risk management; underground mining; coal mining methods and management Guest Editor Prof. Dr. David Cliff Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia Website: http://www.mishc.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=631&pid=0 E-Mail: d.cliff@mishc.uq.edu.au Interests: principal hazard management particularly fires and explosions; emergency management; occupational health and safety management systems; occupational health and safety performance measurement; occupational hygiene; fatigue management; spontaneous combustion; gases and gas analysis; enforcement and compliance Guest Editor Prof. Dr. Michael K. McCarter College of Mines and Earth Sciences, Department of Mining Engineering, The University of Utah, 135 S. 1460 East Room 313, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA Website: http://faculty.utah.edu/u0032017-MICHAEL_K_MCCARTER/biography/index.hml E-Mail: k.mccarter@utah.edu Interests: mining induced seismicity; monitoring of pillar stress; location of trapped miners; slope stability; monitoring of unstable slopes Guest Editor Prof. Dr. Arthur L. Frank Drexel University, School of Public Health, 245 N. 15th Street, Mail Stop 1034, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA Website: http://publichealth.drexel.edu/Departments/Environmental_Occupational_Health /Faculty_and_Staff/Arthur_L_Frank_MD_PhD/90/ E-Mail: alf13@drexel.edu Interests: pneumoconiosis; silicosis; CWP; safety; worker education; medical surveillance |
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