TY - JOUR
T1 - Powered haulage safety, challenges, analysis, and solutions in the mining industry
T2 - a comprehensive review
AU - Moniri-Morad, Amin
AU - Shishvan, Masoud S.
AU - Aguilar, Mario
AU - Goli, Malihe
AU - Sattarvand, Javad
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Satisfying safety issues plays a critical role in mining operations. Although the use of emerging technology became a new trend in preventing powered haulage hazards in the mining industry, these technologies themselves posed new hazards to the problem that are necessary to be identified, assessed, and managed together with common hazards. This study investigates the existing gaps in powered haulage safety to establish a comprehensive framework for conducting risk analysis procedures. To achieve this purpose, a literature search methodology is employed to recognize the most relevant resources and extract the essential information. The most critical hazards in powered haulage operations are identified and classified into main groups. Then, root causes and consequences are designated for these hazards, providing substantial elements for risk analysis, which serves as an effective hazard measurement. Afterward, an overview of popular risk analysis techniques applied in the mining industry is provided to establish a holistic risk analysis framework. Finally, available hazard management strategies are discussed as solutions for mitigating and preventing potential hazards. The study results demonstrated the importance of establishing comprehensive safety protocols, continuously upgrading the advanced technologies, regular training, and continuous risk assessment to mitigate and prevent fatal and non-fatal hazards in mining operations.
AB - Satisfying safety issues plays a critical role in mining operations. Although the use of emerging technology became a new trend in preventing powered haulage hazards in the mining industry, these technologies themselves posed new hazards to the problem that are necessary to be identified, assessed, and managed together with common hazards. This study investigates the existing gaps in powered haulage safety to establish a comprehensive framework for conducting risk analysis procedures. To achieve this purpose, a literature search methodology is employed to recognize the most relevant resources and extract the essential information. The most critical hazards in powered haulage operations are identified and classified into main groups. Then, root causes and consequences are designated for these hazards, providing substantial elements for risk analysis, which serves as an effective hazard measurement. Afterward, an overview of popular risk analysis techniques applied in the mining industry is provided to establish a holistic risk analysis framework. Finally, available hazard management strategies are discussed as solutions for mitigating and preventing potential hazards. The study results demonstrated the importance of establishing comprehensive safety protocols, continuously upgrading the advanced technologies, regular training, and continuous risk assessment to mitigate and prevent fatal and non-fatal hazards in mining operations.
KW - Autonomous haulage trucks
KW - Mining potential hazards
KW - Risk assessment
KW - Risk management
KW - Safety
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85180407353&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101684
DO - 10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101684
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85180407353
SN - 2590-1230
VL - 21
JO - Results in Engineering
JF - Results in Engineering
M1 - 101684
ER -