Page 6 - Advances In Productive, Safe, and Responsible Coal Mining

Contents

Contributors ix
Preface xi

1 Profitable coal mining means being productive, safe, and
environmentally responsible 1
Joseph C. Hirschi, Aaron S. Young
1.1 Foundations of profitability 1
1.2 Statistical comparison of safety versus productivity 2
1.3 Importance of environmental responsibility 5
1.4 Achieving profitability 7
References 8
2 Safety and productivity in coal mining—How to make
both the top priority 11
R. Larry Grayson
2.1 Introduction 11
2.2 Coal mine safety and productivity: 1901–2015 11
2.3 Evolution of the role of the US federal safety and health
enforcement agency 21
2.4 Evolution of safety practices at mines and plants since 1969 24
2.5 Making productivity and safety linked priorities 26
2.6 Conclusion 28
2.7 Future trends 28
References 29

3 Zero Harm coal mining 31
Tom Hethmon
3.1 Introduction 31
3.2 Zero Harm 33
3.3 Coal-mining history 36
3.4 Zero Harm framework 38
3.5 Coal-mining risk 39
3.6 Risk management and acceptable risk 41
3.7 Regulation and legislation 44
3.8 Culture 47