Risk assessment of safety violations for coal mines

International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 244-254

  Orsulak, Megan ^a   Kecojevic, Vladislav ^b   Grayson, Larry ^a   Nieto, Antonio ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal mines; Pennsylvania; Risk assessment; Safety; Standard citations

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT APPROACHES; CONTROL STRATEGIES; FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCES; MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONS; PENNSYLVANIA; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK RANKING; SAFETY; SAFETY STANDARD; SAFETY VIOLATIONS;

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; HEALTH RISKS; MINING; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS;

COAL MINES;

ACCIDENT; COAL MINE; GUIDELINE; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956690544     PISSN: 17480930     EISSN: 17480949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17480931003654901     Document Type: Article

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