The Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC) is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence and a leading provider of minerals industry risk management education and research.
The centre provides information, resources and guidelines to the mineral industry:
Artificial Intelligence for Health, Safety and Environmental Risk Management
Artificial intelligence for health, safety and environmental risk management program has been developed to provide the industry with tailor-made software and hardware solutions as well as scientific guidance that will support achieving transformation in HSE, risk management and productivity optimization which new AI methods promise.
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Dust and Respiratory Health Program
The Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC) Dust and Respiratory Health Program is committed to the study of dust and particulates and their correlation with occupational lung diseases.
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Gaps in the Understanding and Management of Particulates
Strategic Assessment of Gaps in the Understanding and Management of Particulates in the Resources Sector aims to identify and target major gaps in our understanding of particulate matter.
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Human Aspects of Mining Automation
The introduction of automation has considerable potential to reduce safety and health risks in mining by removing people from hazardous situations. However, automation does not remove people from the system entirely, it just changes the tasks they undertake.
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MacMahon, S.J., Corbett, B., Hassall, M. et al. ‘What Good Looks Like’: Building a Shared Understanding of Quality Training and Learning in the Mining Industry. Vocations and Learning (2024). doi.org/10.1007/s12186-024-09353-2
Artisanal and Small Scale Mining
MISHC staff have been engaged to develop appropriate content and provide “in country “ health and safety training programs to small scale gold, precious stone, quarry and coal miners and the regulatory departments overseeing these activities in Ghana, Madagascar, Mongolia, Guyana, Fiji and Papua and New Guinea.
Mining Automation Human Systems Integration
Automation offers the mining industry great potential for improvements in productivity and safety. However, the experience of introducing automation in other industries has been that the full potential of new technology is not always realized.
Proximity advisory information interface design
Collisions involving haul-trucks are a high risk at surface coal mines. Visibility restrictions inherent in the design of haul-trucks may lead to drivers being unaware of the position and movement of other vehicles. Manufacturers and after-market suppliers have responded to this challenge by developing a range of technologies which provide information to haul-truck drivers to assist the driver predict and avoid potential collisions.
RISKGATE
RISKGATE is an on-line body of knowledge (BOK) that complements existing risk management processes to provide event-specific controls for people in the Australian coal mining industry who conduct and/or develop risk assessments, audits, incident investigations and management systems.
Whole-body vibration
Operators of mining equipment are exposed to high amplitude whole-body vibration. This exposure is strongly associated with the subsequent development of back pain and other adverse health effects.