ISSA Mining
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Joint Storage of Lithium-Ion Batteries and Oxygen Self-Rescuers – Recommendations for Safe Operation
Author: Tim Kuhne, Advisor in the Fire Safety Unit of the Emergency Management Prevention Department at the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the Raw Materials and Chemical Industry (BG RCI), Heidelberg/Germany, and Head of the Workplace Fire Safety Section at the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV), Berlin/Germany) DOI: 10.66356/mrg.2026.03.04.ENJSLIB…
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New leadership in ISSA mining
The beginning of 2026 marks a significant leadership transition with the election of a new Board and of Kevin Mooney of Canada as new President of the International Section of the ISSA on Prevention in the Mining Industry (ISSA Mining). Mr. Mooney, who represents Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (SWCB), succeeds…
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Extended Emergency Rescue in Mining – First Aiders close the Gap between Accident and Emergency Services
If a serious accident occurs underground or in remote industrial plants, rapid medical assistance is often not immediately available. A new training concept for extended first aiders – developed at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg/Germany – shows how this gap in care can be closed effectively and with legal certainty.…
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VISION ZERO Sustainable Mining 2025 Conference: Responsible Leadership – Sustainable Partnership: Shaping the Future of Mining
From 13th to 15th October 2025, the VISION ZERO conference “SUSTAINABLE MINING 2025” took place at the TU Georg Agricola University in Bochum/Germany. During this time, Bochum became the centre of an international discourse on occupational safety, prevention, sustainability and transformation as well as a meeting place for global responsibility:…
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Advanced First Aid: Mine Rescue Services
Under mining law, mining companies maintain mine rescue services to ensure medical care and transport for injured persons in emergencies. However, changes in German mining mean that optimal medical first aid is not always possible. A new course concept is now intended to ensure that rapid assistance can still be…
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VISION ZERO Sustainable Mining 2025 Conference: Responsible Leadership – Sustainable Partnership: Shaping the Future of Mining
The 2025 VISION ZERO Conference will be held at the TH Georg Agricola University (THGA) in Bochum/Germany, from 13th to 15th October 2025. This event is organized by the ISSA International Section on Prevention in Mining (ISSA Mining), RAG Aktiengesellschaft, the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the raw materials…
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PROGRESS Research Project: Important Findings for Health in the Workplace
The PROGRESS research project has provided exciting new insights into how to improve working conditions and occupational health. The German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the Raw Materials and Chemical Industry (BG RCI), Heidelberg/Germany, the Professional Organisation for Administration, Hamburg/Germany, the Professional Organisation for Energy, Textile, Electrical, Media Products, Cologne/Germany,…
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Rescue from Mini-Excavator: Hemer Fire Brigade Practises in Quarry
Stricker & Weiken GmbH & Co KG operates a quarry in Hemer (Becke)/Germany and is an experienced specialist in the field of mining and processing Devonian mass limestone. There are quarries not only in Hemer, but also in many other places in the nearby Sauerland region. Basalt, greywacke, sandstone, dolomite…
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Effective Dust Control in Mining Means Significant Cost Savings
ScrapeTec specialists are continuously working on developing reliable solutions for specific issues at transfer points in conveyor systems where dust and spillage are a problem. Further information is also available online at www.scrapetec.com. Author/Autor: Dipl.-Ing. Thorsten Koth, ScrapeTec Trading GmbH, Kamp-Lintfort/Germany “The risk of explosions caused by dust emissions at…
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TALOS®: Lifesaver in the Salt Mine
In the depths of the Neuhof-Ellers potash mine, where precise blasting is carried out every day to extract raw salt, safety requirements are particularly high. Reliable safety solutions are essential to protect miners from danger. The mining of crude salt and its transport to the surface requires the highest safety…
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