ISSA Mining
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Effective Date for Fibrogenic Mine Dust and Quartz in Mining Operations
The new version of § 13 of the Regulation for the Protection of Health in Mining Operations (GesBergV), which entered into force in October 2019, establishes new measures for underground non-bituminous coal mining operations in the event of fibrogenic mine dust contamination by referencing the Hazardous Substances Regulation and applicable…
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Colombia – The Land of Coffee and so much more
Back in 2007, I was invited by the Colombian Government to speak at a safety conference that was being hosted in Medellin. I knew only two things about Medellin … it was famous for its coffee and also for violent crime. With a little apprehension, I agreed to participate at…
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50 Years of ISSA Mining
The OSHAfrica 2019 Conference brought together stakeholders from across Africa and beyond to discuss the existing challenges in Occupational Safety and Health in Africa. Taking place in Johannesburg/South Africa, from 18th to 20th September, OSHAfrica 2019 featured the 7 Golden Rules and the ISSA’s VISION ZERO approach, which came as…
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Celebration of ISSA Mining’s 50th Anniversary – Opening Speech
I am very happy today, to see all of you to commemorate the foundation of ISSA Mining 50 years ago, and the remarkable development since then (Figures 1, 2). When ISSA Mining was established in 1969, the founding fathers could probably not imagine what would happen over the following 50…
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Leadership for Occupational Safety and Health
A few weeks ago, sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg arrived at the shores of the USA, to support the USA climate strike movement and continue spreading her message in advance of the 2019 UN Climate Summit in New York City in September 2019. Greta is an environmental activist who receives a noticeable…
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Challenge to Ventilation due to new Workplace Limits
Inn the past, working under precarious health conditions was part of everyday life in many areas of work and is still present today in many countries. Many health risks associated with various naturally occurring or produced substances are only recognized over time. It is important to protect people from these…
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Grand Final of the BG RCI Apprentice Competition: “Safety plays a part right from the start!”
The 2018/2019 apprentice competition is geared towards the young employees of the member companies of the Social Accident Insurance Institution for the Raw Materials and Chemical Industry (BG RCI), Heidelberg/Germany. In an individual challenge and a team challenge, participants demonstrated their knowledge and ability in occupational health and safety. The…
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In Pole Position with VISION ZERO
Four years of VISION ZERO at BG RCI – one year of VISION ZERO in an international context. This was reason enough to ask Helmut Ehnes, the Head of Prevention at the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the Raw materials and Chemical Industry (BG RCI) in Langenhagen/Germany, in autumn…
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Current issue 2/2019
Andreas-Peter Sitte (Chief Editor Mining Report GlĂĽckauf) Editorial Germany’s economic upturn, which has been ongoing for some time now, is dependent on having a reliable and low-cost supply of raw materials. This applies equally to metal resources and to energy sources such as coal. The latest edition of Mining Report…
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VISION ZERO in Non Coal Mining
Security is a complicated process that involves technology, people and organizational structures in particular, and that can only be achieved by implanting a good safety culture within the organization and developing employees’ risk awareness. Employment injuries and occupational diseases can and must be prevented. VISION ZERO helps to achieve this…
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