Application of elements of the theory of events to identify hazards in mining workplaces

This article aims to present the process of identifying hazards as a chain of events in a sequence that leads to injury or equipment damage in the workplace. The events chain can be described as an ordered set of circumstances favorable to the appearance of hazards. The article presents an analysis of elements of events theory in an attempt to identify hazards in the mining industry. A sample analysis of the circumstances favorable to initiating the occupational disease, pneumoconiosis, is also presented using elements of events theory.