Occupational health and safety management in hard coal mines in the aspect of dust hazard

The article presents interdisciplinary knowledge on the management of occupational health and safety in hard coal mines with special attention paid to a control of the dust hazard. Shaping the safety culture is analyzed in the social, organizational and technical aspects. It should be borne in mind that accidents at work-places result not only from dangerous conditions but also from dangerous behaviours of workers. Shaping of safe work conditions in the mining industry is essential due to a high degree of complexity of technological processes and also due to natural hazards. In the article some information is given on the reasons of accidents in the coal mining industry. A model of the safety culture impact on a frequency of accidents and occupational diseases as well as the conditions for undertaking safe behaviours are discussed. It is highlighted that safety culture requires a complex approach oriented onto an investigation of relationships among: man-labour-environment. The article is ended with a description of the conception of occupational health and safety management in the aspect of dust hazards. It sorts out the knowledge and gives pragmatic guidelines, concerning the safety issues

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).