Safety & Ventilation
Bucyrus Mining Engineers have state-of-the-art technologies in
the areas of safety and ventilation, including technology from
German mines.
The company offers a complete range of services from concept
development to the delivery of individual solutions and training of
personnel.
Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Over recent decades ever greater mining depth and the amalgamation
of individual mines has led to the formation of major mine
complexes mining at depths of 1000 and 1500 meters with complex
ventilation networks.
- Surveying and visualization of the current ventilation
situation
- Planning and visualization of an optimized ventilation network
with climatic forecasting
- Concepts for measurement of ventilation currents underground
and transmission of measured values to above-ground safety
center
- Visualization and evaluation of the measured values in
above-ground safety center
- Information and training of engineers, specialist for mine
ventilation and employees
- Support the installation, commissioning and normal operation of
systems by experienced DBT Mining Engineers personnel
Gas Suppression and Utilization
As a result of ever greater depths mined in Germany and the
resulting increase in gas content of seams, powerful technologies
for methane gas suppression, recovery and utilization were
developed early, especially in the Saar region.
For over 60 years in the Saar region, methane has been recovered
and utilized from active and disused mines. In 2001 alone, a total
of 370.000.000 m3 of crude gas with an average CH4
content of 48% was extracted underground and fed into a surface
network with a length of 110 km.
A. Development of concepts for piping mine gas
extraction
- Determination of desorbable gas content
- Gas emission calculations
- Selection of optimum gas drilling technology
- Training of specialists
- Operational support
B. Development of concepts for piping of mine
gas
- Gas pipe calculations
- Dimensioning of surface gas pipelines and gas extraction
stations
- Definition of safety equipment and monitoring technology
- Training of specialists
- Operational support
C. Development of utilitzation concepts for gas
mine
- Design of compressor station and surface pipeline network
- Safety and monitoring technology
- Planning of a utilization station
- Training of operational personnel and operational super
D. Control center concepts for gas extraction and
utilization
- Selection of suitable measuring and monitoring technology
- Open- and closed-loop control of systems
- Transmission systems and visualization
- Training of operational personnel and operational support
Safety Technology
The German hard-coal mining industry has a tradition reaching back
for over 250 years. "Employee safety" was always the highest
priority. For this reason, the last decades have seen great
research and development activity in the individual areas of safety
technology, with the result that the safety of employees was always
assured despite continuous increases in productivity.
A. Protection against fire and explosion
- Development of a fire-prevention concept with
- Definition of fire-prevention measures
- Definition of structural measures for direct and indirect fire
prevention (inerting, bulkheads, monitoring of fires)
- Consulting on the design and properties of fire extinguishing
systems
- Development of an explosion-prevention concept with
- Definition of preventive measures against the development and
deposit of explosive concentrations of coal dust
- Definition of structural measure against the impact of
explosions
- Installation and training with
- Support during the installation and commissioning of
fire-extinguishing systems by experienced personnel
- Fire and explosion prevention training for engineers and
employees
- Training of Fire and explosion prevention specialists
B. For rescue team
- Development of a rescue concept
- Development of alarm plans
- Organization of rescue team
- Training of employees, engineers and management in the
execution of rescue operations
- Establishment of a mine rescue team
- Training of required personnel (commander, section leaders,
rescue team members, Grubenwehrmanner, equipment office)
- Consulting on the selection of required equipment and
acquisition support
C. For occupational health and safety
- Determination of hazards and accident blackspots and support in
their elimination
- Systematic analysis of accident causes and support in the
selection of suitable technical and personal protective
equipment
- Training of employees and engineers in occupational health and
safety
- Training of specialists in dust prevention, noise prevention,
vibration and hazardous chemicals