HAZARDIDENTIFICATIONANDRISKANALYSISINMININGINDUSTRYATHESISSUBMITTEDINPARTIALFULFILLMENTOFTHEREQUIREMENTSFORTHEDEGREEOFBachelorofTechnologyInMiningEngineeringByAMOLPAITHANKAR107MN026DEPARTMENTOFMININGENGINEERINGNATIONALINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGYROURKELA-7690082010-2011HAZARDIDENTIFICATIONANDRISKANALYSISINMININGINDUSTRYATHESISSUBMITTEDINPARTIALFULFILLMENTOFTHEREQUIREMENTSFORTHEDEGREEOFBachelorofTechnologyInMiningEngineeringByAMOLPAITHANKAR107MN026UndertheguidanceofDr.H.B.SAHUAssociateProfessorDEPARTMENTOFMININGENGINEERINGNATIONALINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGYROURKELA-7690082010-2011iNationalInstituteofTechnology,RourkelaCERTIFICATEThisistocertifythatthethesisentitled“HazardIdentificationandRiskAnalysisinMiningIndustry”submittedbySriAmolPaithankar(RollNo.107MN026)inpartialfulfilmentoftherequirementsfortheawardofBachelorofTechnologydegreeinMiningEngineeringattheNationalInstituteofTechnology,Rourkelaisanauthenticworkcarriedoutbyhimundermysupervisionandguidance.Tothebestofmyknowledge,thematterembodiedinthisthesishasnotformedthebasisfortheawardofanyDegreeorDiplomaorsimilartitleofanyUniversityorInstitution.Date:Dr.H.B.SahuAssociateProfessorDepartmentofMiningEngineeringNationalInstituteoftechnologyRourkela-769008iiACKNOWLEDGEMENTIwishtoexpressmygratitudeandindebtednesstoDr.H.B.Sahu,AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofMiningEngineering,NationalInstituteofTechnology,Rourkelaforhisvaluableguidance,constructiveandvaluablesuggestionsthroughouttheprojectwork.Iexpressmysincerethankstohimforhisthoroughsupervisionateverystageofthework.Iwouldliketoexpressmythankstothefacultymembersofthedepartmentfortheirsuggestions,whichhelpedinimprovingthework.IwouldalsoliketoextendmysincerethankstotheofficialsoftheironoreandcoalminesIvisitedforcarryingoutthefieldstudies.IamparticularlythankfultoEr.TapanJena,TrainingOfficer,TataSteel,Joda;andErS.K.Singh,Safetyofficer,SouthEasternCoalfieldsLimited,Raigarharea,fortheirhelpinvisitingthemines.Lastbutnottheleast,Iexpressmysincerethankstoallmyfamilymembersandfriendsfortheirhelpandencouragementforaccomplishingthisundertaking.Date:AMOLPAITHANKAR107MN026DepartmentofMiningEngineeringNationalInstituteofTechnologyRourkela-769008iiiABSTRACTForanyindustrytobesuccessfulitistoidentifytheHazardstoassesstheassociatedrisksandtobringtheriskstotolerablelevel.Miningactivitybecauseoftheverynatureoftheoperation,complexityofthesystems,proceduresandmethodsalwaysinvolvessomeamountofhazards.Hazardidentificationandriskanalysisiscarriedforidentificationofundesirableeventsthatcanleadstoahazard,theanalysisofhazardmechanismbywhichthisundesirableeventcouldoccurandusuallytheestimationofextent,magnitudeandlikelihoodofharmfuleffects.Itiswidelyacceptedwithinindustryingeneralthatthevarioustechniquesofriskassessmentcontributegreatlytowardimprovementsinthesafetyofcomplexoperationsandequipment.Hazardidentificationandriskanalysisinvolvesidentificationofundesirableeventsthatleadstoahazard,theanalysisofhazardmechanismbywhichthisundesirableeventcouldoccurandusuallytheestimationofextent,magnitudeandlikelihoodofharmfuleffects.Theobjectiveofhazardsandriskanalysisistoidentifyandanalyzehazards,theeventsequencesleadingtohazardsandtheriskofhazardousevents.Manytechniquesrangingfromsimplequalitativemethodstoadvancedquantitativemethodsareavailabletohelpidentifyandanalyzehazards.Theuseofmultiplehazardanalysistechniquesisrecomm...
