Mine Safety Science and Engineering-Health and Disaster Management

Chapter I: Basics of Mine Safety Engineering
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Safety nomenclature
1.3. Principles of safety engineering
1.4. Theories of accident causation
1.5. Challenging issues in mine safety
Chapter II: Safety Issues in Opencast and Underground Mines
2.1. Safety issues in underground coal and non-coal mines
2.2. Safety issues in opencast coal and non-coal mines
Chapter III: Behavioural-Based Safety 
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Principles of Behavior-Based Safety
3.3. The seven principles of Behaviour-Based Safety
3.4. What is a Behaviour-Based Safety approach?
3.5. Types of behavior and intervention strategies
Chapter IV: Safety Culture in Mining Industry
4.1. Concept of safety culture
4.2. Building safety culture in mining industry
4.3. Strategies to change safety culture
4.4. Leadership commitment for improving safety culture
4.5. Safety maturity models
Chapter V: Accident Statistics, Analysis and Prevention in Coal and Non-Coal Mines
5.1. Accidents and their classification
5.2. Basic causes of accident occurrence
5.3. Frequency rate and severity rate
5.4. Accident cost
5.5. Accident statistics
5.6. Accident trend and analysis in India and abroad
5.7. Investigations into accidents and accident reports
5.8. Accident prevention in mines
Chapter VI: Safety Risk Assessment and Management
6.1. Safety Management System
6.2. Risk assessment 
6.3. Risk assessment techniques
6.4. Case studies
Chapter VII: Safety Audit & Standardization
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Audit process
7.3. Safety audit in mines
7.4. Safety Audit Standards
Chapter VIII: Occupational Health and Safety in Mines
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Occupational health hazards in mines
8.3. Safety, Health & Welfare Legislations for mines
8.4. OHS structure in mining industry
8.5. Managing OHS issues in the workforce
Chapter IX: Safety Education and Training
9.1. What is safety education and training?
9.2. Why safety education and training is important?
9.3. Typical types of training materials in mining industry
9.4. Education and training provided in various countries
Chapter X: Innovations in Mine Safety Engineering
10.1. Virtual Reality
10.2. Electrical safety
10.3. Intrinsically safety and flameproof apparatus
10.4. Flameproof or explosion proof equipment
10.5. Personal Protective Equipment
10.6. IT applications and innovations in mine safety
Chapter XI: Disaster Management
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Phases of disaster management
11.3. Mine disasters and classification
11.4. Emergency preparedness and Disaster management plan
11.5. Emergency planning process
11.6. Conduct of rescue after disasters
11.7. Case studies
Chapter XII: Mine Rescue
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
12.3. Aerolox liquid oxygen breathing apparatus
12.4. Filtered air respirators
12.5. Fresh Air Hose or Tube Breathing Apparatus
12.6. The Mines Rescue Rules, 1985
12.7. Resuscitation
Chapter XIII: First Aid and Ambulance Work
13.1. Introduction
13.2. First aid after accidents
13.3. First aid training and facilities in Mines
References
Appendix A: Safety nomenclature