Geotechnical Hazard Awareness Training Videos developed by UNSW, ACARP and Mark Coombe Productions - great safety initiative Alison McQuillan and Prof. Ismet Canbulat.
Strata failure is a principal hazard in open cut coal mining. Four videos were produced by UNSW Sydney and Mark Coombe Productions to assist with the education of mine operators, mine supervisors and mine planning engineers to provide an overview of: (i) what to look for so the likelihood and impact of slope failure can be reduced; and (ii) describe the function of a geotechnical engineer within the technical services department. These new videos follow on the production of Unearthing Black Gold which was developed by the Australian Centre of Geomechanics in 2004. The new videos were developed to capture the technological advancements over the last 15 years and include a new technical section for mine planning.
Video 1: Geotech Hazard Awareness for Mine Operators
The contents of video 1 describe the setup of an open cut mine environment. Flyovers of an active mining operation delineate key aspects of an open cut mine such as geometry, mine progression and typical equipment used to mine coal and overburden in a surface environment. This detail provides an excellent overview of a mine setup for personnel new to industry and not necessarily familiar with specific terminology to describe different operating areas of the pit.
Commonly used terms to describe geological features is also provided in the overview section.
Warning signs of slope instability are then displayed. Warning signs are divided into geological, hydrogeological and mining conditions. A verbal description is provided for each warning sign, and then accompanied by either video or still footage so visuals of warning signs are also provided.
Video 1 is approximately 14 minutes in duration.