Panel discussion: Safety in Mine Design

Day 2, Session 8

This all-important topic will be discussed on Day 2 of Underground Operators 2025 by some of the industry's foremost experts. The focus will include:

• Escapeway / refuge design: Guaranteed fresh air, built-in refuges, signage, technologies to will direct workers to a safe area
• Electrification: Battery safety to prevent thermal runaway, charge bay design – what are all the risks?
• Autonomous haulage: Isolation from people
• Inundation / in-rush risk: Paste / wet fill, protection against fill barricade failure, water bodies, piping failures
• Feasibility study process peer review: Checking mistakes