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2023-05-23

Fuzzy Approach for the Safety Risk Assessment in Dimension Stone Mining

Acercamiento difuso para la evaluación del riesgo de seguridad en minas de rocas de dimensión

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https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v27n1.85482

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Dimension stone, safety risk assessment, RPN, fuzzy set theory (en)
Minas de rocas de dimensión, evaluación del riesgo de seguridad, valor de prioridad del riesgo (es)

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  • Mohammad Javad Rahimdel Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran

Mining activities are liable to injuries and different types of diseases. The occurrence of an accident threatens safety in dimension stone mines. Therefore, the safety risk assessment in such mines is an important issue that needs special consideration. In this paper, the safety risk of incidents in dimension stone mines in Iran is evaluated using the fuzzy inference system. The fuzzy analytical hierarchy process is used to identify the importance degree of each incidence and then, the overall risk priority number is calculated based on the fuzzy inference process. The results of this study show that vehicle traffic and wire rupture are the most hazardous incidents.

Las actividades mineras son responsables de lesiones y diferentes tipos de enfermedades. La ocurrencia de un accidente amenaza la seguridad de la minería de rocas de dimensión. Además, la evaluación de riesgos de seguridad en estas minas es un tema importante que necesita consideración especial. Este artículo evalúa el riesgo de seguridad en incidentes de minería de rocas de dimensión en Irán. El proceso analítico jerárquico difuso se usa en este trabajo para identificar el grado de importancia de cada incidente y, luego, se calculó el valor de prioridad de riesgo general con base en la inferencia difusa del proceso. Los resultados de este estudio muestran que el tráfico de vehículos y la ruptura de cables son los incidentes más peligrosos.

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