Sanmiquel Lluís, Rossell Josep M, Vintró Carla, Freijo Modesto
Department of Mining, Engineering and Natural Resources, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Applied Mathematics III, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.
Work. 2014;49(2):307-14. doi: 10.3233/WOR-141854.
Mines are hazardous and workers can suffer many types of accidents caused by fire, flood, explosion or collapse. Injury incidence rates in mining are considerably higher than those registered by other economic sectors. One of the main reasons for this high-level incidence rate is the existence of a large number of dangerous workplaces.
This work analyzes the influence that occupational safety management had on the accidents that took place in Spanish mining of industrial and ornamental stone during the period 2007-2008.
Primary data sources are: (a) Results from a statistical study of the occupational health and safety management practices of 71 quarries defined by a questionnaire of 41 items; and (b) Occupational accidents registered in the Spanish industrial and ornamental stone mining throughout the period 2007-2008.
The obtained results indicate that workplaces with a low average score in the analysis of occupational safety management have a higher incidence rate of accidents.
Studies on mining workplaces are very important to help detect occupational safety concerns. Results from this study help raise awareness and will encourage the adoption of appropriate measures to improve safety.
矿山具有危险性，工人可能遭受由火灾、洪水、爆炸或坍塌引起的多种事故。采矿业的受伤发生率远高于其他经济部门登记的发生率。造成这种高发生率的主要原因之一是存在大量危险工作场所。
本研究分析了职业安全管理对2007 - 2008年西班牙工业和装饰性石材采矿业发生的事故的影响。
主要数据来源为：(a) 对71个采石场职业健康与安全管理实践进行统计研究的结果，该研究通过一份包含41个项目的问卷进行；(b) 2007 - 2008年期间西班牙工业和装饰性石材采矿业登记的职业事故。
所得结果表明，在职业安全管理分析中平均得分较低的工作场所事故发生率较高。
对矿山工作场所进行研究对于帮助发现职业安全问题非常重要。本研究结果有助于提高认识，并将鼓励采取适当措施改善安全状况。
