Production Risk – Selected Aspects of its Occurrence and Management on the Example of a Longwall

Abstract

The production process carried out in longwall faces of hard coal mines is characterized by a high production risk due to a number of factors determining it. Therefore, it is necessary to recognize this risk and then reduce its occurrence. This article presents the mining and geological as well as technical and organizational conditions of the process carried out in the longwall face. The possibilities of risk assessment and its quantification in the production process implemented in the longwall face of hard coal mines for the selected mining technology are also presented. It was found that the constantly evolving BI class tools are intended to support the decision-making process based on the knowledge derived from the events that take place every day in the enterprise, including longwall faces. The use of appropriate computational tools and methodologies to analyze collected data may contribute to reduce the negative effects of the risk that occurs in the mining process.