Overview
Description
Principles of management applied to an operating mine, including: ethics, health and safety, environmental responsibilities, rules and regulations, analysis of mine environmental impacts and their mitigation, communication skills and design of mine emergency plans.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Senior standing in either Mining or Metallurgical Engineering.
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Senior standing in either Mining or Metallurgical Engineering.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO12, CO13
Restrictions
Senior standing in either Mining or Metallurgical Engineering.
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify the Canons of Engineering Ethics and the associated Rules of Practice and apply these to cases studies to identify ethical behavior.
- demonstrate familiarity with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Office of Surface Mining (OSM), and other regulatory agencies that oversee mining activities as well as the many regulations they promulgate for mines.
- demonstrate understanding of the history and development of Safety Regulations in the mining industry and identify mining disasters that have led to significant changes in these regulations and their enforcement.
- identify the components of Behavioral Based Safety Programs and understand how they can be used to create a corporate culture that values HSLP.
- articulate their analyses in these areas both in written and oral forms.