General inspection at Lazy Site: Safety is ensured

KARVINÁ – The results of the general inspection performed by the Czech Mining Authority at Lazy Site, Karviná Mine as well as the outcomes of the complex health inspection performed by the Regional Health Authority were eagerly awaited and confirmed again that there is no room for any disarray at OKD mines. The in-depth inspection held at Lazy Site confirmed that the company provides extraordinary attention to work safety and health protection lately.

Within the CMA general inspection, mining experts checked all active work sections underground and on the surface at Lazy Site. They carried out altogether 21 inspection trips finding (only) 24 issues. Most of them (13) were found in the area of transportation and mechanical equipment. However, they never found any defects that would require the work sections to be put out of operation.

The inspection on health protection performed by seven experts from the Regional Health Authority of the Moravian-Silesian Region showed similar outcomes. The citation reports referred to 5 citations only, of which 2 were immediately remedied. The inspectors did not find any reason to impose a fine.

KARVINÁ – The results of the general inspection performed by the Czech Mining Authority at Lazy Site, Karviná Mine as well as the outcomes of the complex health inspection performed by the Regional Health Authority were eagerly awaited and confirmed again that there is no room for any disarray at OKD mines. The in-depth inspection held at Lazy Site confirmed that the company provides extraordinary attention to work safety and health protection lately.

Within the CMA general inspection, mining experts checked all active work sections underground and on the surface at Lazy Site. They carried out altogether 21 inspection trips finding (only) 24 issues. Most of them (13) were found in the area of transportation and mechanical equipment. However, they never found any defects that would require the work sections to be put out of operation.

The inspection on health protection performed by seven experts from the Regional Health Authority of the Moravian-Silesian Region showed similar outcomes. The citation reports referred to 5 citations only, of which 2 were immediately remedied. The inspectors did not find any reason to impose a fine.

The inspection was carried out in ten expert teams the names of which imply the comprehensive nature of the inspection:

• Organization and management of work and operational safety, performing necessary actions after extraordinary events.
• Gateroad management, de-watering, underground survey, mine geological documentation.
• Bounce prevention, blasting works.
• Ventilation, air-conditioning, de-gassing and prevention against coal dust explosions, emergency plan, fire safety and mine rescue service.
• Vertical transportation, energy equipment.
• Horizontal and inclined transportation underground, transportation equipment, underground equipment, listed technical equipment.
• Processing and refinement of minerals, refuse dumps and sludge lagoons, surface facilities.
• Underground and surface electrical installations.
• Dust exposure, health conditions at work places.
• Company supervision on safety and health protection at work.

The health inspection of the Regional Health Authority focused on the following areas:

• Occupational hygiene - underground
• Occupational hygiene - surface
• Occupational medicine
• General and municipal hygiene
• Toxicology
• Food hygiene

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