| Activity: | Detection of defects in steel wire ropes |
| Descripción: | The objective is to develop a defect detection system in steel wire ropes by non-destructive analysis techniques intended as permanent control measure. |
| Activity: | Improving of methane drainage systems - SAFETECH |
| Descripción: | The project has been developed within the frame of a European consortium coordinated by the German mining company DSK. The participation of AITEMIN in the Project has been focused on developing a new methodology to drain methane out of coal layers with a high content of methane before removing the gas towards the ventilation flues. |
| Activity: | Gas explosion active barrier systems |
| Descripción: | Design and test active systems capable of serving as barriers to hold back methane explosions. |
| Activity: | Research on gas explosions |
| Descripción: | Study and tests on the conditions of initiation and development of methane explosions in mines, and especially those corresponding to layers of gas formed in the roof of galleries. |
| Activity: | Operational risks web site in the Natural Stone sector |
| Descripción: | Development of a self-diagnosis tool for making risk evaluations in the Natural Stone sector, available on a web site for the companies and other agents in the sector. |
| Activity: | Effects of fires in mines and underground spaces |
| Descripción: | Analysis of the problem of fires in interior mines and other underground spaces, and the validation of the computing tools available for the simulation and prediction of their effects. |
| Activity: | Safe power supplies for explosive atmospheres |
| Descripción: | Safe power supply systems for explosive atmospheres |
| Activity: | Fire detection system in the Bulnes underground funicular |
| Descripción: | Fire detection system in the Bulnes underground funicular |
| Activity: | Investigation of methane risks in Pajares tunnel |
| Descripción: | AITEMIN carried out in 2002, a study to determine the methane content in the coal seams to be crossed by the Pajares tunnel |
| Activity: | Methane purging control in single entry areas |
| Descripción: | Automation of the slow purging of methane working in single entry areas. |
| Activity: | Post mining activities in 'Minas de la Reunión' |
| Descripción: | Post mining activities in 'Minas de la Reunión' |
| Activity: | Work risks assessment in natural stone processing |
| Descripción: | The purpose of this work is to help the company managers to implement the necessary methods to improve the workers safety, by avoiding or reducing risks |
| Activity: | Analysis of corrosion effects in steel ropes |
| Descripción: | Research about corrosion in hauling steel cables |
| Activity: | Evacuation Plan of Bulnes underground funicular |
| Descripción: | Emergency plan for the Bulnes underground funicular evacuation |
| Activity: | Safety training for mobile equipment operators |
| Descripción: | Training course on safety for operators of mobile equipment in surface mining, in the Cantabria Region. |
| Activity: | Software for detection, evaluation and prevention of risks |
| Descripción: | Computing application for detecting, evaluating and preventing of job risks. |
| Activity: | Ventilation dynamic control |
| Descripción: | Automatic system for dynamic control of ventilation to optimize it |
| Activity: | Methane drainage in sublevel caving coal operations |
| Descripción: | Drainage and degasification of methane thick vertical coal seams being worked by sublevel caving. |
| Activity: | Safety assessment in the Bulnes funicular |
| Descripción: | Review of the safety conditions of the Bulnes funicular. |
| Activity: | Modeling of hydrogen explosion |
| Descripción: | Modeling of the potential effects of a hydrogen explosion in the José Cabrera nuclear power station. |
| Activity: | Risks evaluation in open cast mines in Cantabria |
| Descripción: | Risk evaluation in open cast mine workings in the Autonomous Community of Cantabria |
| Activity: | Safety in the fireworks industry |
| Descripción: | Risk evaluation in the Spanish fireworks industry. |
| Activity: | Alarm and Evacuation Systems |
| Descripción: | Regular development and technological up to date of the RELIA 2000 control system, in functions related to safety, from the point of view both of the carrying out of automatic emergency actions and of signing for personnel. The system is widely spread in the sector by the technological transference agreement with the company ADARO TECNOLOGÍA, S.A. |
| Activity: | Debate forums on Mining Safety |
| Descripción: | AITEMIN has a continuous collaboration with CONFEDEM in the organization and development of the debate forums, that are organized in relation with the National Plan for mining safety, about the occupational risk prevention in mining and its regulatory aspects. |
| Activity: | Health and safety document for underground coal mines |
| Descripción: | The objective is to train the staff responsible of the elaboration of the Health and Safety document in undergound coal mining companies. |
| Activity: | Inspection activities |
| Descripción: | inspection and verification of the adaptation with regard to Royal Decree 1215/1997 “Minimum health and safety provisions for use of work equipment by workers” for various items of work equipment |
| Activity: | New mining safety regulations |
| Descripción: | AITEMIN participates in the preparation of the new mining safety regulations. |
| Activity: | Training activities at the Barredo Foundation |
| Descripción: | AITEMIN cooperates with the Barredo Foundation in the organization and teaching of training courses in different topics associated to the mining activity: Electrification, ventilation, use of explosives, and cables inspection. |
| Activity: | Training for the elaboration of emergency plans in coal mining |
| Descripción: | The objective is the training “in situ” to the technical staff of the mines in the preparation, implementation, management and updating of the Emergency Plans in the coal mining industry. |