Human-centered Development of Underground work Spaces

Soh, Chee Kiong; Christopoulos, George I.; Roberts, Adam Charles; Lee, Eun Hee

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.796

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“…[ 4 , 6 , 7 ] Physical and mental status may be compromised due to lengthy shifts in deep mines. [ 4 – 6 , 9 ] Here, scores on most SCL-90-R subscales were elevated compared to Chinese norms, indicating potential psychologic problems. Participants also reported substantial physical symptoms and disliked common features of the deep mine environment that may compromise health.…”

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“…Introducing plants to a windowless underground space may also improve task performance better than other decorations. [ 4 ]…”

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“…[ 1 , 2 ] So far, miners have reached 1500 m in coal mines and over 4000 m in nonferrous metal mines. [ 1 – 4 ] Such extreme environments could impact the entire psychologic and physiologic systems of miners who remain DUG for a long time, and multiple factors may be involved. [ 3 ] However, little is known about the environmental factors that affect the health of humans and other organisms who live or work DUG.…”

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“…Mental health has been an important focus, [ 5 , 7 , 9 , 10 ] because it is crucial for miners to work effectively and productively. [ 4 ]…”

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Physical symptoms and mental health status in deep underground miners

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The aim of the present study was to reveal the physical symptom changes and their correlations with mental health status in deep underground miners. A total of 286 deep underground miners completed a cross-sectional questionnaire study at China Pingmei Shenma mine complex. The questionnaire included sociodemographics, self-reported physical symptoms, underground adverse environmental factors, and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). Five environmental parameters of 1 deep mine were also measured. Data from 266 valid questionnaires were analyzed. The 3 most frequent complaints about underground adverse conditions were moisture [62.03% (165/266)], dim light [45.86% (122/266)], and high temperature [42.11% (112/266)]. Fatigue [40.22% (107/266)], hearing loss [34.96% (93/266)], and tinnitus [31.58% (84/266)] were reported to be the three most common physical symptoms. Insomnia was reported in 204 participants (76.69%) mainly due to the difficulty of falling asleep [42.35% (84/204)] and dreams [39.70% (81/204)]. Mean scores of SCL-90-R subscales including somatization, anxiety, phobic anxiety, psychoticism, and paranoid ideation were elevated compared to Chinese norms, while there was diminished interpersonal sensitivity. Univariate analyses indicated that the 3 most common physical symptoms were associated with poorer SCL-90-R scores. With increasing depth below ground, air pressure, relative humidity, CO 2 concentration and temperature rose, while total gamma radiation dose-rate decreased. The physical and mental health status of deep underground miners was poorer than the general Chinese male population. Some adverse environmental factors were identified that may have influenced health status. Measures are suggested to improve the deep underground working environment.

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“…Introducing plants to a windowless underground space may also improve task performance better than other decorations. [ 4 ]…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…Mental health has been an important focus, [ 5 , 7 , 9 , 10 ] because it is crucial for miners to work effectively and productively. [ 4 ]…”

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“…Besides technological aspects, psycho-social factors could affect willingness to engage with underground spaces (Soh et al, 2016). The literature on this topic is rather sparse and many studies are over 20 years old, using interviews and questionnaire measures (e.g., Hollon et al, 1980; Carmody and Sterling, 1987, 1993; Nagy et al, 1995; Küller and Wetterberg, 1996).…”

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A Psychosocial Approach to Understanding Underground Spaces

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With a growing need for usable land in urban areas, subterranean development has been gaining attention. While construction of large underground complexes is not a new concept, our understanding of various socio-cultural aspects of staying underground is still at a premature stage. With projected emergence of underground built environments, future populations may spend much more of their working, transit, and recreational time in underground spaces. Therefore, it is essential to understand the challenges and advantages that such environments have to improve the future welfare of users of underground spaces. The current paper discusses various psycho-social aspects of underground spaces, the impact they can have on the culture shared among the occupants, and possible solutions to overcome some of these challenges.

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Development of urban underground space in coastal cities in China: A review

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The development of urban underground space is a critical way to alleviate the lack of urban resources, and improve environmental conditions as well as residents' quality of life, which has important practical significance. As the most densely populated and economically developed areas, coastal cities face many challenges in underground space development owing to their unique environmental geological conditions. This study examined the current situation of underground space development, academic research, technology application, evaluation methods, planning, and legislation in coastal cities in China. On this basis, it analyzed the future development trends, and presented reasonable suggestions for the critical scientific and technical problems faced by the development of underground space in coastal cities. The key suggestions are as follows: it is necessary to define and clarify the critical geological issues, distributions, and hazards that affect underground space development and major engineering construction in coastal cities; the land‐sea integrated detection technology for sea crossing bridges and submarine tunnels needs to be studied; in evaluating the suitability of underground space in coastal cities, the land and sea area evaluation factors should be integrated; and the evaluation system of land‐sea integration needs to be established.

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Human-centered Development of Underground work Spaces

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Physical symptoms and mental health status in deep underground miners

Physical symptoms and mental health status in deep underground miners

A Psychosocial Approach to Understanding Underground Spaces

Development of urban underground space in coastal cities in China: A review

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