Open Pits Automobile Transport Impact on the Environment and Labor Safety

Abstract

The automobile transport as one of significant sources of the increased danger to environment and employees of coal mines is considered in this article. The data of volumes of emissions from the automobile transport of the coal industry in the form of gaseous and solid pollutants into the atmosphere is provided in article. The analysis of influences of various factors which pollute atmosphere by coal dust is carried out in the paper. The reasons of self-ignition of coal in mines and cuts as the source of release of gaseous substances, which pollute the atmosphere, extending to considerable distances and make negative impact on adjacent territories and nearby settlements, are given.