• OPTIMIZATION OF UNDERGROUND ENVIRONMENT BY IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT OF VENTILATION NETWORKS • TOOLS FOR PREVENTING OCCUPATIONAL RISKS FOR SMEs - A PREREQUISITE FOR IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY • CONSIDERATIONS ON THE METHOD FOR SELF ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY AT WORK • MONITORING THE WORK ENVIRONMENT USING THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE SELF-IGNITION OF COAL • HEAVY METALS REMOVAL FROM MINING DRAINAGE ACID WATER BY USE OF NATURAL ZEOLITES • METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT OF MINE VENTILATION NETWORKS AFTER AN EXPLOSION • WORKERS EXPOSURE TO NOISE IN SURFACE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY • INFORMATICAL (IT) PLATFORM FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF EXPLOSIVES AND PYROTEHNICAL PRODUCTS • STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF MINE RESCUE BRIGADESMEN EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY IN THE TRAINING FACILITY • MICROELEMENTS INFLUENCE ON COAL OXIDATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IMPLICATIONS • METHODS FOR REDUCING THE RISK OF HEARING LOSS IN POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE WORKPLACES • A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR DETERMINING THE DIMENSIONLESS HEAT FLUX WITH APPLICATION IN MINE ENVIRONMENT • DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT USED IN HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERES • SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION RISK ANALYSIS IN SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS: CARBON MONOXIDE DATA PROCESSING TOOL • FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DETERMINATION OF MAXIMUM SURFACE TEMPERATURE FOR EXPLOSION-PROOF LUMINAIRES • NEW METHODOLOGY FOR ESTABLISHING THE OPTIMAL REUSE ALTERNATIVE OF DEGRADED LANDS • IMPROVEMENT OF SECURITY MEASURES DURING THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES IN FIREDAMP HAZARDOUS MINES • PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTAL POLLUTION WITH COMBUSTION GASES AFTER THE OCCURRENCE OF EXPLOSIONS • DETERMINATION OF THE DELAY ACCURACY OF THE COMPONENTS OF NON-ELECTRIC INITIATION SYSTEMS • RESEARCH ON MINES RESCUE BRIGADESMENS TRAINING IN A NEW TRAINING FACILITY DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR CONFINED SPACES • ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING BY OIL AND GAS MULTINATIONALS FROM RUSSIA AND ROMANIA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS • NEW ASPECTS REGARDING IGNITION SENSITIVITY OF AIR-METHANE MIXTURES • GREENHOUSE EFFECT REDUCTION THROUGH MINE METHANE VALORIZATION: OVERVIEW AND FEASIBILITY STUDY • ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS BY MONITORING GAS CONCENTRATIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENT