Development of a Principal Mining Hazard Management Plan for Spontaneous Combustion Workshop

1. Development of a Principal Mining Hazard Management Plan for Spontaneous CombustionWorkshop Dr Basil Beamish MAusIMM CP (Min) RPEQ Managing Director B3 Mining Services Pty Ltd PO Box 1565, Toowong BC QLD 4066 basil@b3miningservices.com Mobile: 61 488 708 949 Australian Mine Ventilation Conference August 2017

2. Module 1 Spontaneous Combustion Processes and Mechanisms The spontaneous combustion spectrum and stages of heating development Processes involved in spontaneous combustion and factors influencing self-heating rates Mechanisms involved in spontaneous combustion and site behaviour Australian Mine Ventilation Conference August 2017

3. Module 2 Spontaneous Combustion Hazard Assessment Appropriate testing and sampling strategies Small-scale index testing Incubation testing Sample types and handling Interpreting test results Case study examples Unusual situations Spontaneous combustion likelihood pentagon Australian Mine Ventilation Conference August 2017

4. Module 3 Elements of a Principal Mining Hazard Management Plan • Purpose of a Principal Mining Hazard Management Plan (PMHMP) for Spontaneous Combustion • Key reference documents • Hazard identification and sponcom assessment • Risk assessment and management controls • Additional inputs to the PMHMP • Audit and review • Trigger Action Response Plans (TARPs) Australian Mine Ventilation Conference August 2017

5. Module 4 Trigger Action Response Plans (TARPs) Sponcom detection Monitoring options Gas evolution testing for underground coal mines Trigger action response plans Case studies Australian Mine Ventilation Conference August 2017