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Secretariat of the International Section of the ISSA on Prevention in the Mining Industry
c/o Berufsgenossenschaft Rohstoffe und chemische Industrie
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Hunscheidtstraße 18
D-44789 Bochum
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ISSA.Mining@bgrci.de or petra.doelitzscher@bgrci.de

T: +49 6221 5108 54110
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International Section of the ISSA on Prevention in the Mining Industry

The aim of the International Section of the ISSA on Prevention in the Mining Industry is to further and to improve social security in mining worldwide.

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The Return on Prevention -- Investment Pays!

29.09.2009 | News | Administration & management, Occupational risks, Social security financing

Between 2006 and 2008, Prof. Dr. Dietmar Bräunig of the Justus Liebig University in Giessen headed a research project on the subject of the prevention balance sheet from a theoretical and empirical perspective. A return on prevention (prevention cost/prevention benefit ratio) of 1.6 was measur...
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Accident Statistics

ISSA, 31.07.2009 | News | Administration & management, Occupational risks

The International Section of the ISSA on Prevention in the Mining Industry would like to collect accident statistics for the mining industry all over the world. A start has been made with data from Germany, comparing figures from 1999 to 2008. If you know of sources for data in other regions,...
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EU-OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health and Economic Performance in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

06.07.2009 | Feature | Occupational risks

In a present review of EU-OSHA, the link between Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and economic performance, especially as it relates to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), is being examined.
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Canada: Workplace Program Speeds Return of Workers with Low-Back Injuries

30.06.2009 | Feature | Occupational risks

According to new research, workplace-based programs in which workers and supervisors jointly identify and solve return-to-work barriers help workers with low-back pain return to their jobs more quickly
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Nanotechnology: Benefits and Risks – A Challenge for Occupational Safety

ISSA, 02.06.2009 | Feature | Occupational risks

Nanomaterials possess various new properties and their industrial use creates new opportunities, but they also present new risks and uncertainties. Growing production and use of nanomaterials result in an increasing number of workers and consumers exposed to nanomaterials. This leads to a greater...
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ISSA Mining Newsletter #4 (April 2012)

ISSA Mining Newsletter #3 (April 2011)

ISSA Mining Newsletter #2 (September 2010)

ISSA Mining Newsletter #1 (May 2010)