The following topics shall be dealt with the symposium:

• Mining and industrial ventilation
  • an improvement of the ventilation methods and systems
  • new ventilation techniques and methods for fighting against explosive and toxic gases
  • modelling and simulation of the ventilation networks

• Occupational risk and technological risk for the extractive industry and other industries with explosive and/or toxic atmospheres
  • risk analysis and assessment
  • risk management and control
  • providing the assurance of the employees against the risk of accidents and occupational diseases

• Explosives for civil use
  • explosives
  • boosters and accessories
  • blasting techniques and their management

• Pyrotechnical articles
  • harmonized legislation
  • testing and evaluation methods

• Equipment intended for use in potential explosives atmospheres
  • technical and technological equipment
  • personal protection equipment

• Protection of useful mineral substances deposits
  • methods and techniques for the prevention and fight against spontaneous combustions
  • methods and techniques for the prevention and fight against gaseous emissions
  • technologies used for mining useful mineral substances

• Closure of mine units
  • closing the underground mine workings and the workings that connect with the surface
  • closing the surface mine workings
  • rehabilitation of the areas which have been adversely affected by the mining activity
  • post closure monitoring

• Rescue team activities for mining industry and other industries with potential explosive and /or toxic atmospheres.

• Environment protection, solutions to prevent, diminish and fight against pollution

• Occupational and organizational psychology and sociology