Effect of the Restructuring of the Polish Coal - Mining Industry on the Level of Natural Hazards

摘要

The study of effect of transformations in the Polish coal - mining industry on safety level gives a broad perspective on the natural hazards, revising to some extend the state of the art in the field. The key issue of this analysis is concentration of production and its effect on the work safety. The complexity of interrelations, variability of factors and random nature of events make the relation discussed impossible to express in the form of a descriptive equation. This is because the parameters that describe the level of hazard are not correlated with the observed accident rate. The results of the research have practical implication for implementation of innovative technical, organisational and legal solutions in the mining industry.