Ventilation education and training

摘要

The University of New South Wales has provided Ventilation training and education to the Coal Industry in Queensland, New South Wales, and New Zealand. Courses are offered on several Levels. Additionally a Graduate Diploma in Ventilation has been offered for several years. All courses have been well attended and have included candidates from Olympic Dam and from Large Iron ore mines in Sweden. Approaches have been made to also been made to assist China in training and education with a view to reduce the incidence and severity of methane blasts. This paper reviews the delivery of these courses from Australia and explores the need for greater understanding of ventilation for those practitioners who should be the first line of defence in ensuring that mines are safe. It discusses the case for and against statutory responsibility for a ventilation officer.