International Standards for mining Safety on Machines and Explosion Protection

Assessor of mines Dr. Ing. Elmar Fuchs Germany

Technical Director of VDMA

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Elmar Fuchs

Dr.-Ing. ,Assessor of mines 51 years, married, 2 children, until 2007: Head of Division Safety, Explosion, fire prevention and protection, Rescue organisation, ventilation,degassing and climate, DSK AG since 2004: Director of National, european and international Standardisation in safety for machines -appreciated specialist for mining Technical director of VDMA Manager Geo&Safety Consult
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Courriers 1906 (France)

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European Directives

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Explosion protection and prevention in mining

Equipment Equipment means machines, apparatus, fixed or mobile devices, control components and instrumentation thereof and detection or prevention systems which, separately or jointly, are intended for the generation, transfer, storage, measurement, control and conversion of energy for the processing of material and which are capable of causing an explosion through their own potential sources of ignition. Protective systems Protective systems means design units which are intended to halt incipient explosions immediately and/or to limit the effective range of explosion flames and explosion pressures. Protective systems may be integrated into equipment or separately placed on the market for use as autonomous systems. Components Components means any item essential to the safe functioning of equipment and protective systems but with no autonomous function.

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CEN/TC 305/WG 5
Equipment and protective systems for mining
Convenor: Dr. Fuchs, Germany Secretary: Blasgude, DIN/FABERG, Germany Members: Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom EN 1127-2:2002-04 Explosive atmospheres - Explosion prevention and protection - Part 2: Basic concepts and methodology in mining Subgroup 1 Explosion barriers in underground mines EN 14591-2:2007-03 Explosion prevention and protection in underground mines - Protective systems - Part 2: Passive water trough barriers EN 14983:2007-03 Explosion prevention and protection in underground mines - Equipment and protective systems for firedamp drainage
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Subgroup 2 Equipment for firedamp drainage for underground mines

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CEN/TC 305/WG 5
Equipment and protective systems for mining
Subgroup 3 Extinguishing systems for road headers EN 14591-4:2007-07 Explosion prevention and protection in underground mines - Protective systems - Part 4: Automatic extinguishing systems for road headers EN 14591-1:2004-09 Explosion prevention and protection in underground mines - Protective systems - Part 1: 2-bar-explosion proof ventilation structure EN 1710:2005-11 Equipment and components intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in underground mines
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Subgroup 4 2-bar explosion proof ventilation structure

Subgroup 5 Requirements for machines in potentially explosive atmospheres in mines

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Explosion protection for mining in Europe

Statutory Principles Integrated Explosion protection

EC-Explosion Protection Directive 94/9/EC (ATEX-Directive) EC-Machinery Directive 98/37/EG

Prevention of ignition sources Limitation of explosion effects Prevention of potentially explosive atmospheres

Basic standards

EN 1127-1 Basic concepts and methodology EN 1127-2 Basic concepts and methodology for mining

Equipment
Group standards and product standards

Protective Systems
EN 14591-1 2-bar explosion proof ventilation structures EN 14591-2 Water trough barriers EN 14591-4 Extinguishing systems for road headers

System Standard
EN 14983 Firedamp drainage

EN 13463-1 Non-electrical equipment Basic method EN 1710 Category M2 Equipment EN 50303 Category M1 Equipment

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Relationship Equipment Category Hazardous condition (according to EN 1127-2)

Category Designed for condition May be used also in condition

M1

Firedamp and/or flammable dust

1 (explosive atmosphere)

2 (potentially explosive atmosphere)

M2

Firedamp and/or flammable dust

2 (potentially explosive atmosphere)

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EN 50303 CH4-Measuring devices (M1 equipment)

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CO-Messeinrichtung

CO-Messeinrichtung

CO- Measuring devices

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Monitoring with stationary measurements devices in the air flow

CO- and CH4-measurement point

CO-measurement device

CH4-measurement device

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Explosion protection and prevention in mining Control of measuring data in a surface safetycontrol room

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Firefighting with nitrogen inertisation

nitrogen tube airlock 1

goaf

open fire airlock 2 2. nitrogen tube (if needed)

airlock 3

Full space inertisation

nitrogen tube

goaf

suspected spon com fire

Goaf inertisation
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Mobile underground combustible gas analysing system

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Observing the explosion risc with the Explosion diagram of Fuchs/Culmann

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Construction of seals
angled filling pipe 50 mm

filling pipe 50 mm

inertisation pipes 150 mm telephone cable sniffing pipe 50 mm

seal pipe 0,7 m

dewatering pipe (syphon type)

l D [m]

bz [N / mm 2 ]

0,7 a[m]

lD = Seal length a = Width or height of roadway (whichever is larger) at the seal construction site

bz = Flexural strength of concrete

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EN 14591-1 2-bar-explosion proof ventilation structure

Viewing direction from south (Explosion side) Viewing direction from north 18

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Explosion barriers
Rock-dust explosion barriers are useful against coaldust explosions and are not used in German coal mines any more Water explosion barriers are useful against coal dust and methane explosions Water explosion barriers are constructed as -concentrated barrier (200 l/m roadway cross-section) in main roadways every 400 m -distributed barrier in gate roadways (1 l/m roadway-volume) equally distributed over the length of roadway

water trough

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EN 14591-2 Water trough barriers

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EN 14591-2 Water distribution

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Explosion protection and prevention in mining Extinguishing System for road headers

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EN 14591-4 Automatic explosion extinguishing system for road headers

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Explosion protection and prevention in mining

EN 14983: FiredampDrainage

Gasdrainage in the roof and the bottom of a longwall face

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Explosion protection and prevention in mining

Borehole Drainage tubes

Drilling machine in a gallery

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Water separator

Measuring Devices

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Explosion protection and prevention in mining

Detektor for ventiation volume CO-Detektor CH4-Detektor

CO

CH4-Detektor CO-Detektor Volume Detektor

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M CO V

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EN 14983 Firedamp drainage in above ground

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EN 14983 Firedamp drainage station

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ISO/IEC 80079-xx (EN 1710) Equipment and components intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in underground mines
Main Characteristics of the Standard All types of equipment to be used in underground mines with explosive atmospheres have to comply with this standard Requirements for both explosion protection and fire protection (as far as fire can be an ignition source) Requirements for both non-electric and electric equipment (as far as they are not dealt with in other standards) Ignition hazard assessment has to be carried out for the whole machine including interconnections, such as cables or electrical supply system Ignition data has been examined, as a basis for the equipment included in the standard
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ISO/IEC 80079-xx (EN 1710) Equipment and components intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in underground mines
Content
1 2 3 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 6 7 Scope Normative references Terms and definitions Requirements for equipment (machines) and components General Ignition hazard assessment Non-electrical equipment and components Electrical equipment and components Additional requirements for specific equipment and components Cutting and stripping equipment Rope haulages for level and inclined transport Fans Diesel engines Air compressors Drilling equipment and components Brakes Traction batteries, starter batteries and vehicle lighting batteries Optical fibres used on machines and electromagnetic radiation from components on machines Fire protection 30 Information for use

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EN 1710 Equipment and components intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in underground mines
Scope Requirements for the construction and marking of equipment that may be an individual item or form an assembly. This includes machinery and components placed on the market by a single supplier for use in mines endangered by firedamp and/or combustible dust. Prevention of ignitions of explosive atmospheres caused by burning (or smouldering) of combustible material used in the construction of the equipment if such items could be an ignition source.
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EN 1710 Equipment and components intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in underground mines
4 Requirements for equipment (machines) and components

4.1 General
Ignition hazard assessment according to EN 13463-1 (non-electrical) and IEC 60079-0 (electrical)

All electrical and non- electrical equipment and components for use in a potentially atmosphere shall be designed and constructed to good engineering practice and in confirmity with requirements of group I category M2 equipment to ensure avoidance of any ignition source
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EN 1710 Equipment and components intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in underground mines
4 Requirements for equipment (machines) and components
restrict the maximum surface temperature meet the electrostatic requirements restrict the use of exposed light metals perform tests on non-metallic parts on which the ignition protection depends to ensure they will not deteriorate in the conditions of use in mines and cause the protection to be lost

In particular:

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EN 1710 Equipment and components intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in underground mines
5 Additional requirements for specific equipment and components

5.1 Cutting and stripping equipment

Requirements for cutting equipment, e.g. shearers, in particular: Water spray systems Air dilution systems

Requirements for stripping equipment, e.g. ploughs

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Shearer

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Plough

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Road header machine

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EN 1710 Equipment and components intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in underground mines
5 Additional requirements for specific equipment and components

5.4 Diesel engines 5.5 Air compressors 5.6 Drilling equipment and components 5.7 Brakes 5.8 Traction batteries, starter batteries and vehicle lighting batteries 5.9 Optical fibres used on machines and electromagnetic radiation from components on machines
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Drilling platform

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Drilling machine

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Dump loader

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EN 1710 Equipment and components intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in underground mines
5 Additional requirements for specific equipment and components

5.2 Rope haulages for level and inclined transport 5.3 Fans
Ventilating fans for use underground, in particular
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Bifurcated and centrifugal fans Inlet and outlet cones Impellers and impeller rings Clearance Balancing Overheating of the fan motor Materials
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Other fans

Monorail

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Fans for underground

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EN 1710 Equipment and components intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in underground mines
6 Fire protection

6.2 Non-metallic materials 6.3 Internal combustion engines fitted to machines 6.4 Hydraulic and pneumatic equipment 6.5 Additional requirements for cable-reeled machines 6.6 Fire prevention on electric cables that are part of the machine 6.7 Conveyor belts

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Belt conveyor

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IEC SC 31M Working Group AHG-1 Mining equipment

You are cordially invited to participate in the work of IEC SC 31M AHG-1 Mining equipment. Next meeting: From 28 to 30 April 2009 in Hunter Valley, Australia Overnext meeting: September 2009 Zcech Republic Contact persons Dr.Elmar Fuchs, elmar.fuchs@superkabel.de Hans Georg Blasgude, blasgude@faberg.de

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Thank you for your attention Glckauf!

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