Study Findings on Risk Management Published by Researchers at China University of Mining and Technology (Six-hierarchy model of accident analysis and its application in coal mine accidents): Insurance – Risk Management

2022 MAR 07 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Research findings on risk management are discussed in a new report. According to news originating from Beijing, People’s Republic of China, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Accident analysis models play a significant role in accident investigation and analysis. Most traditional models, usually based on a chain of events, have serious limitations when used for complex systems, especially for coal mine accident.”

Financial supporters for this research include National Key Research and Development Program of China Funder DOI: 10.13039/501100012166 Award: 2017YFC08003300 State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology Funder DOI: 10.13039/501100011349 Award: KFJJ18-03M State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining Funder DOI: 10.13039/501100011363 Award: SKLCRSM19KFA11.

The news journalists obtained a quote from the research from China University of Mining and Technology: “HFACS is a widely accepted accident cause model with complex structure and content. Based on HFACS and accident investigation need in China, a new systemic accident analysis method ‘Six-hierarchy model’ was proposed. And the index database of accident causal factors at each hierarchy of coal mine accidents was established. This model provides clear guidance for the prevention of accidents from six levels, which helps to the targeted rectification after accidents and the improvement of safety management level. The source, application scope, advantages and disadvantages of HFACS and six-hierarchy model are compared. The ‘2.14’ gas explosion accident in Sunjiawan coal mine is analyzed by using HFACS and six-hierarchy model and the safety management suggestions are put forward.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “The study shows that the Six-hierarchy model provides a clear guide for the prevention of accidents from six levels. And it benefits the targeted rectification after accidents and the continuous improvement of safety management.”

For more information on this research see: Six-hierarchy model of accident analysis and its application in coal mine accidents. Journal of Safety Science and Resilience, 2022,3(1):61-71. The publisher for Journal of Safety Science and Resilience is KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnlssr.2021.10.004.

Our news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Qiuju Ma, School of Emergency Management and Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China. Additional authors for this research include Mengsai Wan, Juncheng Shao, Mingyu Zhong, Yuhao Guo, Wei Wang.

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