Research Projects

Note: The MHSC research projects are grouped and classified into nine (9) thrust areas. The thrust areas are aptly named according to the major agency which the research project was intended to address in the first place.
Project Number
Special projects • 2000

Project CoE Project Health 603 Hazardous metals in mineral processing plants in South Africa The risk of occupational exposure SIMRAC

This report evaluates heavy metal health risks in 15 South African mineral processing sectors. It identifies 33 toxic elements via a four-step assessment: hazard, dose-response, exposure, and risk characterisation. It provides a reference for occupational health management, monitoring protocols, and worker safety in these industrial plants.

Project Number
COAL
Special projects • 1998

PROJECT COL 503b

Literature survey on the advance deterioration of dykes in underground coal mine workings

COAL
Special projects • 1998

PROJECT COL 465

Determining the friction factors for underground colliery bord and pillar workings