- Research-service activities for active mines
- Research-service activities for mines under closure procedure
- gas content, including determination of methane content of coal seams;
- prediction of methane emissions to extraction, development and opening mine workings;
- classification of mine workings (rooms) in methane areas among adequate methane explosion hazard degrees;
- classification of coal seams or their parts and methane areas among adequate methane hazard categories;
- control of hazards relating to methane explosions as well as gas and rock outbursts;
- determination of ventilation methods of mining panels in methane hazard conditions along with the selection of ventilation systems for its combating;
- design of auxiliary ventilation systems for driven road workings in gassy seams;
- technologies relating to coalbed methane recovery and its utilisation;
- risk assessment regarding methane explosions in longwalls with high output concentration.
DEPARTMENT OF GAS HAZARD CONTROL
Poland, 43-190 Mikołów, ul. Podleska 72
Head of Department
Assoc. Prof. D.Sc. Eng.
KRAUSE EUGENIUSZ
phone: +48 32 32 46 501
e-mail: e.krause@gig.katowice.pl
LABORATORY OF GAS ANALYSES
Head of Laboratory
M.Sc. Eng.
GĄSIOR GRZEGORZ
phone: +48 32 32 46 506
e-mail: g.gasior@gig.katowice.pl
LABORATORY OF EXPERTISES AND UNDERGROUND RESEARCHES
Head of Laboratory
Eng.
SEBASTIAN ZENON
phone: +48 32 32 46 502
e-mail: z.sebastian@gig.katowice.pl
LABORATORY OF GAS AND ROCK OUTBURST HAZARD COMBATING
Head of Laboratory
D.Sc. Eng.
WIERZBIŃSKI KRYSTIAN
phone: +48 32 32 46 510
e-mail: k.wierzbinski@gig.katowice.pl
