FFF spontaneous combustion course

Self heating in coal which, if not prevented or stopped in time, leads to full scale combustion, damage to the source of the coal or product and generates a considerable health hazard under certain circumstances. The phenomenon has long been experienced and much research has gone into understanding and explaining it. However, the process continues - it is found in seams under shallow soil cover, in open seam faces, in opencast mines when seams being extracted were previously mined by board and pillar methods, in stockpiles at pitheads, power stations or on docksides, in hoppers, train trucks and coal-bearing cargo ships. Stopping the self heating process, once it begins, is understood by many but not often undertaken in time to prevent further damage. The outcomes of various self heating case studies has lead to the loss of millions of rand and hard fought legal situations.

Date: 21 May 2015
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Venue: Wits Campus, Sturrock Park Admin and Conferencing, Johannesburg
Cost: R2,995 incl. VAT - pre-registration and pre-payment a requirement