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Gases released because of accidents and events that cause the contamination of certain indoor spaces with methane have become more frequent recently. These gases endanger the lives of people who are inside the contaminated spaces, and there is a need for more and more in-depth research on the dynamic behavior of certain substances with a toxic effect, such as methane, once it begins to accumulate in a closed space, for to develop new detection systems and especially for its evacuation in the shortest possible time...

Usually, only a part of the work capacity is spent in the professional activity, being materialized as products and services made/accomplished within the work process. However, there are also instances, in extreme cases, when total work capacity needs to be engaged, thus an important body reserve being used. Work capacity is represented by the totality of an individual’s (physical, mental, intellectual) possibilities to perform a useful activity at an optimal level of intensity and efficiency. One of the most impo...

Jiu Valley represents one of the most important areas for coal mining in Romania, thus industrial development has generated a high level of health and safety at work issues. At work places in mining industry, the staff of the woodworking workshops is exposed to various concentrations of dust, possibly leading, in time, to occupational illnesses. Thus, wood processed in mining unitsпїЅ workshops is utilized for temporary support of coal faces, wrapping underground mining, insulation dams, ventilation doors, etc. Th...