The kick-off meeting of the SEDAS – Safe and Effective Decommissioning of Arch Supports project was held at the GIG-PIB headquarters in Katowice.
The project focuses on developing and demonstrating a safe, effective technology for the decommissioning and recovery of steel arch supports in galleries undergoing closure, as well as preparing operating procedures, risk and OHS assessments, and environmental and business analyses that support the efficient use of recovered steel. The project is delivered by an international consortium: Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute (GIG-PIB, coordinator), Military University of Technology, Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry, Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, Universidad de Oviedo, and the National Institute for Research and Development in Mine Safety and Protection to Explosion (INSEMEX) Petroșani; associated partners include Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A., Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A., Węglokoks Kraj S.A., Complexul Energetic Valea Jiului S.A., and Hulleras del Norte S.A. (HUNOSA).
The meeting was opened by Dr Jan Bondaruk, Deputy Director for Environmental Engineering at GIG-PIB, and the proceedings were chaired by GIG-PIB representatives Dr Mateusz Pytlik (project coordinator) and Dr Jacek Skiba.
On the first day, partners discussed the scope of the work packages and the near-term schedule. On the second day, a technical visit took place at the Laboratory of Explosives Testing – Conformity Assessment Body and at the Experimental Mine “Barbara” in Mikołów.
The project is co-funded by the European Union under the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS); project No. 101216790 – RFCS-2024, duration: 01.09.2025–31.08.2028.
More information and updates: sedas.gig.eu
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