• 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.