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This chapter presents various introductory aspects of mining equipment reliability, maintainability, and safety. The topics covered in the chapter are the need for improving mining equipment reliability, maintainability, and safety; mining equipment-related facts and figures, important terms and definitions, and useful information on mining equipment reliability, maintainability, and safety.
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(2008). Introduction. In: Mining Equipment Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety. Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-288-3_1
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