Risk Assessment on Coal and Gas Outburst Based on TOPSIS Model

Risk assessment on coal and gas outburst was necessary to Coal mine safety management. The model of TOPSIS(Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution), which is based on entropy weight, was constructed to evaluate outburst risk. The subjectivity which lies in ascertaining factors' weights was avoided in this model. So the evaluation result is more objective than other evaluation methods. The model was applied in the safety assessment of coal and gas outburst for four mining faces from east area of Ping Dingshan mining area. The order preference of outburst risk was gained. At the same time, the risk differences among four faces were attained. The evaluation results indicate that TOPSIS method be more reasonable and objective. It is easier to use in Coal mines.