The analysis and risk assessment. Analysis of the safety risks associated with the output of methane from underground to the surface. Checklist of risk sources. The forecast output of mine gas to the surface. Old mine workings and abandoned mine workings. Surface mining output gas to the surface and the risk of mine gas output to the sewerage network. The risk of fumigation the sewerage network. Protection of structures against mine gas output. View the current status of the problem. Adverse effects of abandoned underground works. Residual plynodajnost. Factors influencing the output of mine gas to the surface.