{"id":661,"date":"2021-06-10T23:54:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T23:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/?p=661"},"modified":"2021-06-10T23:54:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T23:54:10","slug":"technical-support-reminds-industry-of-prox-research-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/10\/technical-support-reminds-industry-of-prox-research-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Support reminds industry of prox research efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Earlier this year, MSHA issued a reminder to the industry about the work the agency has done on proximity detection and collision warning systems, currently available systems and ongoing research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMSHA and the mining industry have worked together to develop potentially life-saving technology that can stop machine motion and\/or send a warning signal to the machine operator when it detects a person or object in the machine\u2019s path,\u201d it said. \u201cMine operators are increasingly installing these proximity detection systems on mining equipment in surface and underground mines to prevent pinning, crushing, or striking accidents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agency noted that currently there are three approved proximity detection systems for use in underground coal mines: Joy SmartZone, Matrix Intellizone and Strata\u2019s HazardAvert system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a total of 12 collision warning and collision avoidance systems that have been developed for use in surface operations and metal and non-metal underground operations. Those include the systems from Becker Mining; Caterpillar; Hexagon; Ifm Efector, Modular Mining Systems; Newtrax; PBE Group; Preco Electronics; Provix; Septentrio; Strata Worldwide and Wabtec\/GE Transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information on proximity detection systems and current research is available by contacting Technical Support\u2019s Patrick Retzer for equipment approvals at retzer.patrick@dol.gov<\/a> and Matthew Wharry for equipment implementation at wharry.matthew@dol.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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