Track: Industry Practices and Solutions

Abstract

A mining company called “Kanyon coal mine” is introducing collision avoidance technology as a means to minimize accidents and incidents, this is in line with global trends for safe mining. The mine is introducing collision avoidance through Radar, Global Positioning System (GPS), and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). This paper is a study of the effects of introducing new technology to the existing one; the use of technology for safe mining.

The mining equipment is upgraded with new technology at the coal mine and this created an unintended problem of safety, the mining equipment uses echolocation, GPS, GSM, and Rader as means to assess possible collision of machines with each other in the dark, during poor visibility or due to operator negligence. All these systems we call “anti-collision system”, these translate to an “emergency engine kill switch” (EEKS) in case the driver is unaware of the pending danger, which will result in the switching off of the engine and engaging the braking system, by locking the wheels in place, the problem here is; after the power dies what will happen to the momentum of the truck, and what are the safety measures to counter slip of the locked wheels on gravel roads, resulting in a deadweight collision anyway.