Information Circular 9079: Improved Backut Alarm Technology for Mobile Mining Equipment

Details

• Personal Author:
  Griffin, Russell E. ; Johnson, Guy A. ; Laage, Linneas W.
• Description:
  Despite the use of warning alarms to alert miners to the backward movement of large mining equipment, miners still are injured too frequently in backup accidents. Currently approved backup alarm technology consists of continuous sounding alarm systems. New technology has developed a warning system that initiates an alarm only if there is an object close behind the vehicle. This advancement eliminates constant exposure to the alarm because a warning is given only in case of a potential collision. Adoption of this development can improve safety and reduce damage, especially for front-end loaders. It will also eliminate a source of nuisance noise in urban and residential areas. This Bureau of Mines report describes the general characteristics of infrared light, ultrasonic wave, and doppler radar technology as used for backup alarms, and reviews the testing of the most promising detection devices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Electrical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Electronic-devices Equipment-design Industrial-environment Industrial-hygiene Mining-equipment Underground-mining Warning-devices Warning-signals Warning-systems
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Information Circular
• Publisher:
  U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  TCRC - Twin Cities Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  28 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00171550
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-229747
• Citation:
  Minneapolis, MN: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 9079, 1986 Jan; :1-19
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Minneapolis, MN: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 9079
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:858425ebcf571d8d1245162754240e28771799ba3b928cc21fe7e036245ad144495beb52a0ff62f761a0b3ae14e6cd0b1ffbbd82dc26d8cdd82a4910ea60b6b1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205937/cdc_205937_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.31 MB ]