The Development of a New Smart Evacuation Modeling Technique for Underground Mines Using Mathematical Programming

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• Personal Author:
  Meij R ; Sattarvand J ; Shishvan MS
• Description:
  Navigating miners during an evacuation using smart evacuation technology can significantly decrease the evacuation time of an underground mine in case of emergency hazards. This paper presents a mathematical programming model to calculate the most efficient escape path for miners as a critical component of smart evacuation technology. In this model, the total evacuation distance of the crew is minimized and scenarios with blocked pathways and stamina categories for the miners are simulated. The findings revealed that all the tested scenarios were technically feasible. Using the feature that filters out blocked pathways has no downsides as safer routes are calculated and there is no penalty in the computation time. This paper also discusses the social and technical issues that must be resolved before the algorithm can be implemented as an actual escape solution. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Algorithms Author Keywords: Smart Evacuation Emergency Egress Emerging Technology Escape Systems Hazards Mathematical Programming Mine Escapes Mine Safety Underground Mines Underground Mining

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• ISSN:
  2673-6489
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Nevada ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  106-119
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069325
• Citation:
  Mining 2024 Mar; 4(1):106-119
• Contact Point Address:
  Masoud Soleymani Shishvan, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, 628 Delft, The Netherlands
• Email:
  m.soleymanishishvan@tudelft.nl
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nevada, Reno
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20190901
• Source Full Name:
  Mining
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2cad894e6f8cd218093907475146931e8fcc803e5fcce447e58b095054e776ddd2b6ad409cdee340cc086af72cd6fd2965f545c4611a24e878b1394a00ba853a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207825/cdc_207825_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.52 MB ]