An Active Proximity Warning System for Surface and Underground Mining Applications [preprint]

Details

• Personal Author:
  Schiffbauer, William H.
• Description:
  NIOSH has developed an active proximity warning system called HASARD (Hazardous Area Signaling and Ranging Device) for warning workers as they approach known dangerous areas around heavy mining equipment and other dangerous work zones. HASARD is composed of a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter generates a 60-kHz magnetic field using one or more wire loop antennas. Each antenna is adjusted to establish a magnetic field pattern for each hazardous area. The receiver, worn by the worker, is a magnetic field strength meter. The received signal is compared against preset levels which are calibrated to identify levels of danger. The receiver outputs can include visual, audible, and vibratory indicators and it can also be made to disable machine functions. HASARD was field tested on a Joy 12 continuous miner, a Komatsu 210 M Haulpak, and on a highwall launch vehicle. Slight modifications were made for each application. HASARD provided warnings as designed and proved to be rugged enough to withstand the harshest of production environments. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Engineering Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Control-technology Engineering-controls Miners Mining-equipment Mining-industry Warning-devices Warning-systems
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021434
• Citation:
  2001 SME Annual Meeting, February 26-28, 2001, Denver, Colorado, Preprint 01-117. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 2001 Feb; :1-8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4e61e7bf4634d4202ee0c643b8a275564f5d8bd83f38f7518a4a221c5e0324fad005a58ab81b02f047419400a53a808ca7a55ce3c596e9a94b66cec132237b29
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220490/cdc_220490_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 436.82 KB ]