Intelligent Monitoring System for Improved Worker Safety During Plant Operation and Maintenance

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• Personal Author:
  Jacksha R ; McNinch M ; Miller, Aubrey K. ; Nickerson H ; Parks D
• Description:
  A wireless Internet of Things (IoT) system was utilized to monitor a lockout/tagout (LOTO) process and shows promise for both making LOTO less burdensome and providing additional accountability for following required safety practices. NIOSH researchers are currently expanding this system in terms of scope and functionality. The final system is expected to include predictive failure analysis as well as additional sensors to monitor worker proximity to hazards. Significant research will be conducted in the field of human factors in hopes of ensuring that the system is easy to use and effective, thereby encouraging widespread adoption throughout the mining industry. The proliferation of IoT devices in the business and consumer spheres illustrates that the public is ready to adopt these new solutions. The mining sector in particular will benefit enormously from the ability to remotely view safety-related data in real time and to receive alarms when safeguards are potentially failing. There is a preponderance of evidence that conveyor operation and maintenance is hazardous to workers, and NIOSH will continue working to reduce these accidents through leveraging emerging technologies such as IoT. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Mining Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Software
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Artificial Intelligence Communication Systems Computer Applications Emerging Technology Equipment Maintenance Failure Analysis Humans Injuries Injury Prevention Lockout Tagout Machinery Miners Mine Workers Mining Industry Monitoring Systems Proximity Detection Remote Control Safety Monitoring Safety Practices Sensors Warning Systems Website Worker Safety Work Operations

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0026-5187
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SMRD - Spokane Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  34-38
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055980
• Citation:
  Min Eng 2019 Mar; 71(3):34-38
• Contact Point Address:
  D. Parks, Mechnical Engineer, CDC NIOSH, Spokane, WA, United States
• Email:
  nij4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Mining Engineering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:50074116d41cf5715e6ad4190a5774f44ec8a9749e533ecd3dce29f9d2769207e89086229db6cc543a7fed5306887376edb5ecdbc3d03ca24bbe4b7f4223424b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227852/cdc_227852_DS1.pdf
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