Monitoring and Assessment of Underground Climatic Conditions Using Sensors and GIS Tools

Details

• Personal Author:
  Jha A ; Tukkaraja P
• Description:
  Monitoring and assessment of underground climatic conditions are necessary to identify potential hazards and initiate remedial measures in advance that otherwise would lead to disastrous conditions. This paper discusses the concept of real-time monitoring and assessment of climatic conditions in a typical underground mine using sensors and GIS tools by utilizing a laboratory scale model. Typical ventilation parameters including temperature, humidity, and gas concentrations were monitored using sensors in a laboratory setting and various ratios and indices proposed by previous researchers for interpreting fire gases and spontaneous combustion conditions are predicted from the monitored data. GIS tools were used to display this information in real-time on a mine map that would help in creating a safe and comfortable working environment for personnel and equipment working underground. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Geographic Information Systems Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: GIS Climatic Conditions Emerging Technology Geographic Information Systems Hazards Mining Industry Monitoring Systems Real-time Monitoring Sensors Underground Mines
• ISSN:
  2095-2686
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 8 ; South Dakota
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  495-499
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068348
• Citation:
  Int J Min Sci Technol 2020 Jul; 30(4):495-499
• Contact Point Address:
  Purushotham Tukkaraja, Department of Mining Engineering and Management, SDSM&T, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
• Email:
  PT@sdsmt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20140901
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
• End Date:
  20200831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f2c0eb03a682168a317a55ad47da3b61e43c2962f3a04c6406bbd328009a82c1d5995e9a1f22ae25bb68616fbcd9d7921af965b9b41f49d29d5eb4c69f9c8bd4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230514/cdc_230514_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.68 MB ]