FATIGUE AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Entering data directly into Pitram Mobile tablets provides the control room with real time information regarding the location of equipment
“ Anglo American – Kumba Iron Ore has always believed that good technologies can be a game changer for their operations, to reduce safety risks and improve safety efficiencies and most importantly, save people’ s lives,” said Kritter. After the successful field trial, Kumba Iron Ore has decided to roll out Hexagon Mining’ s VIS solution across its operations.
VIS and FatigueMonitor are the next levels addressing safety in mining, and represent a significant building block in the zero-harm goal.
Anglo American’ s Kumba Iron Ore, which was also one of its first CAS customers, and told Hexagon,“ we need a solution to make our operations safer and go further.” Hexagon’ s VIS was subsequently piloted at the Kumba Iron Ore Sishen mine in South Africa as part of its Operator Assist Project, which assists haul truck operators to prevent imminent collisions.
“ VIS has now been tested over 10,000 hours in a production environment. A project of this magnitude has never been done before. But the return we got from operators was very positive; they really like the system and see the benefit of it. The mine management also liked it because it makes their operation safer but most importantly it didn’ t disrupt production or cause any downtime, and they also got the good feedback from the operators,” said Kritter.
Avoiding collisions with mining software
MICROMINE says its leading fleet management and mine control solution, Pitram, provides the capability to monitor equipment usage and prevent potential collisions in both underground and surface mining operations.“ Pitram allows the transfer of data from equipment, directly inputted by operators via the Pitram Mobile device in each cabin, to the control room via the wireless network on site. Direct data entry provides a higher level of data integrity and reliability that cannot be guaranteed when radioed to the control room. Utilising Pitram Mobile reduces the likelihood of human error by accurately collecting and transferring data
HEXAGON
Mines are dangerous places. Heavy traffic, large equipment, poor visibility, and fatigue all create the potential for accidents.
SERIOUS ABOUT SAFETY
Hexagon Mining’ s Vehicle Intervention System and FatigueMonitor are now fully integrated with our Collision Avoidance System( CAS). CAS is trusted by more than 55 mines and installed in more than 25,000 vehicles worldwide.
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