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This web page details the original development by the NIOSH Office of Mine Safety and Health Research of a novel electromagnetic-based proximity warning (PW) system to warn underground coal miners whenever they get too close to continuous mining machines.
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9/27/2012 - Conferences, workshops, and seminarsNIOSH OMSHR sponsored a free, one-day workshop to discuss proximity warning and detection systems for mining equipment.
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9/19/2012 - Unpublished documents and reportsA Proximity Warning System (PWS) marker on each worker that is activated as he or she approaches a dangerous area could alert the operator and prevent a potential injury or fatality.
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6/1/2007 - Reports of InvestigationsNIOSH studied technology and methods that could reduce accidents involving surface mining equipment. These proximity warning systems included radar, sonar, GPS, radio transceiver tags, and combinations of radar and cameras.
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2/4/2019 - Research projectsA project to develop guidelines that the mining industry and regulatory agencies could use in the design and implementation of proximity detection technology for mobile equipment in underground coal mines.
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12/28/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article introducing a NIOSH-developed method to measure coupling characteristics for a ferrite-cored antenna to a straight wire.
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7/13/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study investigating the influence of a steel mass on the magnetic field distribution of a proximity detection system.
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5/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article describing a study conducted to determine how the PDM3700 and some other electronic devices and proximity detection systems interact with each other in underground mines.
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2/13/2017 - News and announcementsLearn about NIOSH proximity detection research at SME 2017.
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12/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesIn this article by NIOSH, researchers collected and analyzed motion capture data and calculated body joint angles in order to enhance intelligent proximity detection systems used with continuous mining machines.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program