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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9/19/2012 - Unpublished documents and reportsA Proximity Warning System (PWS) marker on each worker that is activated as he or she approaches a dangerous area could alert the operator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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12/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study exploring the effect that mine, age, experience, system type, and training have on workers' trust in proximity dectection systems for mobile machines.
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8/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH researchers interviewed mineworkers to understand the affects mobile proximity detection systems can have on mineworkers and the mining process, as well as the risks they may present.
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8/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study applying the task-technology fit framework to investigate the fit between mobile proximity detection systems and mining relative to health and safety
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8/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article introdcuing NIOSH’s two-phase implementation of an IoT-based intelligent machine monitoring system.
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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.