Collision Avoidance Systems, Devices & Equipment in the Mining Industry

Proximity-monitoring systems and solutions can significantly reduce these accidents.

Here at Carroll Technologies, we combine the latest innovations with best in class customer service to give you a complete collision mitigation systems solution suitable for mines, tunneling, steel, construction and other industrial projects.

Collision Avoidance: Tracking Solutions

Ensuring Visibility for Collision Avoidance

Visibility is a key aspect of avoiding collisions, and mine safety in general. This visibility enables personnel to be aware of their surroundings making it less likely to be involved in a crash; tracking systems help provide visibility beyond that which human workers can see with their eyes, improving safety across all operations.

The presence of automatic monitoring and alerts also enables additional visibility without distracting workers, which could compromise personnel or put them in more dangerous situations

“To help minimise those risks, visuals are important in a collision-avoidance system, because you can’t always have visibility on where everything is,” said Carroll engineering president Allen Haywood.

“Let’s say you have a large loader that is moving forward and backward all the time, or loading trucks, a crusher or a loading facility, there’s no way that the operator can see what’s behind him that is in close proximity.”

2. The dash-mounted PAS-Z Proximity Alert System (pictured below) alerts drivers to the presence of personnel, vehicles and obstacles. It helps manage vehicle interactions by reporting reliable information on the proximity of the closest objects.

Satellite Technology and Collision Avoidance Sensors

The same principle of proximity monitoring in order to create safe work zones around people and machinery can be scaled up to use satellite technology, to provide a top-down view of surface mining operations.

While satellite solutions require companies to have access to this level of technology, they can save on operational costs and minimize equipment usage in the long-term.

For large-scale, established operations in particular, the use of satellite tracking systems could be a significant and welcome technological upgrade that incorporates several systems into a single operation.

Comprehensive services are increasingly popular in the mining industry, with companies such as Carroll offering tracking and communication services using the same technological base, and could significantly reduce the likelihood of collisions.

Further reading: How does a collision avoidance system work in Mining Operations?

See also: Collision Prevention Systems in Industrial Applications & Mining Safety Equipment & Supplies

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