Strata’s HazardAvert System for Proximity Detection & Collision Avoidance Increases Safety Awareness
Available for Both Underground and Surface Operations
It has been determined by the U.S. Mining Health and Safety Administration that approximately 20 percent of all mining-related deaths could be prevented with the use of a proximity detection system.
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HazardAvert® is a proximity detection and collision avoidance safety system designed to prevent accidents and injuries by detecting when a person or vehicle enters a specifically marked area, or zone, around an operating piece of machinery. When this marked zone is breached, the system emits an audible and visual warning alert and can be programmed to slow or stop the machine automatically.
How HazardAvert® Works
HazardAvert® creates an electromagnetic marker field (zone) around machinery using a field Generator. Installed on the machine, the Generator creates low-frequency electromagnetic signals to mark areas considered to be potentially hazardous. The marker field can encompass the entire machine and its turning radius, or be specific to certain areas.
Workers and operators wear a Personal-Alarm Device (PAD) that detects and measures the magnetic marker field to determine their proximity to the machine and alert them of possible danger to their safety.
Robust, Durable Design for Underground Coal Mining
HazardAvert® is designed and manufactured for use in all types of mining operations, construction sites and warehousing facilities. For coal mining applications, the system components are housed in MSHA rated explosion proof enclosures, and are specifically designed to endure the continuous duty cycles of the mining environment.
Customizable Zones for Mine-Specific Application
Zone shaping is accomplished with the use of two or more generators on the same machine. Multiple generators can be used to create tailored zone shapes according to mine management preference. Zones are then standardized for the mine and repeatable across all machinery in that mine. This increases the ease of use and simplifies training.
SILENT ZONES can be created inside the marker field to allow operators to function in specified areas, operator’s cab and close to the machine without activating the alarm or disabling the machine. As soon as an operator exits this silent zone however, they will automatically trigger the system.
HazardAvert® Key Features and Benefits:
— Proven success and reliability with over 1000 systems currently installed and operational mine-wide in underground coal mines in South Africa and the United States
— Generators can be installed on any and all types of mining machinery and vehicles, above and below ground
— Multiple machines and multiple miners can work without any system conflict in the same working section
— A single PAD works with all equipment Generators throughout the mine, enabling each miner to have an individualized unit
— Uses low-frequency signals that are not affected by the environment or other objects
— Low-frequency signals pass through almost anything, including coal, rock, dust and water
— Custom equipment zones easily configured
Data Recording and the Tracking Display POD
HazardAvert identifies all miners in the vicinity of the machine. Workers entering and leaving the zones and the duration of time spent in the zones are recorded and saved to the POD data-logger. This data can be downloaded via Bluetooth® or wirelessly transmitted to the surface with the use of HazardLink™. The Tracking Display POD also enables immediate visual notification of system operating status and miner warnings via highly visible LED lights.
Additional Features
The HazardAvert® proximity detection and collision avoidance system is designed with several specialized features.
— Redundant receivers in place
— Warning alerts sent to vehicle operator
— System can be programmed to slow or stop machinery automatically
— Remote stop capabilities
Machinery and Vehicles Where HazardAvert® has been Successfully Installed Include:
— Continuous Mining Machines
— Shuttle Cars
— Supply Scoops
— Feeder Breakers
— Roof Bolters
— Load Haul Dumps
— Haul Trucks
— Drag Lines
— Light Duty Trucks
Be Proximity Ready
The HazardAvert Proximity Ready Kit allows underground coal mines to lay the groundwork for proximity detection, ensuring a quick and final install at a later date. After installing the Proximity Ready Kit, the remaining HazardAvert system components can be quickly and easily installed when the mine is ready.
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Phone toll-free (U.S. only): 1-800-691-6601
Phone international: +1-770-321-2500
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