Tag: Safety
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Optimizing Results and ROI from Conveyor Safety Training
The benefits of training should not be underestimated so long as that training robust and encourage problem-solving using modern methods and standards. This week’s Blog from Martin Engineering shows that, when you prioritize safety, training, and updating equipment, you can reap the rewards of fewer safety incidents, less regulatory oversight, higher productivity, and greater long-term…
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How Rope Access is Transforming Mine Maintenance and Safety
New technology isn’t always about automation or artificial intelligence (AI). Sometimes, it’s about finding a safer and more efficient way for people to reach the places machines can’t. This week’s article from MCL Height Safety shows how rope access is gaining ground fast in the mining world.
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Cybersecurity for the Long Haul: A Lifecycle Approach to Mining Surveillance
With remote camps, vast perimeters, harsh climates, and high-value assets create an environment where safety and security are constant priorities, mines have typically been difficult to protect. This week’s Blog from Axis Communications discusses how cybersecurity can no longer be treated as an add-on to mining operations and how companies must instead take a lifecycle…
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Modern Filtration Technology Boosts Zinc Recovery at Nyrstar Hobart
To strengthen its production capabilities and optimize resource efficiency, Nyrstar has partnered with the German manufacturer MSE Filterpressen GmbH, a company specialized in industrial filter press systems, to support the solid-liquid separation stage within the established Roast-Leach-Electrowinning (RLE) zinc production process. This week’s Blog explores the technology that directly affects yield, process stability, and occupational…
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Thermal Video Monitoring in Mines: Catch Problems Before They Catch You by Surprise
Mining operations run on one fundamental truth: downtime costs money – a lot of money. This week’s Blog from Opticom Tech shows us how thermal video monitoring catches issues early to help avoid expensive downtime and catastrophic failures.
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From Data to Decisions: How Real-Time Monitoring Helps Achieve GISTM Compliance
Dam safety is a critical responsibility in mining, especially when dealing with tailings storage facilities (TSFs). This week’s Blog shows how real-time monitoring technology can be deployed to meet the GISTM framework, reduce risk, and streamline decision-making across the lifecycle of a TSF.
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How Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Can Help Increase Safety in Mining Operations
The corrosive environment common to mining operations tends to quickly corrode metal wall cladding, roofing, platforms and other structures inside mining facilities. This week’s Blog shows how Fiber Reinforced Polymer offers a way to decrease costs and increase safety, while extending the service life of the facility.
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The Surveillance Data Dilemma: Are Mining Companies Sitting on Untapped Gold?
Surveillance systems, widely adopted across mining operations for safety and security purposes, holds the potential to transform operational intelligence – if mining companies can learn to mine it. This week’s Blog from the experts at Axis Communications takes a deep dive into how data collection can be transformed from security to strategy.
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The Case for Treating Mine Workers Like Professional Athletes
Mine workers and professional athletes operate in vastly different environments, but both require a degree of physical and mental endurance to perform optimally. This week’s Blog from Civeo shows us how treating mine workers with the same care as professional athletes can significantly improve job performance, safety, and overall productivity.
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3D SLAM Mapping For Bulk Materials Assessment And Tracking
Bulk materials present unique challenges that make it difficult to obtain accurate, real-time information in a cost-effective way. However, the Nexys is changing the way bulk materials can be inventoried and can be seamlessly integrated into existing surveying workflows to provide a more cost-effective and autonomous way of tracking materials on job sites, storage facilities,…