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	Underground Mining Safety

Underground Mining Safety

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Applicable Industries	Mining
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Mesh Networks Onsite Human Safety Management
Challenge	The goal was to produce a safety system to monitor and support underground mining operations; existing systems were either too simple (i.e. phone line) or overly complex and expensive, inhibiting deployment, and providing little-to-no support in event of an accident. Given the dangerous nature of the mining work environment and the strict regulations placed on the industry, the solution would have to comply with Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) regulations. Yet the product needed to allow for simple deployment to truly be a groundbreaking solution - increasing miner safety and changing daily operations for the better. Read More
About Customer	ArgonST, a Boeing Company Read More
Customer Name	ArgonST Read More
Solution	Sine-Wave worked closely with Boeing to build and test an end-to-end Miner Safety System on our Platform. Boeing developed a unique mesh network topology to facilitate communication in the harsh mining environment. Combining this with Sine-Wave’s Platform to manage traffic, we produced a modern Web 2.0 browser-based application which facilitated communication with miners, machines and operators. This software permits mining operations to see a real-time view of all activities underground, including support of custom maps at each mining operation. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Communication Performance, Operation Performance, Operator Compliance, Reportable Health and Safety Incidents Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Applicable Industries

Mining

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Mesh Networks

Onsite Human Safety Management

Challenge

The goal was to produce a safety system to monitor and support underground mining operations; existing systems were either too simple (i.e. phone line) or overly complex and expensive, inhibiting deployment, and providing little-to-no support in event of an accident. Given the dangerous nature of the mining work environment and the strict regulations placed on the industry, the solution would have to comply with Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) regulations. Yet the product needed to allow for simple deployment to truly be a groundbreaking solution - increasing miner safety and changing daily operations for the better.

About Customer

ArgonST, a Boeing Company

Customer Name

ArgonST

Solution

Sine-Wave worked closely with Boeing to build and test an end-to-end Miner Safety System on our Platform. Boeing developed a unique mesh network topology to facilitate communication in the harsh mining environment. Combining this with Sine-Wave’s Platform to manage traffic, we produced a modern Web 2.0 browser-based application which facilitated communication with miners, machines and operators. This software permits mining operations to see a real-time view of all activities underground, including support of custom maps at each mining operation.

Data Collected

Communication Performance, Operation Performance, Operator Compliance, Reportable Health and Safety Incidents

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Labor Safety] Improved miner safety
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Communication] Improved miner communication

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Labor Safety]
Improved miner safety

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Communication]
Improved miner communication

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Overview

Underground Mining Safety

Operational Impact