The Unique Challenges in Mining Paging and Communication

Mining companies face a multitude of communication and safety challenges related to their difficult and dangerous working environment. Workers often experience poor or nonexistent radio coverage, patchy mobile phone coverage, and delays in receiving messages. The inability to contact workers whose radios have been turned down can also cause communication delays, compounded by the short battery lifespan for two-way radios as well as fatigue from hearing continuous radio noise. Additionally, use of two-way radios can be problematic because the general public can access the same station being used, compromising privacy and security in emergency situations.

Coordinate Emergency Response Quickly and Effectively

Whether it is assembling Emergency Response Teams (ERT) or sending instant notifications of equipment faults, Amcom Software enables life-saving mining communications. This includes providing a secure method for communicating with ERT members, improving message delivery times, and enabling response teams to activate a site-wide emergency/evacuation in a timely manner. Managing underground mining communication with the right messaging systems improves safety and fatigue management and also reduces the cost of daily operations.

Ensure Message Delivery in Underground Mining Communication

By installing a messaging system initially designed for the healthcare environment, you are guaranteed to get the message. In an emergency situation every second is critical.

Key functionality:

• Integration to RFID, security, duress, man-down – Automatically alert specific team members of an incident and its location to speed response time.
• Emergency response coordination – Leverage onsite paging to ensure messages from coordinators are received within seconds to increase the response times to emergencies.
• Responding to equipment failures – Integration to equipment, SCADA systems, etc. so technicians or engineers can receive instant alerts of which equipment is down and its location. Responding quickly to failures saves time and money.
• Reporting – Monitor response times to situations, equipment failures, etc. to ensure processes are being carried out properly.

 

Leading organizations are already using these Amcom Software solutions to save time and resources.