The uptake of man-machine interface technology in the mining industry is poised to increase exponentially, against a background of increasing pressure to progress more rapidly towards achieving Zero Harm, an industry-wide desire to eliminate collision-related fatalities in the mining industry and imminent legislation that will enforce the installation of some form of proximity detection system on moving equipment and vehicles in underground mines. Read the rest of this entry »

At Murray & Roberts Cementation, safety enjoys the top slot in the list of priorities. “As part of our concerted safety drive, we have now established the use of collision warning systems as a pre-requisite for all new operations,” Neil Lane, engineering services executive, says. “No project will be permitted to start without such a system in place.”  Read the rest of this entry »

Booyco Electronics’ groundbreaking new Collision Warning System 800 Plus will be installed at Xstrata’s new Elands Platinum Mine in the Brits area from operational start-up.

“Every vehicle to go underground will be fitted with the CWS 800 Plus System and every pedestrian will be equipped with the relevant VLF tag,” Anton Lourens, managing director of Booyco Electronics, says. Read the rest of this entry »