Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.17794/rgn.2019.1.4
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE TO BRING SMART PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WEARABLES AND SENSORS TO TRANSFORM SAFETY AT WORK IN THE UNDERGROUND MINING INDUSTRY
Vancho Adjiski
orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-6835
; Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences, Mining Engineering, “Goce Delchev” University, P.O. Box 201, 2000 Shtip, Macedonia
Zoran Despodov
; Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences, Mining Engineering, “Goce Delchev” University, P.O. Box 201, 2000 Shtip, Macedonia
Dejan Mirakovski
; Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences, Mining Engineering, “Goce Delchev” University, P.O. Box 201, 2000 Shtip, Macedonia
Dalibor Serafimovski
; Faculty of Computer Science, “Goce Delchev” University, P.O. Box 201, 2000 Shtip, Macedonia
Abstract
As safety at work has become a number one priority in every industry, it is no wonder that new technology and ideas are being tested to improve safety in a variety of workplaces, including, surface and underground mining, construction sites, power plants, factories, etc. Sensor technologies embedded in personal protective equipment (PPE), can be employed to monitor workers’ health, exposure to harmful elements, their proximity to danger zones, etc. This technology connected to smartphones and smartwatches can also heighten workers’ awareness by collecting data on the workplace itself, detecting environmental and health hazards. In this paper, we will present a prototype system that can be employed in underground mining which uses sensors attached to regular PPE clothing, including hard hats and safety glasses which are connected to smartphones and smartwatches via energy-efficient Bluetooth sensors, to provide real-time safety situation awareness and predict health and safety incidents before they occur.
Keywords
underground mining; PPE; IoT; sensors; safety at work
Hrčak ID:
216282
URI
Publication date:
6.2.2019.
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