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Although proximity detection systems (PDS) are not a new concept, their roll-out in the South African mining industry is on the increase, with uptake escalating in light of legislation introduced by ...

NEWBURGH, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Matrix Design Group, LLC (Matrix) announced today that its IntelliZone proximity detection system has received IECEx approval in Australia from the Department of ...

Tulsa-based Alliance Resource Partners LP today announced that several of its independent operating subsidiaries have started the deployment of a newly developed product, a proximity detection system ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Four percent of underground equipment in West Virginia coal mines are fitted with detectors that automatically shut down mobile machinery when people get too close, according to a ...

On Aug. 31, MSHA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to require underground coal mines to equip continuous mining machines with proximity detection systems in order to protect miners ...

In the safety- and productivity-conscious world of mining, correct and effective operation of both Proximity Detection Systems (PDS) and Collision Prevention Systems (CPS) are vital. Through a ...

Show more Lourens starts by explaining how PDS technology has evolved. “If you look back at PDS, over the last 20 years, ...

Over the objections of a coal miner’s widow and representatives from the United Mine Workers of America, West Virginia’s mine safety board has rejected a regulation that could help prevent crushing ...

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While underground mines are unquestionably safer than they once were, accidents and injuries associated with mobile machinery remain a primary concern. For years the United States National Institution ...

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