OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
A Trimble deployment
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
MIX AND MATCH SENSORS BOOST SAFETY
Integrated automated sensors warn of problems while minimising risk to mine workers
T
apping into years of hands-on experience in the mining industry, Dion Wilson at Ultimate Positioning Group (UPG) in Western Australia,
specialises in providing turnkey mine monitoring solutions that minimise the time staff members are exposed to the numerous inherent safety risks associated with mining operations. He places a strong emphasis on automating and aggregating different sensor technologies into a single software solution, to enable a multidisciplinary approach to data visualisation, analysis, reporting and real-time alarming. Wilson has been actively involved in
supply, integration, commissioning and support of multiple systems throughout numerous mines in Western Australia. As a member of the Western Australian Trimble distribution network, UPG supports its
customers with the provision of equipment and software related to the Trimble portfolio of products and also integrates third-party solutions to form a cohesive solution, all under one umbrella.
EMPHASIS ON SAFETY Tere is a strong commitment by mining companies to improve worker health and safety by developing mature programmes based on the latest technology, advanced equipment and rigorous procedures. Integrated mine monitoring systems go a long way toward capturing important complementary data points about site conditions to better predict failures and identify risks to mine safety. “Te dedication by mining companies
to developing and continually improving safety standards has dramatically reduced
the number of fatalities and serious injuries, to a mere fraction of levels seen in decades past,” says Wilson. “Nevertheless, continued efforts to improve best-practice and safety standards are part of sustained initiatives to reduce these even further.” A complex mining operation offers a multitude of monitoring opportunities, such as environmental and weather monitoring, tailings facilities, seismic events such as blasting and earthquakes, open pit slopes, groundwater, and structural monitoring of mine infrastructure such as crusher facilities. Wilson believes it is a safer approach to separate personnel from hazards, as opposed to controlling and minimising the risks they pose, so automating the collection and transmission of monitoring data improves safety by decreasing the hands-on work.
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