Category: Mining safety

Hexagon’s Mining division has partnered with Fatigue Science, a leader in fatigue and performance predictive analytics and fatigue management information systems. Combined with its real-time operator alertness and collision avoidance solutions, Hexagon will now be able to help customers further protect and optimize their people and equipment with Fatigue Science’s Readi platform for predictive fatigue management. Hexagon and Fatigue Science are at the forefront of innovation to help mines increase output and prevent accidents caused by fatigued and/or distracted operators of vehicles and equipment. Today’s partnership signifies the completion of… Read More Here

Safety is critical to the mining industry. However, despite that, accidents are fairly common. There’s a silent agreement between employers and employees in the field that accidents will happen. Of course, no one in their right mind wants them to happen, but it is what it is. The number of deaths related to mining has gone down over the years, dropping to a record low in 2019. But that can always improve. Fortunately, modern technology can help lower those numbers even more by increasing awareness, building real-time insights, and offering… Read More Here

The most important thing to come out of a mine is the miner.” These immortal words are believed to have come from 19th century French sociologist and mining inspector general, Frédéric Le Play, and they are as truthful today as they ever were.  The challenges for any mining operation are countless and research shows that the vast majority of incidents can be linked back to human error. As such, the need for in-depth, hands-on and continuous health and safety learning for all levels of mining work grows more urgent by… Read More Here