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creators_name: Nagarajapandian, M.
creators_name: Ishana, A.
creators_name: Jeevika, K.
creators_name: Jefina Shiny, J.
creators_name: Mozhi Devan, P.A.
title: Health & Environment Monitoring and Alerting System for Mine Workers: From Proof of Concept to Experimental Validation
ispublished: pub
keywords: Coal mines; Internet of things; Mining; Occupational risks; Protective clothing; Safety engineering, Alert systems; Alerting systems; Coal-mine safeties; Environmental conditions; Health monitoring; IoT; Long-range wireless; Mine workers; Worker alert system; Workers', Miners
note: cited By 0; Conference of 2023 IEEE International Conference on Sensors and Nanotechnology, SENNANO 2023 ; Conference Date: 26 September 2023 Through 27 September 2023; Conference Code:195657
abstract: The vulnerability of miners' health and livelihoods is a critical issue that requires acute attention, particularly concerning the working environment and its long-term consequences. Innovative technologies are necessary to increase operation conditions and reduce mining costs while prioritizing the safety of miners. In underground mining, multiple factors, such as vibration, temperature, sound, humidity, underground pressure, and other environmental conditions, must be considered to ensure the safety and well-being of miners. However, many mine companies are not practising the safety standards due to the higher implementation costs. Thus, this article proposes a solution to this problem using long-range wireless (LoRa), which immediately transmits a crisis alarm from the mining worker's personal protective equipment (PPE) to the control room if a worker falls due to unfavourable environmental conditions. This will ensure that the mine workers can swiftly evacuate the area and seek hideout in the designated safety shelters, thus minimizing the potential risks associated with mining operations. © 2023 IEEE.
date: 2023
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85182746002&doi=10.1109%2fSENNANO57767.2023.10352536&partnerID=40&md5=1673793bb7aeeb3bcb4a982eac5996c6
id_number: 10.1109/SENNANO57767.2023.10352536
full_text_status: none
publication: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Sensors and Nanotechnology, SENNANO 2023
pagerange: 109-112
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Nagarajapandian, M. and Ishana, A. and Jeevika, K. and Jefina Shiny, J. and Mozhi Devan, P.A.  (2023) Health & Environment Monitoring and Alerting System for Mine Workers: From Proof of Concept to Experimental Validation.  In: UNSPECIFIED.