600 coal mines shop
for communication
and tracking systems
N
ew mine safety legislation requiring the
installation of wireless, two-way communication and electronic tracking systems in U.
S.
coal mines is creating an
unprecedented opportunity for Ontario...
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600 coal mines shop
for communication
and tracking systems
N
ew mine safety legislation requiring the
installation of wireless, two-way communication and electronic tracking systems in U.
S.
coal mines is creating an
unprecedented opportunity for Ontario mining
suppliers.
A consequence of the Sago mine disaster, the
new safety requirements will produce a blizzard
of purchase orders over the next few years.
The January 2, 2006 tragedy took the lives of
12 West Virginia coal miners trapped underground as a result of an explosion.
Rescuers took
41 hours to reach the men, but found only one
miner alive.
The rest died of carbon monoxide
poisoning.
Radio communication and leaky feeder systems are commonplace in Canada’s hard rock
mining industry, but much less so in the U.
S.
, so
Ontario is where communication system suppliers have congregated.
West Virginia’s 170 coal mines were required to
submit plans to the Office of Miners’ Health
Safety and Training by July 31 detailing how
and
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