ABSTRACT

Machines increasingly pervade the mining industry, reducing manual labor and raising production. While the use of new technologies such as remote control, vision enhancement technologies, continuous haulage, and automated equipment has grown, so has the potential for new health and safety risks. Written by leading experts from Australia and North A

chapter 2|24 pages

Equipment design

chapter 3|10 pages

It is not just about design

chapter 4|10 pages

Chapter Manual tasks

chapter 8|26 pages

Chapter Controls and displays

chapter 9|16 pages

Chapter Automation and new technologies

chapter 10|16 pages

Chapter Organisational and task factors

chapter 11|12 pages

Chapter Training

chapter 12|8 pages

Chapter Conclusions