Due to the large number of fatalities and incidents in the global mining industry, the Earth Moving Equipment Safety Round Table (EMESRT) was created as a global initiative involving major companies mining. EMESRT has engaged with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to advance the design of equipment that, beyond OEM standards, improves safe operability and maintainability.
Within the initiative promoted by EMESRT, various working groups have been created in which the main mining companies in the world have been involved, as well as equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and technology providers.
Following the need of the international mining community, TORSA, as a supplier of IoT technology and systems for the mining industry, was involved in the EMESRT working groups having the opportunity to know firsthand the existing needs in the sector and adapting its systems by adding value and meeting those needs through technology.
In addition to participating in these groups, TORSA also works closely with the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) where the company is involved in the Program for Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehicles (ICSV), where 27 of the world’s leading companies in mining exploitation and technology supply are grouped to collaborate in a non-competitive space with the aim of accelerating the development of a new generation of mining technology and vehicles. EMESRT also plays a key role within this program by providing a complementary technical approach.
Thanks to the collaborative work of the international mining community, EMESRT has carried out a project that aims to develop a standard that must be met by proximity detection systems (PDS). An interoperability protocol between third-party PDS providers and OEM-supplied equipment has been developed to establish a platform for the implementation of PDS controls in mixed equipment fleets – ISO 21815.
In this way, EMESRT has established various levels of incident control:
Taking into account these incident control levels of the EMESRT, it is considered as the most appropriate requirement in the reduction of accidents that the Proximity Detection System (PDS) or Collision Avoidance Systems (CAS) perform with an Intervention Control Level 9.
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