Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Revised Mine Regulation Prompts Change in Surveying Approach

New system allows surveyors to calculate stockpiles without walking on the piles.




With a new mandate from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) which said mine operators had to ensure the safety of any mine surveying personnel walking on piles of material which had reclaim tunnels beneath them. A new method of collecting the necessary data had to be implemented. Traditional surveying of a client’s material piles—many of which did, in fact, have tunnels beneath them—couldn’t be done without walking the piles.

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2 comments:

  1. More personnel would feel more comfortable with their jobs with the help of this new method and equipment in surveying. It’s a win-win deal for the company, for it strengthens its relationship with its publics. For the client it assures more accurate data and it guarantees the safety of its people.

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  2. With new equipment and new regulations like these, the workers are going to be in a safer working environment. A safe working environment can generate a lot more jobs since job seekers would definitely prefer to work in a place where safety is a top priority.

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