Control Center Bridges Gaps in Communication Platforms

摘要

In the United States, the Mine Improvement and Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006, among other things, required underground coal mines to have a communication or control center to monitor communication and tracking/locating systems whenever one or more miners are underground. The control center operator must be a certified underground miner, who is knowledgeable about the mine's layout, communication network, warning systems, escape-ways and emergency response plans (ERPs). The mines need to report accidents to the appropriate agencies within 15 minutes of the occurrence.