Internet of Things (IoT) technology has been widely used for real-time monitoring of the
environment, safety, and production in underground mines. This article presents the basic …

The mining environment is hazardous for worker's health. It can affect the mental health,
triggering symptoms and diseases, such as anxiety, job stress, depression, sleep disorders …

Based on the similarity theory, this paper conducts a dimensionless analysis of air flow and
selects Archimedes number as the similarity criterion number in order to study the cooling …

High temperature is a growing threat and impacts public health through different exposure
mechanisms. Our study constructs a comprehensive exposure measurement based on …

Heat stress is a major concern for the health, safety and productivity of miners working in hot
and humid underground mines. At greater depth, heat inside underground mines increases …

For the purpose of investigating the effects of various factors as to the thermal comfort of
miners, obtaining the most comfortable threshold range of air supply parameters. Five types …

This study assesses the cost of coal mining on agriculture and human health in one of the
prominent mining regions in the Indian state of Odisha. The study is based on household …

Remote robotic interventions and maintenance tasks are frequently required in hazardous
environments. Particularly, missions with a redundant mobile manipulator in the world's most …

The sustainability of the mining industry is contingent on the industry's ability to improve
upon the status quo of operational efficiency. The advancement of energy efficient …

We propose a simple and quick method for quantifying workers' anxiety and thermal comfort
levels using physiological signals. Nine subjects enrolled in a series of controlled laboratory …