Helping Jiangzhuang Coal Mine to create a 'zero-accident' working environment with Hikvision's smart video technology

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TENGZHOU CITY, China, Feb. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Mines are unique operating environments with highly specific health and safety

challenges. In particular, underground mining operations typically experience

low-visibility conditions and light pollution from flashlights, vehicle lights

and reflective strips on equipment and clothing, making traditional

surveillance and safety monitoring difficult.

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These were some of the challenges facing Jiangzhuang Coal Mine in the Shangdong

Province of China, which covers an underground area of 43 square kilometers,

and produces more than 1.8 million tons of coal each year. The top priority for

the mine's management team is worker safety, and working practices and

production are monitored 24 hours a day to minimize accident risks.

Kong Qingwei, Director of the Jiangzhuang Coal Mine Dispatch Office, says, "We

need to respond immediately to unsafe situations in the mine, whether they are

caused by environmental factors, poorly performing machines, or employees not

following authorized work procedures."  

Although the mine invests heavily in safety training and equipment for workers,

its aging surveillance system made health and safety monitoring difficult in

key areas of the mine. "Our previous surveillance system required us to monitor

around 30 screens, 24 hours a day, often with sub-optimal image quality caused

by low-light conditions or light pollution," says Kong Qingwei. "This made our jobs

extremely difficult and tiring, as well as impacting our ability to respond to safety

issues quickly enough."

Maximizing worker safety with Hikvision's intelligent video technology

To address its health and safety challenges, Jiangzhuang Coal Mine has

implemented an intelligent video surveillance and control system from Hikvision.

The Hikvision solution supports crystal-clear video imaging, even in low-light

conditions, or where light pollution is created by lights or reflective strips.

This quality and clarity of imaging ensures that hidden risks can be identified

more quickly and easily, allowing the safety team to respond more quickly and

to protect workers in all areas of the mine.   

In addition to the improved imaging capabilities, the Hikvision cameras

incorporate deep learning technologies to identify and respond to health and

safety risks in the mine automatically, and in real time. Specifically, the

cameras can identify when employees deviate from approved work procedures and

send alerts to the safety team to ensure staff can be deployed before accidents occur.

For example, it is prohibited for workers to come too close to winches when

they are working due to safety risks, but this is hard to monitor with traditional

video cameras. "The new Hikvision system increases worker safety by monitoring

the areas around winches and other equipment, and by sending alerts if employees

get too close," says Kong Qingwei.

Improving worker health and safety with real-time, actionable insights

In the first three months of operation, the new Hikvision system identified

more than 30 deviations from safe operating procedures. Zhang Liu, Deputy Chief

Engineer at Jiangzhuang Coal Mine, says, "In the past, many of these safety

risks could have gone unnoticed. However, the Hikvision system has allowed us

to identify every incident in real time and to take immediate action to protect

our workers, which is a hugely satisfying outcome for us."

Delivering continual improvement for safety procedures

As well as alerting the team to potential security risks in real time,

the Hikvision system also records the details of any safety incident for later analysis.

"As well as accurately capturing deviations from safe working procedures, the Hikvision system

supports playback and download functions," says Zhang Liu. "We can use the insights we record

to deliver continual improvement for safety procedures, and, ultimately, to support our vision

for a 'zero-accident' mine," he adds.

Addressing mining-specific safety requirements

The Hikvision solution is configured to support specific mining-safety applications,

such as constant monitoring of surface water levels in different areas of the mine.

"Constant seepage from rock formations means that surface water can accumulate

in different areas of the mine, which is a problem in terms of potential flooding,

damage to infrastructure, and worker safety risks," says Zhang Liu. "With the Hikvision

system, we can manage surface-water levels constantly and take action to deal with any

problems that arise before water levels exceed safe limits," he adds.

In addition to surface water management, the Hikvision solution supports

improved safety in other potentially dangerous areas of the mine, including

inclined tunnels that are used for transporting coal and other materials underground.

"The Hikvision system is like an intelligent 'eye' for us in all areas of the mine,

helping us to identify potential safety issues in a timely and accurate way and to protect

our workers at all times," says Kong Qingwei.

Increasing effectiveness for the safety team

With automated alerts for all manner of potential safety threats, the safety team can be far

more effective, with no need to monitor video images constantly. "Instead of looking at grainy

images on 30 screens, we can now spend more of our time responding to incidents, supporting

workers, and keeping them safe," says Zhang Liu. "This is a classic example of how automation

can help to improve mine safety, while also reducing the tiring workloads associated with

manual monitoring of screens."

[OUTBOX] Project at a glance

-Hikvision surveillance and control system deployed at Jiangzhuang Coal Mine

-Deep learning technology identifies safety risks in real time, even in low-visibility conditions

-30 safety incidents detected and addressed in the first three months

-Analysis of incidents supports continual improvement for safety procedures

-The safety team spends less time monitoring screens and more time responding to safety threats

-Analysis of incident data from the Hikvision system supports continual

improvement for safety procedures and supports the mine's 'zero-accident' strategy

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