The Health and Safety Benefits of New Technologies in Mining: A Review and Strategy for Designing and Deploying Effective User-Centred Systems
The Health and Safety Benefits of New Technologies in Mining: A Review and Strategy for Designing and Deploying Effective User-Centred Systems
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采矿新技术的健康和安全效益：设计和部署有效的以用户为中心的系统的回顾和策略
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10.3390/min2040417
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发表时间：
2012
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影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
T. Horberry
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作者：
T. Horberry
采矿业目前正在迅速发展和采用自动化和其他新技术（例如碰撞检测系统）；然而，它们通常是从技术为中心的角度开发的，没有明确考虑最终用户。本文首先介绍了当前可用（或接近市场）的技术以及与之相关的可能的人为因素问题。论文的第二部分提出了一项潜在的长期研发战略，旨在最大限度地提高此类新技术操作人员的安全和健康效益。该策略包括四个阶段的研究和发展过程，这包括：更好地了解技术需求、用户需求和风险/成本分析；人力要素设计、采购和部署流程；战略的评估和验证；并将其传播给相关利益相关者（包括设备制造商、矿场购买者和监管机构）。最后，该文件强调了在新采矿技术方面考虑人的因素的重要性，以及采用本文提出的这种战略可能带来的好处。总体愿景是通过以用户为中心的有效设计和新技术的部署，同时满足操作人员和工作场所的需求，使采矿变得更安全、更健康。
Mining is currently experiencing a rapid growth in the development and uptake of automation and other new technologies (such as collision detection systems); however, they are often developed from a technology-centred perspective that does not explicitly consider the end-user. This paper first presents a review of the technologies currently available (or near-market) and the likely human factors issues associated with them. The second part of the paper presents a potential long term strategy for research and development that aims to maximise the safety and health benefits for operators of such new technologies. The strategy includes a four stage research and development process, this covers: better understanding the needs for technology, user requirements and risk/cost analysis; human element design, procurement and deployment processes; evaluation and verification of the strategy; and dissemination of it to relevant stakeholders (including equipment manufacturers, mine site purchasers and regulators). The paper concludes by stressing the importance of considering the human element with respect to new mining technologies and the likely benefits of adopting the type of strategy proposed here. The overall vision is for mining to become safer and healthier through effective user-centred design and deployment of new technologies that serve both operator needs and the demands of the workplace.