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Mining Feature: 2023 Meeting of the Automation and Emerging Technologies Partnership
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Thursday, September 21, 2023
The fourth meeting of the Mine Automation and Emerging Technologies Health and Safety Partnership was held as a virtual meeting in two half-day sessions on September 20 and 21, 2023.
This meeting provided a continued opportunity for industry, manufacturers, academia and Automation partnership meeting bannerothers who are working on autonomous mobile equipment and associated technologies to discuss the state of the technology, including system development, testing, implementation activities, research findings, health and safety concerns, and regulatory considerations.
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Agenda
*Select presentation links below to view the presented slides in PDF format. Presentation file hosting is courtesy of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association website.*
Day 1 - September 20, 2023
**Time (PDT)**
**Topic**
**Speaker**
**Affiliation**8:00am
Welcome
George Luxbacher
NIOSH8:15
Meeting agenda
Joel Haight
Univ of Pittsburgh**NIOSH** **Proje****ct** **Updates**8:20
Machine situational awareness
Bob Bissonette
NIOSH8:40
Coexistence of wireless systems
Ron Jacksha
NIOSH9:00
NIOSH robotics research in other industries
Jacob Carr
NIOSH9:20
Battery safety research
Dave Yantek
NIOSH9:40
Autonomous vehicles – Surface and underground mining
Gary Hebel
MSHA10:10
Break
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**Case Study Session**10:25
Case study 1: Hecla Greens CreekRecording on YouTube
Jo Thompson (prerecorded)
Hecla11:05
Case study 2: Epiroc
Zach Ellis
Epiroc11:45
Global perspectives on mine automation
Joel Haight
Univ of Pittsburgh12:20
Wrap up
Joel Haight
Univ of PittsburghDay 2 - September 21, 2023
**Time (PDT)**
**Topic**
**Speaker**
**Affiliation**8:00am
Welcome
Joel Haight
Univ of Pittsburgh8:05
Barriers to automation in the US - NIOSH contract update
Kray Luxbacher
University of Arizona****
**Panel Discussions**8:35
Workforce considerations
Ravitha SukumaranDenise Baker
Peta Chirgwin
Immersive Technology
NIOSH
Chameleon Mettle9:20
Automation in small mines
Libby Pritchard
Zach EllisDouglas Duesing
NSSGA
Epiroc
FORT Robotics10:05
Future of this partnership
Jacob Carr, Todd Ruff, Bob Bissonette, Joel Haight
NIOSH10:25
Break10:40
**Breakout Sessions (concurrent):**Underground mine automation technology opportunities and challenges
Bob Bissonette
NIOSHSurface mine automation technology opportunities and challenges
Jacob Carr
NIOSH11:30
Breakout session reports (10 min each)
Breakout leads11:50
Wrap up and feedback on the meeting
Joel Haight
Univ of Pittsburgh
Page last reviewed: September 22, 2023
Page last updated: September 22, 2023
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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