How Oizom’s Real Time Air Quality Monitoring Make Mines Safer?

Discover how Oizom’s real time air quality monitoring make mines safer by detecting hazards early and protecting worker health underground.

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Kruti Davda

Published On Jan 18, 2023

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For creating the world of tomorrow, one of the essential industries is the Mining Industry. The mining industry is a shareholder in creating employment, and extracting valuable minerals, metals, raw materials, and more. However, running a mining industry comes with a cost of its challenges to sustain it for a long duration. Some of these key problems circulate around social and environmental issues. It is important to make mines safer for preventing the environment and your miners safe from any hazards. Let’s look at the issues mining industry has in brief-

  • Increases Greenhouse Gas (GHG)– The mining sector is responsible for 4-7% of GHG emissions in the atmosphere. As a result, in order to transition towards a sustainable environment, it is essential to manage the emissions in the mining regions diligently.
  • Risk of Fire– Mining for coal is sometimes accompanied by explosive gas such as methane. In absence of a proper ventilation system, it can lead to fire at the site and create adverse problems.
  • Dust Hazard– Mining exploration comes along with a lot of generation of dust onsite. It creates severe health related-issues for miners involved in the work. Moreover, it also impacts the flora and fauna. Hence, it is important to mitigate the damage to maximize the benefits to make mines safer.

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Kruti Davda

I am an experienced air quality professional from India who leads the Environment department at Oizom, an Environmental Solution Company dedicated to developing smart and affordable air quality monitoring solutions.
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