Each year, NIOSH recognizes winners of its Mine Safety and Health Technology Awards for enhancing mine safety through technology and innovation. In Las Vegas, Nev., three awards were given this year for the coal and metal sectors.
- Freeport-McMoRan received the 2024 NIOSH Mine Safety and Health Technology Metal Sector Innovation Award for the Full Deposit Robotic Copper Cathode Stripping Machine, an application of innovative robotic technology to cathode sampling and labeling for reduced exposure to hazards and improved reliability.
- CONSOL Energyand KGC Solutions received the 2024 NIOSH Mine Safety and Health Technology Coal Sector Innovation Award for the Electronic Mine Examination Collection Tool, an innovative recordkeeping system for an improved hazard communication, analysis of root causes and accident prevention.
- Innovative Wireless Technologies and Allegheny Metallurgical Longview Mine received the 2024 NIOSH Mine Safety and Health Technology Coal Sector Innovation Award for the SENTINEL System, an innovative expanded system offering wireless communication, monitoring and tracking for faster and safer response to heating events.