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[Docket Number CDC–2019–0016, NIOSH–
325]
Mining Automation and Safety
Research Prioritization; Reopening of
Comment Period
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice and reopening of
comment period.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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On March 18, 2019 the
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) published a notice in
the Federal Register announcing that
NIOSH had recently established a
research program to address the rapidly
expanding area of automation and
associated technologies in mining, and
that NIOSH was requesting information
to inform the prioritization of research
to be undertaken by The Institute’s
Mining Program. NIOSH is seeking
input on priority gaps in knowledge
regarding the safety and health
implications of humans working with
automated equipment and associated
technologies in mining, with an
emphasis on worker safety and health
research in which NIOSH has the
comparative advantage, and is unlikely
to be undertaken by other federal
agencies, academia, or the private
sector. Written comments were to be
received by May 17, 2019. In response
to a request from an interested party,
NIOSH is announcing the reopening of
the comment period.
SUMMARY:
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Electronic or written comments
must be received by August 23, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by CDC–2019–0016 and
NIOSH–325, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH
Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue,
MS C–34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226–1998.
Instructions: All information received
in response to this notice must include
the agency name and docket number
[CDC–2019–0016; NIOSH–325]. All
relevant comments received will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
https://www.regulations.gov. All
information received in response to this
notice will also be available for public
examination and copying at the NIOSH
Docket Office, 1150 Tusculum Avenue,
Room 155, Cincinnati, OH 45226–1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey H. Welsh, NIOSH Office of Mine
Safety and Health Research, 315 E
Montgomery Ave., Spokane, WA 99207.
Phone: 412–386–4040 (not a toll-free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The mining industry has
been undergoing significant changes as
companies look to adopt automation
technologies to decrease costs and
increase efficiency and, according to
some companies, improve safety. These
new technologies include automated
mobile equipment, robotics,
teleoperation, wireless communications
and sensing systems, wearable sensors
and computers, virtual and augmented
reality, and data analytics. Surface iron
ore mines in Western Australia are
moving rapidly to adopt automation
technologies, and they appear to be the
closest in achieving completely
autonomous mining. In U.S. mines, the
adoption of automation technology is
gaining momentum, with some of the
first automation having been applied to
processing facilities, drilling equipment,
underground coal mine longwalls, and
now pilot projects with automated
haulage trucks and loaders.
Information Needs: To prepare for
expanded use of automation
technologies, NIOSH seeks to both
proactively address worker health and
safety challenges that may be associated
with automation, as well as leverage
new technologies to improve miner
health and safety. To understand the
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state of automation technologies, their
implementation in the United States,
and the health and safety concerns
associated with the technology, NIOSH
seeks public input on the following
questions:
1. To what extent will automation and
associated technologies be implemented
in mining and in what timeframe?
2. What are the related health and
safety concerns with automation and
associated technologies in mining?
3. What gaps exist in occupational
health and safety research related to
automation and associated
technologies?
While the above questions have
priority, NIOSH also seeks public
comment on the state of the technology
and the health and safety concerns
associated with the following specific
topics related to automation:
4. What are the major safety concerns
associated with humans working near or
interacting with automated mining
equipment? Have other organizations
addressed the safety concerns associated
with humans working near or
interacting with automated mining
equipment? If yes, please provide a
description.
5. What research has been conducted,
or approaches taken, to address the
potential for human cognitive
processing confusion,
misunderstanding, and task or
information overload associated with
monitoring or controlling automated
mining equipment or other monitoring
systems (e.g., fleet management,
environmental monitoring, safety
systems, health care systems)?
6. What is the state of the art for
display methodologies and technologies
to provide mine personnel and
equipment operators with information
on operational status, location, and
sensory and environmental feedback
from automated mining equipment or
systems?
7. What sensor technology
improvements are needed to ensure the
safety of humans working on or near
automated equipment?
8. How are existing methods of big
data analytics applied to automated
mining equipment or systems? Are there
health and safety benefits to these
applications? If yes, please describe.
9. Are there any needed
improvements to guidelines or industry
standards for automated mining system
safe design and operation practices? If
yes, please describe.
10. Are there any needed
improvements to training materials,
training protocols, and operating
procedures for system safety design
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principles related to automated mining
systems? If yes, please describe.
NIOSH is seeking feedback on the
research areas identified above and on
any additional knowledge gaps, ideas,
innovations, or practice improvements
not addressed by these research areas, as
well as feedback on how the research
areas should be prioritized. NIOSH is
especially interested in any creative and
new ideas as they relate to protecting
the health and safety of miners today
and in the future. When possible,
NIOSH asks that commenters provide
data and citations of relevant research to
justify their comments. NIOSH is also
seeking key scientific articles addressing
worker safety and health related to
mining automation that could inform
our research activities.
References
DoD [2000]. Standard practice for system
safety. U.S. Department of Defense, MIL–
STD–882D.
Endsley MR [1995]. Toward a theory of
situational awareness in dynamic
systems. Hum Factors 37(1):32–64.
USBM [1988]. Human factors in mining. By
Sanders MS, Peay JM. Pittsburgh, PA:
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Mines, IC 9182.
John J. Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket Number CDC-2019-0016, NIOSH-325]
Mining Automation and Safety Research Prioritization; Reopening
of Comment Period
AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice and reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On March 18, 2019 the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing
that NIOSH had recently established a research program to address the
rapidly expanding area of automation and associated technologies in
mining, and that NIOSH was requesting information to inform the
prioritization of research to be undertaken by The Institute's Mining
Program. NIOSH is seeking input on priority gaps in knowledge regarding
the safety and health implications of humans working with automated
equipment and associated technologies in mining, with an emphasis on
worker safety and health research in which NIOSH has the comparative
advantage, and is unlikely to be undertaken by other federal agencies,
academia, or the private sector. Written comments were to be received
by May 17, 2019. In response to a request from an interested party,
NIOSH is announcing the reopening of the comment period.
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DATES: Electronic or written comments must be received by August 23,
2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CDC-2019-0016 and
NIOSH-325, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45226-1998.
Instructions: All information received in response to this notice
must include the agency name and docket number [CDC-2019-0016; NIOSH-
325]. All relevant comments received will be posted without change to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov. All information
received in response to this notice will also be available for public
examination and copying at the NIOSH Docket Office, 1150 Tusculum
Avenue, Room 155, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey H. Welsh, NIOSH Office of Mine
Safety and Health Research, 315 E Montgomery Ave., Spokane, WA 99207.
Phone: 412-386-4040 (not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The mining industry has been undergoing significant
changes as companies look to adopt automation technologies to decrease
costs and increase efficiency and, according to some companies, improve
safety. These new technologies include automated mobile equipment,
robotics, teleoperation, wireless communications and sensing systems,
wearable sensors and computers, virtual and augmented reality, and data
analytics. Surface iron ore mines in Western Australia are moving
rapidly to adopt automation technologies, and they appear to be the
closest in achieving completely autonomous mining. In U.S. mines, the
adoption of automation technology is gaining momentum, with some of the
first automation having been applied to processing facilities, drilling
equipment, underground coal mine longwalls, and now pilot projects with
automated haulage trucks and loaders.
Information Needs: To prepare for expanded use of automation
technologies, NIOSH seeks to both proactively address worker health and
safety challenges that may be associated with automation, as well as
leverage new technologies to improve miner health and safety. To
understand the state of automation technologies, their implementation
in the United States, and the health and safety concerns associated
with the technology, NIOSH seeks public input on the following
questions:
1. To what extent will automation and associated technologies be
implemented in mining and in what timeframe?
2. What are the related health and safety concerns with automation
and associated technologies in mining?
3. What gaps exist in occupational health and safety research
related to automation and associated technologies?
While the above questions have priority, NIOSH also seeks public
comment on the state of the technology and the health and safety
concerns associated with the following specific topics related to
automation:
4. What are the major safety concerns associated with humans
working near or interacting with automated mining equipment? Have other
organizations addressed the safety concerns associated with humans
working near or interacting with automated mining equipment? If yes,
please provide a description.
5. What research has been conducted, or approaches taken, to
address the potential for human cognitive processing confusion,
misunderstanding, and task or information overload associated with
monitoring or controlling automated mining equipment or other
monitoring systems (e.g., fleet management, environmental monitoring,
safety systems, health care systems)?
6. What is the state of the art for display methodologies and
technologies to provide mine personnel and equipment operators with
information on operational status, location, and sensory and
environmental feedback from automated mining equipment or systems?
7. What sensor technology improvements are needed to ensure the
safety of humans working on or near automated equipment?
8. How are existing methods of big data analytics applied to
automated mining equipment or systems? Are there health and safety
benefits to these applications? If yes, please describe.
9. Are there any needed improvements to guidelines or industry
standards for automated mining system safe design and operation
practices? If yes, please describe.
10. Are there any needed improvements to training materials,
training protocols, and operating procedures for system safety design
principles related to automated mining systems? If yes, please
describe.
NIOSH is seeking feedback on the research areas identified above
and on any additional knowledge gaps, ideas, innovations, or practice
improvements not addressed by these research areas, as well as feedback
on how the research areas should be prioritized. NIOSH is especially
interested in any creative and new ideas as they relate to protecting
the health and safety of miners today and in the future. When possible,
NIOSH asks that commenters provide data and citations of relevant
research to justify their comments. NIOSH is also seeking key
scientific articles addressing worker safety and health related to
mining automation that could inform our research activities.
References
DoD [2000]. Standard practice for system safety. U.S. Department of
Defense, MIL-STD-882D.
Endsley MR [1995]. Toward a theory of situational awareness in
dynamic systems. Hum Factors 37(1):32-64.
USBM [1988]. Human factors in mining. By Sanders MS, Peay JM.
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC
9182.
John J. Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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