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Technology Impact on Coal Mine Safety Management Intelligent Mines Tongyu Liu Shandong Coal Mine Safety Technology Innovation Consortium, China Shandong Micro-Sensor Photonics Ltd, China

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Coal mine industry in China Major coal mine hazards Worker safety strategies: Methane drainage; Automation; Information technology for hazard detection & control; Vision for future mining: Green mining; Intrinsic safety technology; Virtual reality intelligent mining; Summary Outline

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Coal is the major energy source attributing to >75% electrical power; >60% civic commercial energy source; >70% chemical material; Last decades see production tripled to 3.5 billion ton in 2011. Coal mine industry In China

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Coal mine fatalities Peak coal mine fatality 7500in 1989, dropped

10 Machine cutting height > 5m; top coal caving > 15 m; Conveyor belt 3000 ton/hr; Annual production > 12 million ton in one mine; Automation dramatically reduced fatality rate