Transportable Refuge Shelter
MineARC Systems recently launched a
new, ultra-portable refuge chamber
range designed for tight underground
confines such as single entry-headings
and development areas: the HRM-ELVP
(Hard Rock Mine—Extra Low Voltage
Portable). Available in both four- and six-person configurations, the HRM-ELVP
range uses a low-voltage control system
to power the chamber’s internal life sup-port systems, requiring no permanent
connection to main mine electrical
power and needing recharging only once
every three months. Both the HRM4-ELVP and 6-ELVP can be positioned and
repositioned with ease, which is ideal
for development areas, according to
MineARC, which claims the operational
flexibility of the HRM-ELVP range, along
with its small robust design, allow it to
be located where standard refuge cham-bers can’t, providing personnel working
in confined areas with a safe place of
refuge should an emergency situation
arise. The HRM-ELVP range will supersede the HRM-PLP (Powerless Portable)
range from MineARC Systems.
www.minearc.com
As featured in Womp 2012 Vol 04 - www.womp-int.com