Page 70 Contd from pg 66 haled breath and the resupply of oxygen into the breathing loop In addition we need to reduce the size and weight of the apparatus all for the purpose of reducing the physical strain and potential dan ger to the wearer Hanley adds Communications T echnology The second area where technol ogy has made great strides is in digital mine rescue communica tions and electronic record keep ing or OMR Digital Mine Rescue Communica tions Electronic Legal Record Keeping often referred to simply as OMR s tablet project Extensive work was done from 20152018 to develop a software application that could be used by the Ontario Mine Rescue program as an electron ic incident log which communicated live between sur face incident command personnel and mine rescue teams deployed underground The program still has not been made operational but it can be a signifcant step forward in commu nicating with underground mine rescuers and recording communi cations and data that is generated Hardware tablet was sourced to allow the team to bring this device with them on underground opera tions rugged enough to withstand the mining or emergency condi tions and with the potential to grow the functionality beyond inci dent reporting In early 2018 work was completed on a system that could piggyback on the growin g number of under ground WiFi networks in the prov ince or operate underground with out WiFi and synchronize upon returning to surface The device sends live written au dio and visual information to sur face manage ment personnel to allow them to better understand the emergency and save valuable time in decision making In addition the device has the po tential to communicate live with equipment used by mine rescue teams such as gas monitors the breathing apparatus injure d work er medical monitoring devices as well as vital sign monitors for ensuring the health and safety of mine rescue team members The system was developed in part nership between the Ontario Mine Rescue and the underground mine operators of the province and has been tested and recommended for use by all mine operators Just some of the other equipment used by Ontario Mine Rescue CAREV ent DRA Automatic Rescue V entilator The CAREvent V entilator is light weight and portable The unit pro vides a safe and efective means of providing demand breathing or artifcial ventilation to casualties sufering respiratory difculties or cardiac arrest The ventilator is pneumatic ie no batteries re quired and gives breath by breath consistency in delivered tidal vol ume frequency and fow rates MX6 iBRID MX6 The iBRID MX6 multigas moni tor is a sturdy batterypowered handheld device to monitor gas concentrations carbon monox ide methane and oxygen during underground emergencies The MX6 has a fullcolour display a menudriven navigation system and is powere d by a rechargeable lithiumion battery that on a full charge will operate for 24 hours SSR 90 M The SSR 90 M is a selfcontained oxygengenerating rescue device for casualties during rescue op erations Mine rescue personnel carry the SSR 90 M underground and are able to provide the ca sualty with at least 90 minutes of breathing air The weight of the unit is 103 lbs T ablet application designed to replace the captain s clipboard App designer FocusFS Ontario Mine Rescue continues to work with pr oviders of mine safety technology Page 68