H ex A rmor e ngineers A W orld of PP e s olutions for g lob A l m ining A nd m A inten A nce o P er A tions Mining is a global enterprise that supplies the precious and base metals that drive power and build the world s largest industries These mining operations can be divided into three basic types underground mining open pit mining and strip mining While the methods of mining and products that are mined in each operation may differ production operations and the hazards of maintaining production are relatively the same CONVEYOR BEL T SPLICING ONE OF MANY HAZARDOUS MINING MAINTENANCE T ASKS Engineering the right type of PPE for mine workers and maintenance crews is critical in keeping ores and base metals moving effciently and productively around the world In almost all mining operations high capacity industrial belt conveyors are used to transport ores throughout the mine or production facility The belts in these conveyors are subjected to tons of rough ores and metals each day and continually require maintenance to splice frayed belt pieces back together Splicing is hazardous work for maintenance crews One inch thick belts sometimes constructed with fber and steel belts have to be sliced with twohanded box cutters before being spliced back together with steel staples Maintenance crews are often positioned on their knees during these dangerous cutting operations and must pull knife blades directly toward them not the most ideal work environment Recordable injuries from deep punctures and lacerations are often serious and in some cases lifethreatening HEXARMOR ENGINEERED A NEW LEVEL OF PROTECTION AGAINST PUNCTURES AND LACERA TIONS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DEDICA TED CONVEYOR BEL T CHAP HexArmor designers and engineers answered the call of a major mining company that had been experiencing a high level of recordable injuries punctures and lacerations in its belt conveyor splicing operations After conducting an onsite review of the company s maintenance operations and working directly with the company s safety committee HexArmor engineered a conveyor belt chap designed to defect the cutting blades and knives used in belt splicing maintenance The result belt conveyor maintenance and installation injuries were completely eliminated after the introduction of the HexArmor chap MINING CONV EY OR MAINTENANCE Conveyor belt maintenance Facts Nearly 500000 people work directly in mining throughout the United States and in the next 510 years the mining industry will need approximately 55000 new miners across the US to meet demand While injury rates are dropping across the mining industry it still remains one of the most hazardous workplace environments HexArmor continues to work directly with mining organizations to equip miners with higher levels of protection using advanced PPE technologies