MINERÍA la mejor puerta de acceso al sector minero EDICIÓN 571 / ABRIL 2025 10 equipment (tractors) to move the ore and deposit it strategically to avoid imbalances in the grinding circuit. Before the system was implemented, the bulldozers operated in the coarse ore stockpile without having a clear idea of the exact location of the feeders that fed both concentrator plants. This resulted in unsafe working conditions for workers. The tractors had no system to alert operators when they were approaching the area where an inverted cone could eventually form as a result of the operation of the conveyor belt feeders. To address these issues, the “Stockpile Safety” risk warning system was developed and implemented. This preventive engineering control system minimizes the likelihood of serious accidents caused by tractors sinking while moving material on the coarse ore stockpile. The system can indicate the risk zone within the auxiliary equipment cabins in real time and also generates an alert in the main control room (double assurance). Creating this system involved several phases, including collecting data in the field, evaluating the coarse ore stockpile and auxiliary equipment, and defining risk warnings. In addition, the necessary hardware was installed, testing and parameter adjustments were carried out, operators and supervisors were trained, and continuous system monitoring was performed. The results of the implementation of the Stockpile Safety system have been remarkable. Safety in the handling of the coarse ore stockpile has improved significantly, operational losses have been reduced, and a safer working environment has been created for the workers performing material handling tasks on the coarse ore stockpile in the Antapaccay comminution circuit. In summary, the implementation of the Stockpile Safety system has proven to be an innovative and effective solution for improving safety and efficiency in the handling of the coarse ore stockpile. Los problemas indicados fueron sostenidos con la gestión del stock, para ello, la necesidad de utilizar equipos auxiliares (tractores) para realizar movimientos del mineral y depositarlos estratégicamente para evitar desbalances en el circuito de molienda. Antes de la implementación del sistema, los tractores de orugas operaban en la ruma de gruesos sin tener una idea clara de la ubicación exacta de los alimentadores para ambas plantas concentradoras. Esto se traducía en condiciones inseguras de trabajo para los operadores. Los tractores no tenían un sistema que alertara cuando se acercaban a la zona donde eventualmente puede formarse un cono invertido producto de la operación de los feeders de fajas transportadoras. Para abordar estos problemas, se desarrolló e implementó el sistema de advertencia de riesgo: Stockpile Safety. Este mecanismo de control preventivo de ingeniería minimiza la probabilidad de un accidente grave por el hundimiento de tractores que realizan labores de movimiento de material sobre la ruma de gruesos. El sistema puede indicar en tiempo real
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