Government Agency to Test Wireless Communications Systems for Miners
Posted Mar 14th 2006 9:53AM by Michael Sciannamea
Filed under: LAN - Local, Government, Applications
Responding to the tragedies that took place earlier this year that claimed the lives of over a dozen miners,
the Mine Safety and Health Administration is about to test a number
of new wireless two-way communications devices that will help emergency responders locate trapped miners. The testing
will take place in Moundsville, West Virginia by the end of this month.
Obviously, this is a step in the right direction, but it's a terrible shame that all of this
activity occurs after such tragedy. Let's hope these wireless communications systems do what they promise to do if an
emergency does occur.
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1. a step in the right direction
:)
Posted at 7:39AM on Jul 4th 2006 by nike