Case Study

SMS Used for Emergency Weather Alerts

The Newmont Mining Corporation is one of the world's largest gold producers with operations on five continents. One of their mining operations, PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT) lies on the remote and tropical island of Sumbawa in Indonesia, close to the beaches of the Indian Ocean. The area is susceptible to Tsunamis and tropical cyclones so HSL (Hay Systems Ltd) was asked by the mine to install a new emergency alert warning system for over 7000 staff and the local communities to benefit from using their robust mobile messaging networks.

PTNNT uses information from the Indonesian Bureau for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics to monitor tropical cyclones and potential Tsunamis in the area. If there is a warning, a command is activated through HSL's mobile messaging technology which triggers a siren which is installed in 10 locations around the mine, each with a sound reach of up to five kilometers. The siren system immediately alerts the miners and the local communities to evacuate the area. PTNNT also use HSL's technology to issue text messages to employees to give them further, more specific notifications.

Newmont carry out a drill of this procedure every month. Peter Ferrigno Sr. Manager Operations Support from PTNNT said: "The safety and safeguarding of our employees and communities is one of our core values and missions as a Mine and a Corporation. This technology has been used to aid us in achieving this by providing early warning system platforms for Tsunami's in the hopes of providing sufficient time for reaction and evasive measures to be taken should an actual event occur. The technology helps the warnings to be more immediate and effective in alerting our communities and staff in case of an emergency."

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