Physiological responses of people in working faces of deep underground mines

• Published in: International journal of mining science and technology Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 683 - 688
• Main Authors: You, Bo, Wu, Chao, Li, Ji, Liao, Huimin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2014; School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China%Changsha Institute of Mining Research Co. Ltd., Changsha 410012, China
• Subjects: Confined space; Deep mine; High temperature and high humidity; Human physiological index; Simulation experiment; 人工智能系统; 地下矿井; 密闭空间; 工作面; 平均压力; 有毒有害气体; 模拟环境; 生理反应; Deep mine; High temperature and high humidity; Human physiological index; Confined space; Simulation experiment
• ISSN: 2095-2686
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmst.2014.03.024

The research studied the influences of high temperature, high pressure, high humidity, noise and other harmful factors in mining conditions on the people health and safety, and investigated the impacts of confined environmental on human physiology factors, including temperature, humidity, noise, pressure, toxic and harmful gases in terms of environmental characteristics in underground mines and an artificial intelligence system for simulation of the environment in a confined space of deep mines. Our results show that the systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, mean pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, typing test speed and memory level percentage are negatively correlated with temperature value, and positively correlated with humidity value; the human temperature and weight are positively correlated with temperature value, and negatively correlated with humidity value. This research lays the foundation for the study of interaction between the deep confined space environment and safety behavior.