Tag: Emergency Response

Extended Emergency Breathing Protection for Komoto Copper Company (KCC)

Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), a major copper and cobalt producer in the DRC, partnered with MineARC Systems to extend emergency breathing protection for miners in remote underground zones, where evacuation distances exceeded 750 metres. The result? KCC’s workforce transitioned from 25-minute self-rescuers to the 60-minute DEZEGA CARBO 60, supported by full on-site training and French-language resources. The CARBO 60s more than doubled breathing duration while being lighter and more comfortable to carry.

August 19, 2026

Servicing Refuge Chambers: Because Lives Depend on It

A refuge chamber sits silent for months, even years – until the moment it becomes everything. Keeping that promise of protection requires more than occasional maintenance; it demands expert, OEM-level care.

November 4, 2025

Delivering Safety on Time: Balfour Beatty Selects the CARBO 60 for Hinkley Point C

Balfour Beatty, one of the UK’s leading infrastructure groups, selected MineARC Systems to provide self-rescuers that were fit-for-purpose and readily available for their workforce that had quickly tripled in size. The result? Balfour Betty’s workforce at Hinkley Point C received the large quantity of DEZEGA CARBO 60 self-rescuers within a two-week turnaround. The CARBO 60’s were lighter weight, offering improved comfort and safety.

October 15, 2025

Nitrogen: Hazard in Focus

Nitrogen is an essential element to all forms of life but can also pose a threat. Known as the invisible killer, due to it’s odourless and tasteless nature, nitrogen gas can be lethal if inhaled in high concentrations.

March 23, 2022

Hydrogen Sulfide: Hazard in Focus

Hydrogen Sulfide is a naturally occurring chemical that can be produced by bacteria in low oxygen environments, used in many industries despite its hazardous nature.

February 9, 2022

Safety Shares: Ryan’s Story

A retelling of the Pasminco underground mine fire and the true experience of workers before refuge chambers became compulsory.

June 29, 2021

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