Established in 1995, MineARC Systems is now the global leader in the manufacture and supply of emergency safe-refuge to the underground mining, tunneling, and petro-chemical industries. MineARC also designs and manufactures emergency refuge for residential communities commonly at risk from bush / forest fires: a seasonal concern across many parts of Australia and the US.
Emergency refuge forms an integral part of an underground mine, tunnel or petrochemical operation’s wider Emergency Response Plan (ERP). Fires, explosions, rock-falls, flooding, and the release of smoke and other forms of toxic gas are the types of industrial incidents that occur all too frequently, despite the high levels of planning and safety precautions in place.
In these types of emergencies, when evacuation is no-longer safe or practical, emergency refuge is designed to provide a safe and secure ‘go-to’ area for personnel to gather and await extraction. MineARC refuges have been successfully used around the world in multiple mine and tunneling emergencies to save lives.
