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A Safe Haven for Miners

ON2 Mine Refuge Systems

A Safe Haven for Miners

ON2 Mine Refuge Systems

where miners’ Safety comes FIRST

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• 1994: RANA Manufacturing

creates the TommyKnocker and Refuge One Air Centre

• Refuge One Air Centre:

Provides and maintains a source of breathable air during an underground emergency

• TommyKnocker: Provides a

Mobile Mine Refuge Chamber with a source of breathable air

• 2016: ON2 Solutions purchases

RANA Manufacturing and continues to provide the same quality product and service

Our History

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Who we are?

 Canadian owned Company  ON2 Solutions’ Mine Refuge System was created in 1994 and operational in Mines since 1996  ON2 currently has over 250 TommyKnockers and

• ver 400 Refuge One Air Centres operational in

mines worldwide.

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ON2 Mine Refuge Systems CANADA USA RUSSI A

CARRI BEAN NEW GUI NEA

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The Canadian Mine Safety Industry requested a breathable air system for underground Mine Refuge Stations based on the following criteria:

• The Breathable Air System had to maintain Oxygen &

Carbon Dioxide levels near normal atmospheric conditions within the Refuge Station with a maximum

• f 20 occupants for 24 hours.
• It has to be able to operate during an emergency

without requiring any external compressed air or electricity.

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Mine Safety Industry gave the following development criteria:

• It was to be simple and easy to operate under stressful

emergency conditions.

• It was to be durable and rugged enough to withstand

harsh underground mine conditions.

• It was to be affordable so as to allow the

implementation of the technology to fit into a Mine’s safety program and budget.

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RESULT:

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Typical Mine Refuge Station with the Refuge One Air Centres

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How the Refuge One Air Centre Works

Carbon Dioxide levels elevate and oxygen levels deplete due to human occupancy The Refuge One Air Centre removes the carbon dioxide from the room and oxygen is added at a metered rate.

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The Refuge One will

• perate under it’s own

electrical power for the specified period of time (typically 36, 48, 72, or 96 hours).

Longer times and greater person capacities may be accommodated.

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10 20 30 40 50 60 TI ME I N MI NUTES

Re sult s of Rising CO 2

With a RF1 Without a RF1

I ncreased Rate of Breathing Becom e Unconscious

DEATH

I n Distress

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Laboured Breathing

10 20 30 40 50 60 TI ME I N MI NUTES

Re sult s of D e cr e a se d O 2

With a RF1 Without a RF1

DEATH Laboured Breathing Becom e Unconscious I n Distress

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You must know the Refuge Station’s design criteria when providing the Refuge One Breathable Air Centres These include:

• 1. The physical size of the Refuge Station?
• 2. What is the maximum person capacity of the

Refuge Station?

• 3. What is the required operational time of the

Refuge Station?

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Refuge One Scrubber Bed Capacity

Single Bed Double Bed

16 kg Sodalime 32 kg Sodalime

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Our TommyKnocker has been redesigned to create more interior space and storage. We have expanded the Airlock Entryway up to 2 metres and added a shrouded exterior Battery Compartment

“The TK2”

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A Look Inside the TK2

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“The TommyKnocker” Refuge Chamber Mobile & Easy to Move!

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Double Door Entry System

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Storage Cabinet Portable Toilet

Entry Airlock Room

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Interior Door Opens to Interior Chamber

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Interior Room Seating (rear view)

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Superior Interior Lighting

As part of our Gold Seal Standards Product Guarantee, the TK2 is fitted with Superior designed die cast aluminum housing LED dimmable lighting that provides cool operation, and 50,000 hours of high

• utput (1401 Lumens)

daylight lighting.

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Refuge One Air Centre & A/C System

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Emergency Items Mine Compressed Air Supply

Additional Equipment

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Exterior Lights (beacon & warning) Reflective Labeling

Exterior Safety Visuals

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“Leading the way…Out”

• 1000’ Lifeline Cable
• Reflectors Installed Every 25’
• Directional Cones Installed Every 50’
• Installation Instructions
• Includes Installation Hardware
• 40 S-Hooks
• 40 Snap Hooks
• 4 Tension Clamps
• 3 Man door Indicators

ON2 supplies Mine Lifeline products as part of our Complete Mine Refuge System. Lifeline’s steel cabling has a breaking strength of over 2,000 pounds, to ensure that it will be there when Miners need it most. The D.O.T. optics provide the most reflective lifeline

• available. Lifeline’s exclusive red “X”, threaded ends, integrated swivel handles, and

storage inside the spool, keep them one step ahead of the rest.

St Stand ndard Lifel feline K ne Kit

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Lifeline Components

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Identifying Signals

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Reflective Red ‘X’

Polycarbonate Components

The reflective Red X is an easy and universal representation to the miner, to let them know that this pathway is the wrong direction.

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A Choice to be Made

• Fragile digital

instrumentation

• Complicated operational

functions

• Costly unnecessary extras
• Proven Technology since 1996
• National & International Award

Winning Design

• Practical Instrumentation that is

easy to operate and repair

• Reliable and Sturdy design that is

easy to deploy

• The Most Cost Efficient

SOLUTION for Mine Refuge Worldwide

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ON 2 SOLUTIONS

Duncan Patterson, Sales Manager Email: duncan@on2solutions.ca