Mine Safety Nets

Titan Mining manufactures mine safety nets from high-tensile woven polypropylene webbing — the same fabric technology proven in our backfill bags. The webbing is woven into a mesh grid and riveted at every intersection with a steel washer and rivet, so the net holds its shape under load instead of gathering and funnelling material into one corner.

Each net is finished with knotted webbing ends at the tie-down straps. The knot at the end of the net, tied into the tie-down strap, gives the net its optimum strength at the point where the load is transferred into the anchor — this is deliberately not a stitched termination, which is where conventional nets tend to fail first.

The net is suspended tight against the hanging wall and anchored to the existing roof bolt support and to temporary roof support jacks, then tensioned with ratchet straps for maximum effectiveness. Holding the net hard against the hanging wall means loose rock is arrested where it breaks out, rather than being allowed to fall and gather momentum. Mesh aperture, net dimensions, strap positions and strap length are all made to your measurements.

Typical applications include panels, gullies, travelling ways and workplaces where loose hanging wall has to be contained on roof bolt and temporary support, and areas under rehabilitation where blocks must be held in place until permanent support is installed.

Safety nets and mesh safety netting are manufactured at our Randfontein facility alongside our backfill bags and tie-down straps, so replacement nets and repairs are turned around quickly.