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Mining CCTV Commissioning and Handover Checklist
A mining CCTV job is not truly finished when the cameras show a live image. It is finished when the site can prove the right scenes record properly, remote branches stay healthy, cabinets are documented, and the next technician or site manager can understand what was handed over.
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Commissioning
Quick answer
Commission mining CCTV in layers: live view, then playback, then backhaul and power, then labels and documentation, then handover evidence. A site with remote poles, thermal, bridges, or hazardous branches should never be signed off on a live image alone.
Commissioning checklist by branch
| Branch | What to check | What to record as handover evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed cameras | Final framing, night behaviour, playback quality, and whether the actual threshold or lane is visible without guesswork | Reference screenshots by day and night, plus one playback clip per critical scene |
| Wireless bridge or fibre branch | Throughput, stability, cabinet labels, and local switch or converter health | Bridge settings or alignment notes, cabinet labels, and link-health screenshots where practical |
| Thermal branch | Target zone, visible-light context where applicable, and false-alarm behaviour at relevant times | Thermal reference screenshots and the final tuned target-zone notes |
| Remote solar or 4G branch | Battery state, overnight recovery assumptions, local storage, and alert or event behaviour | Power and storage notes, SIM/APN details if appropriate, and one proven event playback example |
| Hazardous-area branch | Boundary definition, field labels, live and playback verification, and documentation of where the classified branch begins | As-built notes, branch labels, and sign-off evidence tied to the engineering boundary |
Minimum handover pack that usually helps later
- Site map with camera names and cabinet names.
- Final IP plan or branch map.
- Bridge, solar, thermal, or hazardous branch notes where relevant.
- Reference screenshots or short playback examples for the critical scenes.
- Recorder, UPS, and remote-branch notes needed for first-line troubleshooting.
Best paired pages
Use the installation guide before commissioning, the remote troubleshooting guide if the branch is unstable, and the thermal tuning guide when thermal alerts are the issue rather than camera uptime.