Inspections
SNTI structure ratings plus safety-system checklists with signatures.
Infrastructure
Tunnel management software for structures and every safety system
Mintema is tunnel asset management software. Record the lining, portals and every safety system as components, inspect each against SNTI and your own checklists, and connect their sensors to the control room.
The challenge
Every tunnel system has its own contract, its own test and its own record.
Ventilation, fire, lighting and drainage are maintained by different teams and tested on different cycles. Without one record, a failing system stays hidden behind a healthy structure.
Typical assets in scope
Linings and portalsJet fans and ventilationFire detectionFire suppression and mainsLighting zonesDrainage and sump pumpsEmergency phones and signageCCTV and radioBarriers and gates
What the operation requires
- FHWA SNTI field mapping
- Tunnel safety checklist
- Fire system test records
- Emergency inspection form
- Response procedures with simulation
- Control-room acknowledgement
Built in Mintema
How tunnel safety and systems is configured, step by step
Every part below is configured in the platform without code: the asset type, its structure, the inspection form and scoring, the work, the sensors and the dashboards. Click a step, or let it play.
Step 1 of 6
Asset type: Tunnel
The ready SNTI tunnel type with structure, systems, operations and risk sections.
- Sector
- Infrastructure
- Built with
- Ready, standards-based type
- Numbering
- Automatic, per type
Typical fields
- SNTI items
- Bores and length
- Ventilation type
- Fire class
- Traffic
- Hazard levels
Step 2 of 6
Break it down to components
Structure and systems as components: rings, portals, fans, pumps, lighting zones, fire zones.
- Depth
- Unlimited
- Templates
- One click per model
- Condition
- Per component
Typical levels
- Lining rings
- Portals
- Jet fans
- Sump pumps
- Lighting zones
- Fire zones
Step 3 of 6
Tunnel safety inspection
Structural ratings per ring and a pass/fail checklist for every safety system, with signatures.
- Scoring
- Rating scale plus safety checklist
- Approval
- Multi-stage, e-signature
- On approval
- Condition updated
Form blocks
- TUNNEL rating scale
- Safety checklist
- Defects and photos
- Critical findings
- Signatures
Step 4 of 6
Work that follows the finding
Failed fire-system tests raise corrective work; fan servicing runs as preventive orders across both bores.
- Workflow
- Stage-driven, per type
- Crew
- Recommended by skill
- Cost
- Posted to the asset
Work order types
- Preventive
- Corrective
- Emergency
- Inspection follow-up
Step 5 of 6
Live data and automation
CO and visibility sensors, sump level sensors and fan status over MQTT, with control widgets for fans and pumps.
- Ingestion
- HTTPS JSON or MQTT
- Example rule
- Sump level high → start pump SP-2 + Warning broadcast
- Response
- Notify, email, broadcast
Typical readings
- CO / NO2
- Visibility
- Sump level
- Fan status
Step 6 of 6
Decisions from the same data
Tunnel condition, system availability, emergency preparedness and inspection compliance.
- Ready dashboards
- 30
- Reports
- 40 built in, plus a designer
- AI assistant
- Ask in plain language
Dashboards used
- Emergency preparedness
- Inspection compliance
- Component condition
- Critical defects
Illustrative configuration on sample data. Your fields, forms, scales and workflows are designed with your team.
What you use
The modules behind this use case
One platform and one data model, so the inspection, the work order, the spare part, the sensor and the dashboard all refer to the same asset.
IoT & devices
Air quality, levels and fan status, with two-way MQTT control.
Command center
Broadcasts to tunnel control rooms with acknowledgement.
Automation
Rules on readings and status changes, day and night.
Response procedures
What each tunnel does on rainfall, fire or failure, with simulation.
Work orders
Preventive servicing and corrective work per system.
Business value
What it is worth to the organisation
The value is measured in fewer failures, less wasted effort, lower risk and better use of budget.
How it usually works
With Mintema
01Systems
A contract and a portal per system.
One register for structure and systems.
02Testing
Paper test sheets.
Signed checklists with automatic follow-up.
03Live data
SCADA screens only.
Readings on assets, rules to the control room.
04Closures
Decided by phone.
Procedures and impacts defined in advance.
FAQ
Tunnel safety & systems, answered
Have a question that is specific to your organisation? A solution engineer will answer it against your own assets, processes and data.
Tunnel management software keeps the tunnel structure and every safety system, such as ventilation, fire protection, lighting and drainage, in one register with inspections, tests, work orders and live monitoring, so the control room and the maintenance team work from the same facts.
Yes. The tunnel type carries SNTI field mapping, and the tunnel rating scale and safety checklist are included. Other regimes are configured as inspection types.
Yes, through MQTT. You define control widgets such as switches and buttons on the device record.
Impact rules and response procedures define what follows a failure or a trigger such as heavy rain, and the command center broadcasts it.
Yes. Each system is a component with its own inspections, checklists and work history.
Each system has its own inspection type and test cycle. Results, readings and signatures are stored on the component, so the evidence for every fire and ventilation test is one click away.
Yes. Air quality, sump level and fan status readings post to the component they measure, and rules broadcast alerts to the control room and the right crews.
A WORKING SESSION
Tunnel safety & systems,
Tunnel safety & systems,
configured live.
We will configure this use case on sample data during the call: the asset type, an inspection form with its scoring, a work order type and a rule.