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Personnel Access to Heavy Mining Machinery : Guideline
This MOSHAB approved guideline outlines the requirements to be followed for safe worker access to heavy mining machinery and provides practical guidance on essential design aspects and operating practice. It describes access ways to machines, and maintenance, servicing and cleaning... Read more
Vehicle and equipment access
A pamphlet that discusses the key hazards and safety issues associated with accessing, alighting, cleaning and maintaining large mining equipment and vehicles. Arising from these actions is the possibility of serious injury, repetitive strain or limited operator visibility. ... Read more
Improving access to Heavy Earth Moving Equipment to Complete Maintenance Tasks
Problem Heavy earth moving equipment may be supplied with less than adequate access to key maintenance and servicing points. Solution An audit of access issues relating to new and existing equipment was conducted and engineering controls put in place. These controls and existing... Read more
Guidelines for Vehicle Access
A guideline to the safe design and use of vehicle accesses. Design considerations show appropriate step installations and heights as well as hand rail positions. A detailed guide to correct entry and exit procedures shows correct and incorrect procedures with... Read more
Dozer Access Ladder
Problem Accessing dozers for fitters inherently creates risks of strains and sprains with the inability of accessing 3 points of contact. Solution Construction and installation of a set of steps and handrails to achieve 3 points of contact. Benefits 3 points of contact maintained, easy... Read more
Minerals Industry Safety Handbook Part 5 : Equipment and Machinery
This chapter of the Minerals Industry Safety Handbook covers the mine site hazards associated with machinery. Sections in this chapter cover hazards and where they may occur (confined spaces, elevated platforms etc.), hazardous plant (pressure vessels, guarding of moving parts),... Read more
Dozer Track Handrail System
Problem Injuries and fatalities from falls and slips due to the use of dozer tracks as access means and work platforms Solution Individual, lock together handrail system integrated onto preexisting dozer tracks. Benefits Prevents working at heights injuries, eliminates need for harnesses or lanyards, easy... Read more
Truck driver fell from deck of Caterpillar 777D haul truck - fatal accident
What During normal haul truck operations at an open pit mine, a female operator was found on the ground at a location directly below the access ladder to the driver's deck of a Caterpillar 777D haul truck. The truck was stationary... Read more
RELOCATION OF AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR ON A D11N DOZER
Problem Maintenance personnel are required to enter a designated confined space within the under-floor cavity of the dozer operators cab called the HELLHOLE. This area has limited access, cramped work area and is very hot when the machine has been working.... Read more
Temporary Barricade To Manage The Fall Hazard When Working On Top Of Loaders
Problem Working on top of loaders, especially when accessing the transmission, exposes a worker to a fall hazard that requires effective management. . . Solution The removable railing solution was developed by two of Osbornes underground technicians . . . Benefits The temporary barricade... Read more
Temporary Barricade To Manage The Fall Hazard When Working On Top Of Loaders
Problem Working on top of loaders, especially when accessing the transmission, exposes a worker to a fall hazard that requires effective management. . . Solution The removable railing solution was developed by two of Osbornes underground technicians . . Benefits The temporary barricade allows a... Read more
Preliminary investigation into the fall-arresting effectiveness of ladder safety hoops
Current state of knowledge and understanding in regard to what fixed ladder safety hoops actually are, (alternatively rendered as caged ladders) what their intended purpose is, and to establish by preliminary testing whether or not safety hoops could provide any... Read more
Dozer Fall Protection Frame
Problem Maintenance personnel (Mine or Contractors) are required to access and work upon the Dozer bonnet in order to repair/replace items that include lights, air conditioners and blade lift cylinders. This access exposes such personnel to a potential fall from heights... Read more
Risk Assessment
This report provides information about hazards that are present when working at heights and how the TRAM system can be used to reduce the risk of falls during access to platforms ect that are more than 1.8m (6 feet) above... Read more
Railway Ore Car Single Point Brake Cylinder Isolation
Problem Concern for the risk and injury associated with isolating the brakes on railway carriages to perform a brake block change out. Solution implementation of a single definite brake cylinder isolation to prevent air entering the brake cylinder and drain any air left... Read more
Workshop Haul Truck Safety Platform
Problem Servicemen were required to stand on the front bumper of CAT 793C Haul Trucks while working on the engine or radiator. These bumpers are narrow, often covered in oil and/or grease, have no handrails or places to hold onto and... Read more
Major Hazard Standard: Safe Working at Height
The purpose of this Standard is to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on all WMC sites resulting from persons falling from one level to another. This Standard applies to all work performed at height. This Standard covers requirements for: Designing,... Read more
The Tram - An Innovative Height Safety Solution for Bridge Cranes at Alcan Gove
Problem Alcan Gove identified a specific height safety problem involving access to overhead bridge cranes when maintenance was required. The problem identified was that maintenance staff needed to access the bridge crane walkways to conduct maintenance/repairs and that in doing so... Read more
New perspectives on falls from height – Identifying high profile areas for intervention
A pan-industry study into the risks associated with, and underlying causes, of falls from height. Risks to be Mitigated Risk of falls during access to service machine components eg lights, etc Risks to be Mitigated Risk of slips trips and falls at height... Read more
King pin removal attachment. Attachment for the forklift
Problem Maintenance personnel (employees and contractors) have no safe way of removing and fitting the wheel hub & the king pin assembly on a Wiseda / Lieberr truck due to restricted access Solution Application of the Hunter Valley Risk Assessment Standard (5.02) resulted... Read more
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