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MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY OF LOADED BLASTSITES
What Two incidents have recently occurred on mines in the Bowen Basin where heavy machinery, a drill rig and a bulldozer, trammed across loaded blastsites. In both cases, the holes had been primed with boosters and non-electric detonators and then loaded... Read more
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
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
Truck fill boom for coolant and potable water
Problem Equipment damage resulting from operators failing to depressurise the radiator when adding coolant instigated a change in the procedure for topping up Cat 789 trucks. This change to the procedure identified an increased risk of slips and trips and the... Read more
Valve Stem Protector Electric Wheel Drive Trucks
Problem Stems become damaged when struck by wheel motor cover latches and through loose rocks dislodging valves Solution A fixed protector bracket to eliminate valve stem damage Benefits Tyres maintain correct pressures. ; Reduces risk associated with changing tyres on back shifts during the hours... Read more
Fire Suppression Systems
Recently a miner was seriously burned when the equipment he was operating caught fire. The operator hit the manual fire suppression actuator, but did not pull the pin. Thus, it did not actuate. There was no fire extinguisher in the... Read more
Serious accidents and high potential incidents
Summary of reported incidents for period 1-30 April 2008 ... Read more
Guidelines for Surface Mobile and Transportable Equipment for use in Coal Mines
A guide to the design of mobile equipment to be used at open cut coal mines, the surface of underground coal mines and around coal processing plants. Important safety aspects covered in this guideline include control functions, ergonomics, mechanical and... 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
Underground Mobile Equipment Fires
A pamphlet that discuss the possible causes, effects and ways to combat fires on underground mobile equipment. A fire can occur on all underground equipment, this can be caused by a number of reasons, most of which... 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
National Standard for Plant [NOHSC:1010 (1994)]
In this standard plant includes any machinery, equipment, appliance, implement or tool. The standard applies to the design, manufacture and supply of plant, and the use of plant in the workplace. Performance requirements are also specified with respect to the... Read more
Fire Traps Truck Driver
What A truck driver was trapped when flames surrounded the drivers cab of a 100-tonne capacity truck. Due to the quick action of fellow drivers, he was not seriously injured. Why (a) The hydraulic hose from the tray lift cylinder had burst, spraying... Read more
Bulletin May-June 1997. Underground Mine Fire Preparedness - Part 1
This is Part 1 in a series of 4 articles that address underground fire preparedness. The series is primarily based on an analysis of Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reportable mine fires and information gained from recent interviews with... Read more
Conveyor Fires
Fire poses a very real hazard on any conveyor system. Most rubber compounds used for the manufacture of conveyor belting are inflammable and once combustion of the rubber has been initiated, it is very difficult to extinguish. ... Read more
FATAL ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT Classic Company (6BH) Castlewood, Vrginia at Dorchester Enterprises, Inc.Mine No. 4 Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia I.D. No.
What A 33-year-old General Laborer with 3 years of mining experience was fatally injured when he contacted an electrically energized metal cart. Recommendations Examine the work area for potential hazards and take actions necessary to protect persons. Ensure electrical cables are properly protected... Read more
Preventing Slips/Falls and Loss of Balance In Industrial Workplaces
The purpose of this procedure is to provide a protocol for the creation of procedures/practices to ensure that persons will not be injured or harmed by falling from heights. It is also intended that this procedure will assist the firm... Read more
Preventing Falls in Industrial Workplaces
Anyone can fall at work. One in five lost time injuries involve falls. Eighty people are injured every day by falling at work - thats one every twenty minutes. ... Read more
Development of a methodolgy for the assessment of human factors issues relative to trips, slips and fall accidents in the
a paper based tool to assess the human factors issues associated with slip, trip and fall risks ... Read more
HSE Approved specifications for fire resistance and hygiene of hydraulic fluids for use in machinery and equipment in mines
This document gives requirements for fire resistant fluids intended for use in all underground mines and gives guidance on achieving a minimum level of safety in their end use application. ... Read more
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