Mining In The Snow For Surface Miners

1. HAZARDS PART 46 NEW MINER TRAINING Mining In The Snow FOR SURFACE MINERS Snowy Conditions Require Vigilence. The winter brings snow and with snow comes more than cold, but also new hazards to otherwise familiar places. Walkways that you might move along every day are now slippery, possibly slippery in the afternoon when they weren’t in the morning! Also, snow hides ground hazards that would normall be visible. Checking walkways for tripping hazards as well as immediately cleaning up after a task becomes increasingly more important when snow can hide what is on the ground. IN SNOW REMEMBER “TLC” TREAD LIGHTLY LOOK CAREFULLY CLEAN-UP • Look for ice or other changes in • Pre-shift cleanup will require more time • Snow hides hazards! ground condition since you were last during snowy conditions in order to clear • Where there’s snow there’s ice. there, even if you were just there. away snow and ice from all ground, hand • Drive more slowly than usual. • When snow falls down you need to and overhead surfaces. • Don’t walk or drive in areas where look up as well as down for hazards. • Although you should always clean up after snow isn’t cleared. • Look for icicles that may have a task, it’s important to be conscious of formed on banisters as well as making walkways COMPLETELY clear overhead surfaces. because snow will cover hazards that might otherwise have been out of the way if they were visible. www.minesafetyinstitute.org