Plant Specifications Working Group

1. Plant Specifications Working Group

2. Safety Groups Structure

3. Plant Specifications Group – Objectives • Establish technical standards and specifications for the manufacture and operation of vehicles and mobile plant operating the UK opencast coal industry • Engage with plant manufacturers, the HSE and other external bodies to promote a consistent approach to plant specifications • Consider arrangements for the inspection and maintenance of vehicles and mobile plant and develop procedures to ensure that the risk to maintenance personnel is controlled • Liaise with other CoalPro working groups, particularly the Traffic Management Group to ensure that a consistent approach to vehicle safety is adopted

4. Pennyvenie Fatal Accident

5. Largest surface mining company in UK • 3.5 million tonnes per year • 9 production sites • 900 employees • Plant fleet: - 29 prime mover excavators 122 dump trucks 172 other main plant items • Other interests – Land, Renewable Energy

7. Pennyvenie Site • Dalmellington, East Ayrshire • Operations commenced 1987 • 24 hour operation • 700,000 tonnes per year • 130 employees • Main plant – 6 x RH120 Terex TR100 Cat 777D

8. The Incident • 26th February 2007 at 1pm • 2 deaths Brian French (48) Foreman Fitter Colin Ferguson (37) Fitter • Multiple crush injuries caused by Terex TR100 dump truck colliding with Land Rover in dig area

9. What happened? • Fitters were clearing loading zone for non-critical inspection on RH120 • Fitters had no radio and were using hand signals • Land Rover drove past stationary dump trucks on off-side • Land Rover parked in Terex TR100 blind zone • Terex TR100 turned on full right lock • Operator continued to attempt to drive over obstacle following initial collision

13. Post Accident • Emergency procedures instigated • Preparations to move truck abandoned • Emergency services on site within 20 minutes • Police investigation • Scottish Coal detailed survey of area • Bodies recovered 10pm • HSE investigation • Reconstructions of incident (Scottish Coal + HSE)

14. Investigation Significant Factors Considered • Land Rover entered dig area before trucks were removed – supervisors not aware • No radio communication • Land Rover parked in blind zone • Truck driver not concentrating and reading newspaper • Truck moved away into blind zone on full right hand lock • Land Rover and truck same colour – no contrast • Truck driver trained but relatively inexperienced

17. Cab support Land Rover roof Line of truck bonnet

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22. System Improvements • Radios in all vehicles • Traffic management plans - new rules controlling entry into dig areas • Supervisor’s vantage points • Segregated light vehicle routes • Buggy whips on all light vehicles • Off-side CCTV on all rigid dump trucks • Improvements to TR100 operator visibility • Training – MPQC Assessors and Instructors

23. Terex TR100

24. Terex TR100

31. Mirror 7 Mirror 4 Mirror 3 Mirror 5 Mirror 1 Mirror 6 Mirror 2 Off Side Camera

32. Light vehicle segregation

33. Supervisors Vantage Point Radio protocol

34. Dump Truck Markings

35. Consequences for SRG • 2 prohibition notices No entry of non-production vehicles into dig area No use of dump trucks without radios • Prosecution Sections 3 and 33 HSWA Fine - £400,000 • Fatal Accident Inquiry – 35 days in court • Civil claims – litigation ongoing • Substantial production, management and legal costs • Loss of reputation

36. FAI – Sheriff’s DeterminationsPrecautions which may have prevented deaths • Radio communication • If truck driver had paid attention and not been reading a newspaper • If truck had stopped after initial collision • Specific training/instruction to prevent full lock turn into blind zone and when faced with obstruction • Buggy whips • Off-side CCTV • Effective segregation of light vehicles and trucks

37. FAI – Sheriff’s DeterminationsOther relevant factors • Failure to learn lessons from 2005 incident • Greater emphasis required to alert operators to consequences of reading newspapers • Post-accident safety improvements were introduced voluntarily by Scottish Coal • Scottish Coal has performed a leading role in promoting safety within industry • Collaboration with HSE, CoalPro, QNJAC is important to ensure safety improvements are implemented • Improvements required to training and operator competence assessment schemes industry wide

38. FAI – Sheriff’s DeterminationsOther relevant factors • HSE to consider mechanisms for more efficient dissemination of best practice identified by inspectors • HSE should enquire about radio use and traffic management during inspections • Consider updating Quarries Regulations and ACOP to address issues - segregation, blind spots, radios • Engage manufacturers to ensure ongoing improvements • Develop industry practice for off-side CCTV and consider development of international standards • HSE to consider use of police crash investigators • Consider introduction of new RIDDOR Dangerous Occurrence category for vehicle incidents

39. Timetable of Events

41. USA 2010

42. South Africa 2011