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Queensland Mining Industry Health & Safety Conference

Learn about the Joystick Test Module designed to eliminate safety risks and reduce costs associated with faulty joysticks in mining operations. Discover how this innovative solution improves safety, decreases downtime, and saves money.

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Queensland Mining Industry Health & Safety Conference

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  1. Queensland Mining IndustryHealth & Safety Conference Joystick Test Module Presenter: George Brischetto

  2. OUR MINING OPERATIONS

  3. CHANGING A SHOVEL JOYSTICK:THE SAFETY RISKS • Uncontrolled shovel movements – contact with person, machinery, mine wall • Working at heights • Light and heavy vehicle interactions • Dehydration – high temperatures • Dust • Uneven surfaces

  4. POTENTIAL INJURIES • Muscular injuries • Soft tissue injuries • Dehydration • Heat stress • Dust inhalation • Other more serious and even tragic events

  5. HIGH COSTS:WASTED MONEY • Shovel downtime = lost ore production • Labour intensive – often took up to four hours • Faulty joysticks discarded – replacement costs in 2008 = approx. $144, 000

  6. THE SOLUTION:THE JOYSTICK TEST MODULE • Test Module • Joystick • Laptop

  7. SAFETY FEATURES • Allows joysticks to be remotely tested – eliminating many safety risks and reducing costs • Can be connected to data logging software • LED lights illuminate if joystick functioning correctly • Lightweight material

  8. INNOVATION PROCESS:HOW WE DID IT 1. Identified problem – safety risks and high cost 2. Discussed problem and possible solutions 3. Designed 4. Manufactured – cost approx. $300 5. Joystick Test Module in use now

  9. SAFETY BENEFITS:HOW WE MADE THE PROCESS SAFER • Eliminated potential for injuries from uncontrolled shovel movement • Reduced exposure to working at heights • Reduced light and heavy vehicle interactions • Reduced exposure to heat and dust • Reduced risk of slips, trips and falls on uneven surfaces

  10. COST BENEFITS:WHAT WE SAVED • Cost about $300 in materials • Reduced shovel downtime and production loss • Reduced labour costs • Reduced part replacement, fuel usage, inventory and disposal costs Expected to produce about $400, 000 of savings in 2009.

  11. CARBON SAVINGS:REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT • Committed to reducing our environmental footprint • Carbon savings produced from: • Reduced vehicle and fuel usage (approx. 1.38 tonnes) • Reducing need to transport and store items • Reduced idling and turning on-and-off shovels • Imagine the result if every mine site in Australia changed every activity they did to reduce their carbon footprint.

  12. TRANSFERRABILITY ACROSS INDUSTRY:NOT JUST FOR CENTURY • Can be easily applied to various hydraulic control circuits • Applicable for use in mining and other industries • Use of existing materials means system is inexpensive to produce

  13. SUMMARY • Developed to reduce safety risks and costs associated with changing out and repairing faulty joysticks • Eliminated and reduced many safety risks, including uncontrolled shovel movements and light and heavy vehicle interactions • Drew on experience, knowledge, ideas • Significant cost and carbon savings for small outlay • Easily applicable to other mining operations and industries

  14. THANK YOU!

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