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Bench Safety – Vehicle Operation. Mike Anderson Nelson Brothers Mining Services. Bench Preparation (Overburden / Coal). Best Practices: Fairly even, level terrain. Surface sloped away from the highwall. Blast Site sealed off and bermed. Inadequate Bench Prep. Inadequate Bench Prep.
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Bench Safety – Vehicle Operation Mike Anderson Nelson Brothers Mining Services
Bench Preparation (Overburden / Coal) • Best Practices: • Fairly even, level terrain. • Surface sloped away from the highwall. • Blast Site sealed off and bermed.
Before Operating Equipment - Pre-Shift Inspection • Vehicle is free of combustibles accumulations. • Vehicle displays proper warning signs (placards). • Vehicle is equipped with two fire extinguishers and extinguishers have been inspected and inspection tag punched. • Vehicle lighting system is operational. • Vehicle is equipped with two tire chocks. • Rupture disk assemblies have been inspected. • Emulsion pump seals are not leaking and have been greased this shift.
Before Operating Equipment - Pre-Shift Inspection - cont. • Vehicle steps, ladders & handrails are intact and operational. • Vehicle tires, rims and lug nuts are in good condition. • Vehicle cab is clean and free of loose items. • Vehicle air horn is working. • Vehicle back-up alarm is working. • Vehicle brake system is operational. • Vehicle windshield wipers are functional. • Vehicle defroster is operational.
Before Operating Equipment - Pre-Shift Inspection - cont. • Vehicle is equipped with a First-Aid Kit. • Vehicle windshield, windows and mirrors are not broken or cracked. • Rotating parts, shafts, couplings, sprockets, chains etc. are adequately guarded. • Vehicle auger joints show no excessive wear and are not damaged or cracked.
Worksite Considerations • Ramp and Roadway Condition. • Burm Condition. • Blast Site Condition. • Additional Hazards. • ? Supervisor contact.
Maneuvering Vehicles on Blast Site • Use a spotter when maneuvering vehicles in rough terrain or in congested areas. • Cradle the discharge auger anytime the vehicle is being moved other than from hole to hole in the same row. • Use the air horn on the vehicle to signal vehicle movement to blast crew personnel.
Maneuvering Vehicles on Blast Site - continued.. • Do not allow non-essential vehicles on the blast site. • Do not operate mobile equipment over loaded holes or initiating systems. • Do not let imposed deadlines (real or imagined) interfere with completing task safely and without incident.
Backing-up Vehicles on Blast Site • Try to Avoid Backing Up in the First Place. • When backing, Use a Spotter. • Volunteer to be a Spotter for Fellow Employees. • Make it your GOAL to Not Collide with Anything or Anybody when Backing Up. • GOAL = Get Out And Look when a Spotter is Not Available. • Communicate with Equipment Operators if You Must Park Light-Duty Vehicles in Areas Where Equipment is Operating. • Never Park on the Blind Side of Equipment.
