MINE HAZARD TRAINING FOR CONTRACT TRUCKERS

1. MINE HAZARD TRAININGFOR CONTRACT TRUCKERS A safety presentation for over-the-road contract truck drivers working at surface mines.

2. Purpose Of Hazard Training • Historically, truckers have accounted for a significant number of fatal & non-fatal accidents at mines. • Be aware of potential hazards associated with mining.

3. Entering Mine Property • All persons must comply with Federal mine safety laws and regulations. • You must be made aware of hazards related to outside truckers at mine sites.

4. Traveling Mine Roads • Obey posted speed limit and other traffic control signs. • Yield right of way to mine equipment. • Do not go beyond stockpile area for loading unless instructed.

5. Approaching Plant & Stockpiles • You should stay in the cab of your truck. • Obey posted safety warning signs. • Stay alert to other trucks and mine equipment.

6. Overhead Power Line Hazards • Numerous truckers have been killed as a result of raising truck beds into overhead power lines. • Always check overhead prior to raising truck beds.

7. Don’t Raise Truck Bed Before Checking Overhead

8. Loading Crushed Stone • Carefully back into loading position a safe distance from the stockpile. • Never walk between your tailgate & the vertical face on a stockpile.

9. Loading Sand & Gravel • Do not move out until signaled by front-end loader operator. • Be aware of other traffic in the area. • Cover load with tarp only in designated area away from traffic.

10. Recipe For An Accident • Truck loading, foot traffic, and truck repairs in the same area can greatly increase the risk of an accident! • Repairs should be performed in a safe area away from traffic.

11. Field Repairs At Mine • Raised bed on a truck could fall, crushing the victim between the bed and frame of the truck. • A raised truck bed must be blocked prior to mainte- nance work.

12. Loading Truck In Plant Area • Stay clear of moving machinery. • Watch for falling material from above. • Wear hard hat & safety glasses if you must leave your cab. • Check for persons on ground before moving.

13. Loading Tanker Trailer • Safety harness & lifeline must be used when working from top of trailer. • During hours of darkness, work area must be lighted. • Do not enter a tank without someone attending lifeline.

14. Stay Alert For Hazards • Slow down when approaching plant and stockpile areas. • Do not drive on stockpiles. • Stay clear of falling material from plant conveyors

15. Loading & Hauling From Pit • Some elevated roads have center safety berms capable of restraining an out-of-control truck. • Obey traffic pattern signs, including possible left-handed traffic patterns. • Stay on designated roads.

16. Potential Hazards Related To Sand & Gravel Pits • Stay clear of pit banks. • Stay clear of water impoundments. • Stay clear of drag-line crane and conveyors. • Stay in cab of truck while being loaded.

17. Potential Hazards Related to Quarry Pits • Large equipment on narrow roads. • Elevated roads without adequate berms marking edges. • Loose rock on walls. • Flying material from rock breakers in pit. • Blasting flyrock.

18. Training & Certification • Truckers who load their own truck in mines must have comprehensive safety training & certification.

19. Elevated Truck Scales • Stop before entering. • Enter at slow speed staying within the guard rails. • Do not proceed to scale house until instructed. • Watch out for people around scale house.

20. Reporting of Hazards • You should report any hazards you may see on the mine site to the following people: 1. Your direct supervisor. 2. Quarry manager or foreman in charge. • If the hazard is not corrected, you may then contact MSHA (800) 746-1554

21. Truckers Safety Summary • Mine hazard training required prior to start of work at the mine site. • Violations of mine safety laws & regulations can be issued to trucking contractors and drivers. • Report mine safety hazards you may observe to mining company. • Stay alert……………..stay alive.