Powered Haulage

COURSE/CLASS DESCRIPTION

Powered Haulage Accident Prevention

Description of the issue:

Powered haulage accidents occur due to many factors and are the most prevalent accident that occurs.  Too many people think that only rubber tired haulage equipment are the culprits in powered haulage accidents. Missouri has had experience with conveyor belt fatalities.  The major culprit in powered haulage fatalities is the rubber tired front end loader.  Many things can go wrong mechanically, but, the majority of the injuries comes from operator error.

Proposed Solution:

The concern we have is with the contractor truck driver.  A cooperative effort to educate the industry about powered haulage accidents and their prevention by the Dallas District Office, Rolla Field Office, The Missouri Mine Safety and Health Training Program and mine management has begun.

Citations and Closure Orders have been issued and mine management has taken our advice in this issue.  We have asked mine management to not allow a contract to be let out unless the contractor miners have had New Miner Training and are current with Annual Refresher.  We have implemented Miner Basic Training for the customer and the mine operator is making the customer abide by the company rules.  In each of these training areas a special emphasis on powered haulage has been implemented.

We still have contractors that have not had New Miner Training.  This approach has changed their attitude and they are requesting the New Miner Training.

We have distributed 40 copies of the various Powered Haulage Presentations to the mining operators in the state.  We have presented at two seminars and one Safety and Health Conference in FY 1997.

Goal:

We will educate the miner in the hazards, their avoidance and elimination in the use of all powered haulage equipment.  We will teach the do's and don'ts and precautionary measures that can be taken to prevent accidents or injury.  We will teach and refresh the miner in the mandates of CFR 30 standards.

Objective:

Our intent is to continue presentations at seminars and conferences because of the cost and efficiency.  We will still present to mines on a request basis and at Annual Refresher classes where the class content is haulage personnel.

Outline:

1. How and why to prepare JSA's on each job duty
   1. Site evaluation
   2. Equipment evaluation
   3. Process evaluation
   4. Human factor
   5. Environmental factor
   6. Outside influences
2. Conveyor belts
   1. Safety do's and don'ts
   2. Company policies
   3. Riding on
   4. Clean-up safety
   5. Maintenance
   6. Lock-out and tag out (Electrical and Mechanical)
   7. Drop boxes and dump points
   8. Hazards around bins and hoppers
3. Introduction to hazards of track mounted vehicles
   1. Front end loaders
   2. Dozers
   3. Backhoes
4. Introduction to hazards of Rubber tired vehicles
   1. Front end loaders
   2. Trucks
   3. Graders and backhoes
5. Pre-shift inspection
   1. Tires
   2. Lights
   3. Fluid levels
   4. Body parts
   5. Engine, belts and hoses
   6. Hydraulics and hoses
   7. Steering
   8. Brakes
   9. Back up alarms, horns, cab glass, windshields and mirrors
   10. General operation.
   11. What to do if problems occur during shift.
   12. Review company policies
6. General operation hazards and their avoidance or elimination
   1. Climbing on and off the vehicle
   2. Lowering of blades, buckets or beds
   3. Scotching, blocking and parking on grades
   4. Speed control and braking
   5. Auxiliary devices
   6. Inclement weather operation
   7. Blind spots
7. Loading and dumping
8. Operation on grades
9. Operation around highwalls
10. Traffic rules on and off site and speed control
11. Hazards around scales and loading and dumping points
12. Hazards around barges, trains and rail cars
13. Berms and emergency stopping ramps
14. Maintenance and care of the vehicle

Time:

Discussions will cause the time devoted to each segment to fluctuate.  Each topic will be presented with the type of mining procedure used and availability of equipment taken into consideration.  Approximate time will be eight hours for the full class.  Each segment may be inserted into any training session as a one hour block of instruction where applicable.