Transcript Heavy Equipment Exercise

MSHA Haulage Safety
Types of Mobile
Equipment
Pre-Shift Inspection
Per 56.14100
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Pre-shift Inspection
• Inspected by equipment operator before
being placed in operation on that shift
• Defects that affect safety corrected in
timely manner
• Equipment with defects taken out of
service and parked in designated area
• Defects not immediately corrected, shall
be reported and recorded, until defects
are fixed
Haulage Requirements
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Requirements for Seat
Belts
• Seat Belt on Haul
Truck - 56.14131
(SAE J386) Operator
Restraint Systems for
Off Road Work
Machines, 1985
• Maintained in
functional condition
and replaced when
necessary to assure
proper performance
Haulage Requirements
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Requirements
for Seat Belts
• Seat Belt on Loader 56.14130(a) (SAE J386
or SAE J1194 ROPS for
Wheeled Agricultural
Tractors 1983)
• Maintained in
functional condition
and replaced when
necessary to assure
proper performance
Haulage Requirements
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Requirements for ROPS
• ROPS on Loader - 56.14130 (a)
(SAE J1040) Performance Criteria
for ROPS Structures for
Construction, Earthmoving,
Forestry and Mining Machines
1986 or
• ROPS on Loader - 56.14130(a) (SAE
J1194 ROPS for Wheeled
Agricultural Tractors 1983)
ROPS
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Rollover Protective Structure
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Permanent label affixed to structure with
Manufacturer’s Name & Address
Make and Model Number of Equipment
Installed per Manufacturer’s
Recommendations
• Re-certified by Manufacturer or Registered
Professional Engineer with knowledge and
experience in ROPS design after rollover of
abnormal structural load, alterations or
repair
FOPS
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Falling Object Protection
56.14106 for forklifts,
front end loader and
bulldozers
• when used in area
when hazard could be
created
• Capable of
withstanding loads to
which it would be
subjected
Brakes
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Service Brakes - 56.14101(a)(1)
• Service brake system capable of
stopping and holding the equipment with
its typical load on the maximum grade it
travels
Parking Brakes - 56.14101(b)(2)
• Parking brakes capable of stopping and
holding the equipment with its typical
load on the maximum grade it travels
Brake Test
Requirements
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Brake Test - 56.14101(b)(3)
• Conducted under the direction of the mine
operator in cooperation with the instructions
provided by the MSHA Inspector only when:
• Equipment capable of travelling between 10 &
20 mph
• Where there is an appropriate test site
• Front-end loaders have bucket empty
• Mobile Equipment is not carrying explosives
Brake Test Procedures
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Brake Test - 56.14101(b)(3)
• Equipment must reach and maintain a
constant speed between 10 & 20 mph
prior to enter 100 ft test site
• Roadway must be wide enough for
equipment and must be level, dry and
packed
• Braking with those systems used under
normal operating conditions (no parking
brakes)
• In proper gear for the appropriate speed
Brake Test Evaluation
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Brake Test - 56.14101(b)(4)
• Stopping distances measures from point
where operator receives signal to stop
to actual stopping distance
• Must be within chart in Table 1
• If not, operator may request up to 4
more test runs ( 2 in each direction) of
which on 3 must meet the appropriate
stopping distances for speed and vehicle
weight
Back-up Alarms
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Back-up Alarms 56.14132(a) -When operator has
obstructed view to the rear:
• Automatic reverse activated signal alarm
• Wheel mounted bell alarm
• Discriminating backup alarm covers area of
view
• Observer (spotter) 56.9305(c) truck must stop
when unable to clearly recognize spotter’s
signals
All alarms above surrounding noise levels
Automatic reverse activated at night
Windows
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Windows 56.14103(a) - If
Windows are provided:
• Made of safety glass or equivalent
• Maintained to provide safe
operation
• Replaced or removed if damaged
and obscures visibility
Fire Extinguishers
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Fire Extinguishers on Mobile
Equipment
• 56.4230(a) - Whenever a fire or its effects can
impede escape from mobile equipment or
• 56.4230(b) can impede the escape of others in
the area, extinguisher must be on vehicle or
within a 100 feet of equipment
• Located to permit use
• Fire Suppression system can be substituted if it
can be activated manually
Warning Signals
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Warnings 56.14200 - Mobile
Equipment Before moving any
equipment:
• Sound a warning that is audible
above surrounding area or
• Use other effective means to warn
persons
Securing Movable Parts
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Warnings 56.14206 - Mobile Equipment
• When moving any equipment:
• Parts of equipment must be in travel
mode
• Mechanically secured
Getting Off Equipment - 56.9318
• Persons cannot get off moving mobile
equipment
Clearances 56.9306 - Warning devices
• Devices installed and restricted area
marked
Unattended or
Not in Use
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Securing Parts 56.14206(b) - Equipment
When equipment is unattended or not in
use:
• Parts of equipment must be lowered to
ground
• Mechanically secured
Parking Procedures 56.14207 Equipment
not left unattended unless:
• Placed in park and parking brake set,
wheels chocked
Warning Devices
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Warning Devices 56.14208
• When parked and creates a hazard
• When carrying load that project more
than 4 feet beyond sides or rear
• Must have visible warning device (Red
Flag) attached to end of load or person
walking beside or behind load with flag
or light
• Must use light in limited visibility
condition
Movement of Buckets
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Movement of Buckets, Dippers, Booms
56.14210
• Not be swung over Operator’s station on
Mobile Equipment until operator is out of
station and in a safe location
• Does not apply to equipment specially
designed to protect operator from falling
objects (FOPS)
Transporting People
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Transporting People 56.9200(a)
Persons Not Transported in or
on:
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dippers, forks, clamshells, buckets
in beds of mobile equipment
on the top of loads, with materials/equipment
outside cabs, equipment stations
between cars on trains, on leading ends
to and from work areas on crowded equipment
on conveyors
Transporting People
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Transporting People 56.9200(b)
• Persons Transported in beds of mobile
equipment when provisions are made for
secure travel and means are taken to
prevent accidental unloading if
equipment is provided with unloading
device
• when necessary for maintenance,
testing or training and above provisions
taken
• On conveyors when designed for such
travel
Working in Raised
Position
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Blocking of Equipment 56.14211
• Persons cannot work on top, under or from
Mobile Equipment in a raised position until the
equipment has been blocked or mechanically
secured from movement
• provided with a functional load locking device
or equivalent
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Repairs During Maintenance
56.14105
• Blocked against motion/power off
(lockout)
Berms
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Berms or Guardrails 56.9300(a) must be
provided and maintained:
• On banks of roadways where a drop off
of sufficient grade and depth may cause
a vehicle to overturn or endanger
equipment operators
• Must be at least mid-axle height of
largest vehicle
• Have openings for drainage
Berms Not Required
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Berms or Guardrails 56.9300(d) may not be required
provided that and elevated roadways are
infrequently traveled and used by service or
maintenance vehicles
• And locked gates are installed at entrance
points
• Warning signs posted “Roadway NOT bermed”
• Delineators installed at intervals (3) to
indicate edge
• Maximum speed limit is posted
(slope,width,type)
• Road surface traction not impaired by
weather
Tire Repairs
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Tire Repairs 56.14104
• Before a tire can be removed, the valve
cord must be partially removed for
gradual deflation of the tire and persons
must stand outside the potential
trajectory of the locking rim of a multipiece rim
• During inflation a wheel cage or other
restraining device or stand off inflation
device must be used
Traffic Control
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Traffic Control 56.9100 Safe
Movement
Rules governing:
• Speed, Right of Way, Movement of
Direction, and Use of Headlights to
assure visibility must be established at
each mine and followed
• Signs or signals, warning of hazards
shall be placed at appropriate locations
Operating Speed
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Traffic Control 56.9101
Maintain control of vehicle
Operating speeds consistent
with:
• conditions of roadways
• tracks, grades, clearance
• visibility, traffic
• type of equipment used
Loading
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Loading/ Hauling in Safe
Manner -56.9201
Prevent Spillage - 56.9202
Mobile Equipment loaded in
a manner to minimize
spillage
Activity Between
Equipment & Machinery56.3430 - Persons cannot
work, travel only for
dismounting purposes
Carrying Explosives
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Carrying Explosives - 56.6202(a)
• Maintained in good condition and
equipped:
• With sides and enclosures higher than
explosive materials or explosives secured to
non-conductive pallet
• With separate cargo space
• Two fire extinguishers or one and fire
suppression
• Posted with appropriate warning signs
• Occupied by personnel necessary for
handling explosives
Carrying Explosives
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Carrying Explosives - 56.6202(a)
• Maintained in good condition and equipped:
• Attended or cargo compartment locked, except
when parked at blast site and loading in progress
• Secured while parked by:
• having brakes set
• Wheels chocked if movement can occur
• Engine shut off unless powering device is
being used
• Have no sparking materials exposed in cargo area
• Have non-sparking materials properly secured
Fueling
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Fueling Internal Combustion Engines
56.4103 Engines shall be shut off
during fueling when tanks are
integral part of equipment, does not
apply to diesel powered engines
Safe Operating
Procedures
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Powered Haulage has had more miner
fatalities than any other accident
classification:
• Providing safe access on and off mobile
equipment helps prevents slips, trips, & falls
• Conducting a pre-shift inspection of the
equipment and of the surrounding ground
helps prevent accidents due to equipment
failures and collapse of ground
MSHA Inspection
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Haulage equipment continues to
receive the highest priority during an
inspection by MSHA
Seat belt violations are of special
interest to every inspector
Any equipment brought into a mine
can be subject to a MSHA Inspection