AMRE SAFETY SEMINAR

Shaft Sinkers: The Leading & Premium Quality Shaft Sinking & Mining Contracting Company

TRACKLESS SAFETY PRESENTATION

PRESENTED BY Q.CHUTER

17 APRIL 2012

AGENDA

INTRODUCTION

PAST TRACKLESS FATAL ACCIDENTS

SAFETY DRIVE

SNAKES FOR SAFETY CAMPAIGN

CONCLUSION

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INTRODUCTION

Shaft Sinkers have a number of sites where we

intensively use trackless equipment and

personnel together in a confined area.

This in itself is therefore a risk!

The question is then how do we get around it to

ensure that no person underground is exposed

in this trackless environment to life threatening

situations.

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PAST TRACKLESS FATAL ACCIDENTS

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These fatal accidents occurred within Shaft

Sinkers.

• 2007 - Fatal injury occurred when a pedestrian

was crushed by an LHD against the side wall.

• 2007 - Fatal injury occurred when a face crew

member was squatting whilst cleaning his

jacket. A LHD ran over him.

• 2008 - Fatal injury occurred where the UV

operator was crushed between the mobile

crane and the UV.

PEOPLE & MACHINERY!!!!!!

SAFETY DRIVE

SNAKES FOR SAFETY – ON TRACKLESS EQUIPMENT

IN THE UNDERGROUND ENVIRONMENT

Why SNAKES for a trackless environment?

Python - low risk

Cobra - medium risk

Adders - fatal risk

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SNAKES FOR SAFETY CAMPAIGN

PYTHON

“Hazards that grow

bigger overtime

through neglect”

PYTHON

SOME HAZARDS, LIKE PYTHONS, ARE HARMLESS WHEN SMALL IF LEFT UNTREATED, THEY WILL GROW AND THEN YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT!

• Oil leaks

• Faulty safety devices

• Using pirate parts

• Inexperience operators

• Inexperience artisans

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PYTHON - CONT...

• Ignorance to start of shift and end of shift

procedures

• Failure to report incidents and accidents

• Failure to use correct parking procedures – not

using stop blocks.

• Failure to conduct NDT tests on stop blocks,

tow bars, supporting sprags and trestles.

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PYTHON - CONT...

• Occupational illnesses – Expose to noise, dust,

vibration, heat, etc

• Fatigue, work stress – cause errors which will

eventually...

• Personal problems – focus not on the task at

hand

• Unsafe behaviour – taking short cuts

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PYTHON - CONT...

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Failure to use stop blocks.

PYTHON - CONT...

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Failure to use load tested trestles and support bars.

Stop block Trestle

Boom support bar

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COBRA

“Hazards

that warn

you before

striking”

COBRA – CONT...

THESE HAZARDS ARE LIKE COBRAS, THEY PRE WARN YOU.

• Negligent operator behaviour

• Tyre damages

• Disregarding safe travelling distances between

people & machines and machines & machines

• Key control

• Failure to do proper pre-use inspections

• Smoking engines

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ADDER – CONT...

SOME HAZARDS IN THE WORKSPACE ARE LIKE PUFF ADDERS. THEY LIE THERE

INVISIBLE UNTIL YOU STEP ON THEM

• Operators under the influence of drugs or alcohol

• Not following maintenance procedures – fail to

lock out

• Not following pre-use inspection procedures – fail

to test the brakes, operating with ‘A’ Class

Hazards

• Not following operating procedures – operate with

faulty anti collusion unit (Booyco)

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ADDER – CONT...

• Operators not trained for the task – multiple

machines

• Inadequate operating risk assessments – not

identifying ALL relevant hazards

• Not isolating stored energy before maintenance

is done on machines

• Not following operating procedures – fail to

warn, sounding the horn.

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ADDER – CONT...

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Not

isolating

Stored

energy

ADDER – CONT...

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Not locking out

machinery

ADDER – CONT...

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Not sounding the horn

before start-up

CONCLUSION

Safety is a state of mind.....

So be cautious of your next step.....

And be aware of the SNAKES.....

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QUESTIONS

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