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Surface Design Philosophies
The Surface Design Philosophies (DPs) were developed for high priority safety issues common amongst the Surface EMESRT member companies.
• To explore a specific Design Philosophy click the DP titles or 'read more' and access the relevant objective, outcomes, risks and mitigation examples.
Equipment Access & Egress
Equipment Access & Egress
The objective is to minimise the risk of events related to approach, access & egress of equipment; as well as slip/trips, sprains/strains, falls from height and failure to egress in emergency events to ALARP, including consideration in design for foreseeable human error.
Working at Heights
Working at Heights
The objective is to minimise the risk of falls from height by operators, service & maintenance personnel, to ALARP, including consideration in design for foreseeable human error.
Noise
Noise
The objective is to minimise risks related to noise generated by the equipment to ALARP, including consideration in design for foreseeable human error.
Whole-body Vibration
Whole-body Vibration
The objective is to minimise (to ALARP) the risk of events related to exposures to harmful whole-body vibration (WBV) from equipment or the operating environment, that might lead to injury, illness or damage, including consideration in design to foreseeable human error.
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Fire
The objective is to minimise risk related to equipment fires to ALARP, including consideration in design for foreseeable human error.
Dust
Dust
The objective is to minimise risks related to exposure to respirable dust, Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM) and other airborne hazards to ALARP, including consideration in design for foreseeable human error.
Isolation of Energy, Including Parking
Isolation of Energy, Including Parking
The objective is to minimise the risks of events related to achieving zero energy state for all vehicle energy sources, including parking (gravity), which might lead to injury, illness, damage, etc. to ALARP, including consideration in design for foreseeable human error.
Visibility/Collision Detection & Avoidance
Visibility/Collision Detection & Avoidance
The objective is to minimise (to ALARP) risks related to injury, illness or equipment damage from vehicle collisions as a result of poor operator visibility.
Machine Stability/Slope Indication
Machine Stability/Slope Indication
The objective is to minimise risk related to equipment being operated outside its stability limits that leads to loss of vehicle control to ALARP, including consideration in design for foreseeable human error.
Guarding
Guarding
The objective is to minimise risk related to exposure to moving machine parts or other energy sources to ALARP, including consideration in design for foreseeable human error.
Controls and Displays
Controls and Displays
The objective is to minimise risk of operator error related to the understanding or use of controls and displays (including labelling) to ALARP, including consideration in design for foreseeable human error.
Tires & Rims
Tires & Rims
To minimise the risk of events involving earth moving equipment tire and rim operation and maintenance that could cause injury, to ALARP, including consideration in design for foreseeable human error.
Manual Handling
Manual Handling
The objective is to minimise the risk of injury due to manual handling of parts and accessories, to ALARP, including consideration in design for foreseeable human error.
Operator Workstation
Operator Workstation
The objective is to minimise the risk of injury or illness related to the design of the operator workstation to ALARP, including consideration in design for foreseeable human error.
Confined Spaces
Confined Spaces
To minimise the risks related to people working in confined spaces to ALARP, including consideration in design for foreseeable human error.
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