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Owner driver Facts
This fact sheet answers many questions about the TRAM system including costs, useability and durability. It also outlines what the TRAM is constructed from and its specifications, including load ratings for fall restaints for people working at heights. ... Read more
E-Facts: Prevention of vibration risks in the construction sector
Vibration is a serious health risk for workers in the construction sector. The two main types are hand-arm and whole-body vibration. The former can cause neurological and motor disorders in the hands and fingers, as well as circulatory disorders in... Read more
Mining Fact Sheets
NIOSH produces one-page mining fact sheets covering a variety of topics of general interest related to mining operations, workers, fatalities, nonfatal lost-time injuries, and occupational illness. ... Read more
Metals Environmental Risk Assessment Guidance - Fact Sheet 1 - Risk Characterization: General Aspects
In the risk characterization phase of a risk assessment, predicted or measured environmental concentrations are compared to the obtained toxicity values (effect thresholds) for each environmental compartment to identify potential risks. This fact sheet presents the general building stones of... Read more
Fact Sheet on the mining industry and HIV / AIDS
HIV/AIDS in South Africa has increased rapidly over the past decade from almost zero in 1990 to about 5.0 million people living with HIV/AIDS in 2001. Already 334 000 people were AIDS sick at the end of 2001 and this... Read more
Hierarchy of Hazard Controls
The presence of hazards in the workplace need to be quantified. This fact sheet details a range of methods that can be employed to control a range of workplace hazards. The fact sheet details several strategies, in of... Read more
Introduction to Manual Handling
This is a series of five brochures illustrating several high risk activities in the Mining and Quarrying industry. Injuries arising from manual handling is a significant issue in the Mining and Quarrying industry. Alteration to work practices can significantly reduce... Read more
Electrical Hazard Awareness for Operators of High Machinery
A safety fact sheet that details the electrical hazards associated with the operation of high machinery. The major safety hazards are outlined and associated risks are assessed. Safe solutions to problems are defined as well as the emergency... Read more
Identification Tool for Electrical Hazards on-site
A safety fact sheet that details and profiles hazards in order to assist in identifying occupational health and safety hazards related to electricity on-site. ... Read more
Identification Tool for Aluminium Mobile Scaffolding
A safety fact sheet that details occupational hazards associated with working on mobile aluminium scaffolding. A wide variety of tasks are covered, the associated possible hazards, their accompanying risks, and the ways to manage these risks and hazard. ... Read more
High Visibility Clothing
The need for high visibility clothing is discussed within this safety fact sheet. People working in high traffic areas, mobile plant or other equipment are recommended to conduct a safety risk assessment on the implementation of high visibility clothing.... Read more
Identification Tool for Steel Reinforcement Fixing
A safety hazard fact sheet that can be utilised to assess the risks associated with fixing steel reinforcing. A wide variety of tasks are covered, the associated possible hazards, their accompanying risks, and the ways to manage these... Read more
An ILO Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work
This Code was developed to address the problem of HIV/AIDS in the workplace. It aims to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, to manage and reduce its effect at work, to support and care for workers affected by the disease and... Read more
Night Time Identification of Water Carts
Problem Light vehicles are required to make positive radio contact with water carts prior to overtaking. However, poor visibility and dirt on reflective tape make communication difficult, which has resulted in several near misses. Solution A solution was devised by attaching numbers cut... Read more
Electric Shock from Circuit Breaker
What An electrician received an electric shock when he made direct contact with the load side terminals of a moulded case circuit breaker. Why The circuit breaker had previously been dismantled to fit an internal accessory. The circuit breaker appears to have been... Read more
STOP programme implemented in North America
Although the Cripple Creek & Victor (CC&V) mine in North America has an exemplary safety record, that does not mean that mine management has stopped their safety initiatives. In fact, this surface mining operation recently introduced a Safety Training and... Read more
Adopting best practice at Geita gold mine
Located some 20km west of Lake Victoria, adjacent to the town of Geita in Tanzania, is the Geita gold mine, which was established in May 1999. The mine currently has an expected life of about 14 years. Geita employs 2,200... Read more
Development of the load indicator plate
Problem Following an incident in late 1999 when a 1.5 tonne slab of rib coal fell and injured an employee, the subsequent incident investigation identified the fact that the cuttable rib bolts in use at the mine (fibreglass) to support the... Read more
Evans Roller Frame
Problem The method employed to change return rollers prior to the introduction of the Evans Roller Frame involved two operators. One would don a fall arrest harness and climb out on the conveyor structure beneath the belt where the return roller... Read more
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