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Haul Truck and Light Vehicle Collision
What An unloaded Caterpillar 789C haul truck and light vehicle collided at a controlled mine intersection. The right side front and rear wheels of the haul truck ran over and crushed the cab of the light vehicle. The light vehicle driver... Read more
Magdala underground ventilation enhancement project
Problem Heat stress exposures to employees and consequential health outcomes include productivity losses, increased employee turnover, and reduced morale throughout the operation. Solution The underground enhancement project incorporates a consultative working-in-heat protocol, construction of a refrigeration plant and introduction of a heat stress... Read more
Guidelines on the Safe Design and Operating Standards for Tailings Storage
These guidelines aim to assist in the design, construction, management and decommissioning of tailings storage facilities in Western Australia to ensure safe and environmentally effective outcomes. Above ground and below ground storage facilities are discussed as well as hazard ratings... Read more
Personnel Protection Shield
Problem If any work was required to be carried out on the reaming head during the reaming of raise drilled shafts (for example, when reaming cutters were changed), personnel would be potentially exposed to rock falling from the open hole. Covering... Read more
SHEC Corporate Management System Standard: Reporting and Management of SHEC Incidents & Performance
This Standard forms a part of Element 4 (Communication Consultation and Reporting) of the Anglo Coal Australia Pty Ltd (ACApl) SHEC Management System. The purpose of this Standard is to: Define the means by which ACApl senior management demonstrates and... Read more
SHEC Corporate Management System Standard: Reporting and Reviewing Fatalities and Other Serious Incidents
This Standard forms a part of Element 4 (Communication Consultation and Reporting) of the Anglo Coal Australia Pty Ltd (ACApl) SHEC Management System. The purpose of this Standard is to: Define a means by which ACApl senior management demonstrates and... Read more
Vertical Rescue Plan
Problem Dozer falling into a Feeder Hopper (high risk); injury to the operator and limited access to him. Hazards are involved in the event that access is required to an operator of a dozer if the dozer falls into a Hopper... Read more
Serious Injury Flyrock Accident
What A shotfirer was struck on the right side of his face by flyrock after a toe was blasted at a quarry. He was videoing the shot 75 metres from the blast area whilst sheltering behind a steel hopper with another... Read more
Facility Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance Standard Audit Protocol
This document is designed to enable an auditor to assess the conformance of a site with the Facility Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance Standard. There are three elements addressed by this internal audit protocol: Procedures; Practices; Outcomes. The detailed questions... Read more
General Hazard Standard Audit Protocol - Asbestos Management
This document is designed to enable an auditor to assess the conformance of a site with the Asbestos Management in Plants and Facilities Standard. There are three elements addressed by this internal audit protocol: Procedures; Practices; Outcomes. The detailed questions... Read more
Relationships with Interested Parties Audit Protocol
This document is designed to enable an auditor to assess the conformance of a site with WMC's Relationships With Interested Parties Standard by addressing Procedures, Practices, and Outcomes. ... Read more
Environmental Impacts Management Audit Protocol
This document is designed to enable an auditor to assess the conformance of a site with the Environmental Impacts Management Standard. There are three elements addressed by this internal audit protocol:Procedures; Practices; Outcomes. ... Read more
Risk and Hazard Management Audit Protocol
This document is designed to enable an auditor to assess the conformance of a site with the Risk and Hazard Management Standard. There are three elements addressed by this internal audit protocol: Procedures; Practices; Outcomes. ... Read more
Obligations Management and Assurance Audit Protocol
This document is designed to enable an auditor to assess the conformance of a site with the WMC Environment, Health and Safety Management System Obligations Management and Assurances Standard. There are three elements addressed by this internal audit protocol: Procedures;... Read more
A GUIDELINE FOR THE EVALUATION AND CONTROL OF DIESEL PARTICULATE IN THE OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
The invention of the diesel engine by Rudolph Diesel in the late 1890's has over the past 115 years contributed significantly to the productivity of many nations. As a result of the widespread use of larger diesel powered equipment, there... Read more
MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY OF LOADED BLASTSITES
What Two incidents have recently occurred on mines in the Bowen Basin where heavy machinery, a drill rig and a bulldozer, trammed across loaded blastsites. In both cases, the holes had been primed with boosters and non-electric detonators and then loaded... Read more
EXPLOSIVES TRANSPORT DELIVERY AND RECEIPT
What The transport of explosives in Queensland by road and rail is covered by the Explosives Act 1999 and pursuant regulations. This legislation calls up the national Australian Explosives Code (AEC), also called the Australian Code for the Transport of Explosives... Read more
HEAVY EQUIPMENT RADIATOR CAP REMOVAL TOOL
Problem This project arose out of an identified need to eliminate the exposure to potential scalding and burning from hot water and steam ejecting, if the radiator cap were to be released from the compartment while under pressure or at high... Read more
Introduction of Compressed Air Breathing Escape apparatus for emergency escape
Problem Because of the history of the Western District Mines having no gas the self-rescuer was the major evacuation device. With the full implementation of the CABA it is confident that a major incident can come to a safe conclusion for... Read more
Coal Mine Seismicity and Bumps: Historical Case Studies and Current Field Activity
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has continued the research role of the former U.S. Bureau of Mines to develop techniques that will reduce the hazards in the mining work place associated with coal bumps. Current research... Read more
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