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MSHA Haulage Safety


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Types of Mobile

Equipment


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Pre-Shift InspectionPer 56.14100

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


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Haulage Requirements

Requirements for Seat

Belts

Seat Belt on Haul

Truck - 56.14131(SAE J386) Operator

Restraint Systems for

Off Road Work

Machines, 1985

Maintained infunctional condition

and replaced when

necessary to assure

proper performance


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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


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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 Machines1986 or

ROPS on Loader - 56.14130(a) (SAE

J1194 ROPS for Wheeled

Agricultural Tractors 1983)


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ROPS

Rollover Protective Structure Permanent label affixed to structure with

Manufacturers Name & Address

Make and Model Number of Equipment

Installed per Manufacturers

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


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Brakes

Service Brakes - 56.14101(a)(1)

Service brake system capable of

stopping and holding the equipment withits typical load on the maximum grade it

travels

Parking Brakes - 56.14101(b)(2)

Parking brakes capable of stopping andholding the equipment with its typical

load on the maximum grade it travels


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Brake Test

Requirements

Brake Test - 56.14101(b)(3) Conducted under the direction of the mine

operator in cooperation with the instructionsprovided 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


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Brake Test Procedures

Brake Test - 56.14101(b)(3) Equipment must reach and maintain a

constant speed between 10 & 20 mphprior 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


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Brake Test Evaluation

Brake Test - 56.14101(b)(4) Stopping distances measures from point

where operator receives signal to stopto 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) ofwhich on 3 must meet the appropriate

stopping distances for speed and vehicle

weight


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Back-up Alarms

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 spotterssignals

All alarms above surrounding noise levels

Automatic reverse activated at night


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Windows

Windows 56.14103(a) - If

Windows are provided:

Made of safety glass or equivalent

Maintained to provide safe

operation

Replaced or removed if damagedand obscures visibility


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Fire Extinguishers

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


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Warning Signals

Warnings 56.14200 - Mobile

Equipment Before moving any

equipment:

Sound a warning that is audible

above surrounding area or

Use other effective means to warnpersons


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Securing Movable Parts

Warnings 56.14206 - Mobile Equipment

When moving any equipment:

Parts of equipment must be in travelmode

Mechanically secured

Getting Off Equipment - 56.9318

Persons cannot get off moving mobileequipment

Clearances 56.9306 - Warning devices

Devices installed and restricted area

marked


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Unattended or

Not in Use

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 Equipmentnot left unattended unless:

Placed in park and parking brake set,

wheels chocked


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Warning Devices

Warning Devices 56.14208

When parked and creates a hazard

When carrying load that project morethan 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 flagor light

Must use light in limited visibility

condition


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Movement of Buckets

Movement of Buckets, Dippers, Booms

56.14210

Not be swung over Operators station onMobile Equipment until operator is out of

station and in a safe location

Does not apply to equipment specially

designed to protect operator from fallingobjects (FOPS)


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Transporting People

Transporting People 56.9200(a)

Persons Not Transported in or

on: 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


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Transporting People

Transporting People 56.9200(b) Persons Transported in beds of mobile

equipment when provisions are made forsecure 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 suchtravel


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Berms

Berms or Guardrails 56.9300(a) must be

provided and maintained:

On banks of roadways where a drop offof sufficient grade and depth may cause

a vehicle to overturn or endanger

equipment operators

Must be at least mid-axle height oflargest vehicle

Have openings for drainage


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Berms Not Required

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


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Tire Repairs

Tire Repairs 56.14104

Before a tire can be removed, the valve

cord must be partially removed forgradual deflation of the tire and persons

must stand outside the potential

trajectory of the locking rim of a multi-

piece rim

During inflation a wheel cage or other

restraining device or stand off inflation

device must be used


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Traffic Control

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 ateach mine and followed

Signs or signals, warning of hazards

shall be placed at appropriate locations


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Operating Speed

Traffic Control 56.9101

Maintain control of vehicle

Operating speeds consistent

with: conditions of roadways

tracks, grades, clearance

visibility, traffic

type of equipment used


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Loading

Loading/ Hauling in Safe

Manner -56.9201

Prevent Spillage - 56.9202

Mobile Equipment loaded in

a manner to minimize

spillage

Activity Between

Equipment & Machinery-

56.3430 - Persons cannot

work, travel only for

dismounting purposes


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Carrying Explosives

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 firesuppression

Posted with appropriate warning signs

Occupied by personnel necessary for handling

explosives


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Carrying Explosives

Carrying Explosives - 56.6202(a)

Maintained in good condition and equipped:

Attended or cargo compartment locked, exceptwhen 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 isbeing used

Have no sparking materials exposed in cargo area

Have non-sparking materials properly secured


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Fueling

Fueling Internal Combustion Engines

56.4103 Engines shall be shut off

during fueling when tanks areintegral part of equipment, does not

apply to diesel powered engines


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Safe Operating

Procedures

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 groundhelps preventaccidents due to equipmentfailures and collapse of ground


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MSHA Inspection

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 minecan be subject to a MSHA Inspection

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