i'm sammy fleming mine safety inspector
for the department of mines mills and
energy
and i'm hersh hayden mine safety
inspector today we're going to take you
through a surface mine foreman
on shift examination at the entrance to
each mine site
we look for the directions to the job
no trespassing signs restore and report
to the mine office for hazard training
and also the amsa and state money index
numbers
also at the entrance of a hall road you
should see
signs that will show you the cb channel
that
will be used for communications while
you're traveling the hall roads
make sure all traffic rules signals and
warning signs
are standardized and are in place as
required such as steep grade
and speed limit red zones are identified
to protect the public make sure that red
zone markers are in place
and are visible to vehicle and equipment
operators
signs should be on the same level that
the work is being performed
at gas line crossing we want to make
sure that gas lines are properly
identified
and protected at our explosive storage
area we will examine for our fire
extinguisher
and our magazines are in good
construction and they are grounded
effectively
we will make sure all locks are in place
as well as warning signs and the area
will be free of combustible material for
25 feet
and located at a safe distance from
buildings and high roads unless
barricaded at the point where
the road would fork you would want to
look for
directional signs to each job site at
hall road intersections
make sure signs are in place to alert
on-road vehicles
and give directions for contacting the
equipment operators
before traveling into the road when they
are intersecting a road where off-road
hollers are being used
at our dumping areas we need to be sure
that when the dump dozer or spotter
leaves the dump area that are warning
signs
or markers are in place to clearly
indicate dump
locations when conducting an examination
of a cold hall road the examiner should
always check for adequate berms make
sure the berms are
axle height of the largest vehicle being
used
with the burn beam builder constructed
of substantial material
of at least two to one ratio
with the roads 1.5 times the width of
the largest vehicle in use
and three times the width of the vehicle
if the road is used for passing
this ends our surface on shift
examination
remember this is only an example there
are other examinations that we talked
about during the course of this
continuing education program
these examinations can vary depending on
each mindset