SOME HAZARDS AND CONTROL MEASURES SUGGESTED BY DGMS THROUGH CIRCULARS

Circ . no 5 0f 201 0 Sub -Hazard Identified Either due to Head on or head to tail Control measures Retro reflective reflectors on all sides For visibility of truck during night. Proximity warning device To alert operator when approaching after vehicles I obstruction. Auto dipping System. To reduce glaring on eyes of operator during night operation. Road width not less than three time width of the largest Vehicle playing on road plus 5m

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corner and bends to ensure clear view of not less than 3 times the breaking distance of longest HEMM working at 40 Km/hour or provide two roads of 2 times width plus 3 m of largest vehicle plying on the road with a strong road divider at centre with adequate lighting and reflector along the divider Gradient not more than 1 in 16. Ramps with 1 in 10 gradients should not be more than 10m at one stretch and permission shall be obtained Toppling from haul Provide with strong parapet wall/embankment of road edge following dimensions. Just dumping of mud or OB shall not treated as strong parapet wall Width at top-not less than 1m. Width at bottomnot less than 2.5m. The height not less than the diameter of tyre of largest vehicle plying on road Over speeding or Limiting speed device decide the maximum rash driving by speed of vehicle to be operated in mine. The operators device may be Electronic or mechanical type speed governors. Injury to men or Audio-visual alarm The audio-visual alarm damage to provided should confirm to Circular No 01 of20l0: equipment While Blind spot mirror. Rear Vision System To assist reversing operator during reversing Circular No. 12 of2009 Due to work person i. Blind spot mirror apart from rear crossing the blind view mirror to enable operator to have clear space in and around visibility of blind spot in and around dumpers. Fire Fire resistant hoses at hot zone. Electric Wires and sleeves are to be of fire resistant quality. Turbo Charge Guard and exhaust tube coated with heat insulated paint. Preventing fires in Isolate and enclose oil- bearing hosepipes from Heavy Earth Moving hot spots. Provision of automatic fire detection Machineries. and suppression system (

Collision of dumpers due to poor clear view Front and rear collision of dumpers on haul road.

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Driving with body raised, resulting snapping of over head conductor or dumper toppling Short circuit due to problems in Autoelectrical system Fall of stone on dumper operators cabin Un Controlling of running downhill Detaching of dumper propeller shaft, piercing on ground &Toppling Failure of brakes Noise Levels and Noise Induced Hearing Loss among mine workers. Bursting of vessel under pressure.

Body lifting position locking arrangement. A hooter along with an indication is provided to indicate the body is still in lifted position. Battery Cut off Switch: Canopy shall cover the operator's cabin fully. Exhaust/ Retard Brake: (circular 02 of 2004). Load Indicator and Recorder Enables management to detect and prevent over loading Propeller shaft guard ( circular 10 of 1999).

Provision of two brakes One of brakes shall be fail safe. circular 09 of 1999. Awareness Programmes on Noise and its effects. Audiometric Examination of workers.Noise Level Surveys & Exposure Dose. Monitoring. Personal hearing Protection Assessment of the safe working pressure shall also be done based on residual thickness, pitting and corrosions of the wall of such pressure vessels.. Where it is not possible to Measure the thickness of wall physically, use of ultrasonic thickness gauge Provide Simulator training for operators in heavy earth moving mining equipment.

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Accidents due to operator' negligence. harsh driving and lack ,of knowledge 0 equipments. Accidents due to poor condition of equipments

Surveying of equipment by management along with Original Equipment Manufacturer and an independent agency

Mechanic getting ii. Mechanical steering locking to injured due prevent untoward movement of steering wheel movement of and tyre while work persons working below the steering wheel with cabin while engine is running. tyre while maintenance of dumper with engine on