Highwall Hazards
Always work ________ to the face and keep cabs away from highwalls.
What is perpendicular?
These will be found when doing a workplace exams.
What are Potential Hazards?
56.18002(a)
Pre-shift inspections must be performed at this time.
What is the beginning of the shift or prior to placing a piece of equipment into service?
56.14100(a)
HAZCOM stands for this
What is Hazard Communication?
47.0
This is required to be worn when operating equipment on mine sites
What is a seatbelt?
56.14131
Name 2 causes that can lead to highwall failure
What are?
Precipitation Ground Water
Freeze/Thaw Cycle Equipment Vibration
Blasting & Drilling
This person is responsible for doing and recording workplace exams
Who is a competent person?
56.18002(a)
This person is responsible for doing a pre-shift inspection.
Who is the Operator?
56.14100(a)
A written document that outlines information and procedures for handling and working with chemicals.
What is a Safety Data Sheet?
47.51
This PPE was located on the Titanic and needs to be worn when there is danger from falling into water
What are Life jackets?
56.15020
Drilling & Blasting at quarries can cause this.
What are Overhangs, Backbreak & Sloping Crests?
Workplace exams must be conducted at this time.
What is at least once a shift prior to work starting and only where employees could work or travel?
56.18002(a)
True or False, pre-shift inspections must be performed on tools
What is True?
56.14100(b)
This is on a large container storing chemicals.
What is a label?
47.41
A guard should not create this.
What is a hazard?
56.14112(2)
Loose or unconsolidated material shall be sloped to the angle of repose or stripped back __ feet from the top of the pit or quarry wall.
What is 10 feet?
56.3131
Name a type of physical hazard located at quarries
Noise Projectiles
Moving machinery Heating devices
Slip and trip hazards
______ & ______ alarms must be audible above the surrounding noise level
What are Horns & Backup alarms?
56.14132(2)
Safety Data Sheets state what you should wear to protect yourself which is call this
What is PPE?
This is on the cabs of mobile equipment letting the operator know the cab will help protect him if the equipment should roll over.
What is a ROPS tag?
56.14130(c)
Name 3 conditions to look for while inspecting highwalls
Overhanging Material Loose Rock
Vertical/Horizontal Cracks Undercuts
Boulders, trees that could fall Flowing water
Jagged sections of highwalls
Fallen Material or debris
What are the three ways to deal with a hazard?
Eliminate, Mitigate or Correct the hazard
Pre-shift inspections need to be kept for this time period.
What is until the defects are corrected?
56.14100(d)
These can be found onsite, computer or any mobile device
What are Chemical inventory or SDS?
47.51
This is not permitted within 50 feet of explosive material, such as fuel tanks.
What is smoking and open flames?
56.6904