An analysis of injuries to haul truck operators in the U.S. mining industry [2010]

This 2010 analysis of injuries to haul truck drivers in the United States mining industry is based on MSHA data from 2004-2008.The objective of this work was to profile injuries sustained during haul truck operations, to identify priorities for further investigation, and to determine potential injury prevention strategies. [More...]

Avoiding collisions in underground mines

Avoiding collisions in underground mines Burgess-Limerick. Avoiding collisions in underground mines. Ergonomics Australia - HFESA 2011 Conference Edition 2011 11:7. This 2011 Paper was presented at the Ergonomics Australia Conference, it examines 41 fatal underground collisions occurring in the USA since 2000 to assess control measures. (More...)

Brake problems on on-highway trucks at mines

Brake problems on on-highway trucks at mines - Mines safety bulletin no. 90 on 30 September 2009, Queensland, Australia This bulletin highlights two Safety Alerts issued by the Mines Inspectorate during the previous two years about fatal accidents (More...)

Driving while fatigued Mines Safety Alert no. 246…

Driving while fatigued - Mines Safety Alert no. 246 on 04 August 2010, Queensland, Australia This alert describes an incident when a mines inspector was travelling south on the Bruce Highway when a vehicle travelling north veered onto the wrong side of the road and into his path (More...)

EMESRT PR-5A Vehicle Interaction Systems Performance Requirements – Revision 2

The PR-5A Design Philosophy covers operational controls across a range of potential unwanted events (PUE's)

The philosophy present two key models - the Mica Endsley model for situational awareness and the EMESRT 9 layer defensive controls model.

The 9 layer model assists in understanding all 9 control levels and the situational awareness model with Levels 7-9. Read on for more...

Eye Tracking Technology

A synopsis of academic research on using cameras and pupil tracking to provide input data for EMESRT level 8 type alarms. [More...]

Fatal Injury Report – Dozer and LV NSW

Fatality investigation preliminary report. The information provided is largely around the facts of the incident which involve a Dozer reversing over a light vehicle at a sand mining operation in Western NSW.

Guidance Note QGN 27 Collision prevention…

Guidance Note QGN 27 Collision prevention, Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 ? issued by the Mines Inspectorate of the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME) Queensland Government, Australia. Published in 2018, this Guidance Note applies to surface and underground operations and is designed to assist in the identification of hazards, and the development and implementation of controls, to manage the risk to persons from collisions. This includes collisions between vehicles, vehicles and persons, and vehicles and infrastructure. (More...)

MDG-2007-Guideline-for-the-selection-and-implementation-of-collision-management-systems…

MDG 2007 Guideline for the selection and implementation of collision management systems for mining - published by New South Wales State Government, Australia.
Published in 2014, this intent of this guidance material is to... (More...)

Park safely to prevent uncontrolled vehicle – Mines Safety Alert no. 279…

Park safely to prevent uncontrolled vehicle - Mines Safety Alert no. 279 on 13 December 2011, Queensland, Australia This alert provides an example of a mistake could have resulted in a serious injury; a light vehicle driver intended to park a vehicle but selected reverse instead. It makes recommendations for mien and exploration sites to have effective parking procedures for light vehicles. (More...)

Safety Improvement Technologies for Mobile Equipment…

Safety Improvement Technologies for Mobile Equipment at Surface Mines, and for Belt Conveyors at Surface and Underground Mines Link to a to Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Proposed Rule that includes Safety Improvement Technologies for Mobile Equipment at Surface Mines. Relevant to improving mobile equipment interaction controls (More...)

Three Case Studies on the Implementation of New Technology…

Three Case Studies on the Implementation of New Technology in the Mining Industry Paper by A T Job and P R McAree - There is significant value at stake in the mining industry from the implementation of new technologies that support the enhanced profitability and sustainability of mines. (More...)

Uncontrolled acceleration of light vehicle…

Uncontrolled acceleration of light vehicle when 2-way radio was used - Mines Safety Alert no. 213 on 28 November 2008, Queensland, Australia This alert highlights issues of electromagnetic interference with the throttling positioning sensor. A recently introduced 4 x 4 vehicle accelerated when the button on the vehicle's 2-way radio was depressed. (More...)

Uncontrolled movement on mine roads…

Uncontrolled movement on mine roads, including skidding, sliding, and light or heavy vehicle roll-over - Mines safety bulletin no. 99 Version 1 on 23 August 2010, Queensland, Australia This bulletin covers trends in uncontrolled movements by various vehicle types on Queensland open cut coal mine roads. (More...)

Vehicle collisions – how long before it’s really bad…

Vehicle collisions - how long before it's really bad?- Mines Safety Alert no. 232 on 25 August 2009, Queensland, Australia On the first nightshift of the tour, at 4.30am, an operator of a loaded rear dump truck fell asleep at the wheel on entering a left hand bend (More...)