Mining Webinar: Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Hazards in Underground and Surface Mines

Type

Webinar presentations

Topic

Mobile Equipment

Sector

Mine Rescue

Mining

Language

English

On Wednesday, April 28, 2022, Workplace Safety North (WSN) and the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development (MLTSD) hosted a free webinar, “Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Hazards in Underground and Surface Mines.”

Between May 1 and June 30, 2022, the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development (MLTSD) will be conducting an inspection initiative, focusing on hazards where workers may be struck by or injured by mobile equipment.

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Inspectors will be looking at how mines and mining plants manage mobile equipment hazards including, but not limited to:

reviewing the training, knowledge, and experience of mobile equipment operators
evaluating mobile equipment maintenance programs
reviewing the traffic management program
reviewing risk assessments to address hazards of interactions with mobile equipment
assessing the effectiveness of mine policies, procedures, programs, including distracted driving
observing safe parking practices including the use of wheel chocks
assessing pedestrian visibility including adequate lighting, and operator line of sight restrictions
reviewing barriers, warning signs, or other safeguards used to protect workers from mobile equipment