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Responsibility for Safety
Congress declared in the Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977 the first priority of the mining industry must be the health and safety of the miner
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Responsibility for Safety
Coal Mines are dynamic work environments where the working conditions change rapidly and without warning
The mine operator along with the assistance of miners have the primary responsibility to prevent the existence of unsafe and unhealthful conditions and practices in mines
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Responsibility for Safety
Diligent compliance with safety and health standards and safety conscious work practices provide a substantial measure of protection against mine accidents and emergencies
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Workplace Examinations
Workplace examinations are intended to alert mine management to any changes in the mine ventilation system and other potentially dangerous mining conditions before accidents can happen
Each mine examiner’s task to conduct a proper and complete examination is essential to accomplish an accurate assessment of conditions within the mine
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Workplace Examinations
Examinations are the first line of defense for miners working in coal mines and are necessary to protect miners
Primary means to determine effectiveness of mine ventilation system and detect hazards such as accumulations of methane
Proper examinations protect against mine fires and explosions; oxygen deficient atmospheres; accumulations of other harmful gases; and other hazards that may endanger miners
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Workplace Examinations
First priority of all workplace examinations is for the person conducting the examination to examine for hazardous conditions
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Workplace Examinations
For the purpose of workplace examinations, hazards are considered to be conditions that are likely to cause death or bodily injury to persons exposed to such conditions
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Hazards
Examine for hazardous conditions
Loose roof and ribsExcessive levels of methaneOxygen deficiencyDamaged or improperly installed ventilation
controls on the sectionDangerous accumulations of loose coal or
coal dust
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Hazards
Examine for hazardous conditions
Rock dust not applied in required quantitiesElectrical hazardsFire hazards from damaged or improperly
operating belt conveyorsOther obvious fire hazards
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Hazardous Conditions
Examination for hazardous conditions
How does the mine examiner identify hazardous conditions?
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Hazardous ConditionsPosting/correcting/recording
Any hazardous condition found during performance of a mine examination shall be posted with a conspicuous danger sign where anyone entering the areas would pass
A hazardous condition shall be corrected immediately or the area shall remain posted until the condition is corrected
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Hazardous ConditionsPosting/correcting/recording
If the condition creates an imminent danger, everyone, except those persons referred to in section 104(c) of the act, shall be withdrawn from the affected area
Only persons designated by the operator to correct or evaluate the condition may enter the posted area
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Examination Certification
the person conducting the exam shall certify by initials, date and time that the examination was made
At each working place examined and outby at enough locations to show that the areas
have been examined
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Workplace Examinations
Recording results of exams along with performing follow-up action to eliminate noted hazards should be routine and is necessary for accomplishing a safe mine.
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Examination Recordkeeping
Make a record of results of each examination including
Hazardous conditions and their locations
Results and locations of air and methane measurementsAir measurementsMethane measurements shall be recorded as a percentage
of methane
PRESHIFT
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Examination Recordkeeping
All preshift and corrective actions records shall be countersigned by the mine foreman or equivalent official by the end of the mine foreman’s or equivalent official’s next regularly scheduled work shift
PRESHIFT
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Hazardous Conditions
To reduce mining accidents, we will have to better prepare miners and supervisors to perform their work tasks safely.