Michigan State Grants Mine Safety Training Michigan States Grants Mine Safety Training Newsletter 96-2 READ THIS! IT CAN SAVE YOU $ -- INFORMATION FROM MSHA AND OTHER SOURCES Dave Carlson- Manager - 906/487-2453 Mary Ewert - Clerk 906/487-2272 Danny Alder - Instructor, Dept. Head - Francis Otuonye 906/487-2610 Mining Engineering Department, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931 Contact Dave Carlson at the phone number above for assistance with setting up a safety training workshop. Contact Mary Ewert, for locating suitable videos and other training materials or handouts. Feel free to call us with your other safety-related questions. If we cant answer them, we will find out. PROGRAM UPDATES Updating training materials over the past year has included the purchase of new training videos on a variety of topics. Written reviews have been prepared on many of these new videos as well as on videos previewed but not purchased. Videos reviewed are tabulated alphabetically by category. If you would like to know more about videos covering a particular topic, phone or fax us a message and we will fax you a copy of our reviews on that topic. Our VHS videos are now separated into cate-gories and the videos are stored in alphabetical order by category. A video list has been prepared in the same format. This improvement will make it easier to answer your questions about the various videos covering specific topics of interest to our clients. DELIVER, CUSTOMER, AND WATER TRUCK DRIVERS Identified as New At-risk Mining Occupations A study of metal and nonmetal mine fatalities for 1995 shows that the numbers and percentages of those killed by occupation were: No Percent Category 7 13.7 mechanics/welders 6 11.8 plant operators 6 11.8 dozer and loader operators 6 11.8 freight and customer haulers 5 9.8 haulage truck drivers 4 7.8 supervisors 3 5.9 water tank drivers 3 5.9 electricians 11 21.5 others 51 100 total A FEBRUARY 14, 1996 MEMORANDUM from Vernon R. Gomez, MSHA Administrator for Metal and Nonmetal, points out that 1995 saw a 27% increase in Mining Industry deaths. It is notable that four freight and two customer truck drivers, either delivering or picking up material at a mine accounted for six of the 51 deaths. Two of the drivers stood near their partially unloaded trailers when steel plates in one instance and a section of conveyor in the other fell on them. The other four driver's deaths involved: 1) a contractor's freight driver getting killed when a bundle of four I-beams shifted as they were being unloaded from a truck bed and rolled on the victim, 2) an untrained freight driver at a milling operation getting killed when he was run over by his own truck, 3)and 4) two customer truck drivers getting killed -- one by suffocation by sliding material when a stockpile face collapsed and engulfed him as he was standing between his truck and the stockpile and the other run over by another truck after exiting his own vehicle and standing where he could not be seen by the second driver. Anyone can drive a water truck - right? wrong. Three water truck drivers were killed during 1995 alone. All three died as a result of vehicle accidents. An 18-year-old drill helper and a 60-year-old water truck driver died when their trucks rolled over and a driver-trainee at an open pit gold mine died when he pulled to the side at a narrow spot in a haul road to yield the right-of-way. A 4-foot lift had recently been placed on the road and the edge was not fully compacted. The truck rolled down the slope into a ponding area. Between 1993 and 1995, 15 drivers of freight, customer, and water trucks died at mine sites, representing over 30% of mobile equipment fatalities for the period, while mobile equipment operators accounted for about 34% of all mining deaths during the period. WORLD CLASS SAFETY Arrangements have been made with Tom Smith, President of Mocal, Inc., of Lake Orion, MI to write a series of articles directed toward world class safety as it relates to small mines. Tom works with all sizes of companies ranging from the very large including Ford Motor and Peabody Coal to companies with 30 employees or less. His methods are based on Deming's approach to management, an approach that Tom has successfully applied to making safety improve-ments in companies his group has served. The articles will consist of answers to related questions . OUR FIRST QUESTION for Tom is: Why should a small company use the principles and methods of Continual Improvement? Isn't Continual Improve-ment just for large companies that have the managers and staff necessary to do this? Tom's response: "Many managers and owners of small to medium size businesses don't believe they can afford the time and money it takes to train their employees on Continual Improvement. The fact is, they must watch their profitability even closer than larger companies. Without Continual Improvement in safety and quality, any company, no matter what size, is not looking to the future. And that is want management is all about. One large loss or a series of small ones can devastate a small company. A large company may have the risk management controls in place to prevent such an impact. By using the methods of continual improvement a small company can reduce frequencies and severities of accidents. They can also create opportunities for the company that would not exist unless they use Continual Improvement of their processes. Continual Improvement makes use of the mental labor as well as the manual labor of everyone in the company. All companies need to do this, not only for quality, but for safety. This requires teamwork, the thinking of statistical process control and a management structure in your company that allows everyone to contribute to its success. If we are honest about it, the traditional management approach does not deliver this type of system." Our next newsletter will answer questions related to how a small company can start a Continual Improvement in its operations. If you have any questions for Mr. Smith, he can be reached at the following phone number: 810/391-1818 MSHA Information that Can Save You $ TOP 15 CITATIONS out of Marquette, Mich. MSHA Office, 10/94 thru 9/95 1. S 56.14107 Moving machine parts. 145 citations, 9.1% of total:. (a) Moving machine parts shall be guarded to protect persons from contacting gears, sprockets, chains, drive, head, tail, and takeup pulleys, flywheels, couplings, shafts, fan blades, and similar moving parts that can cause injury. 2. S 56.14100 Safety defects; examination, correction and records. 106 citations, 6.6% of total: (b) Defects on any equipment, machinery, and tools that affect safety shall be corrected in a timely manner to prevent the creation of a hazard to persons. 3. S 56.14132 Horns and backup alarms. 81 citations, 5.0% of total: (a) Manually-operated horns or other audible warning devices provided on self-propelled mobile equipment as a safety feature shall be maintained in functional condition. 4. S 56.20003 Housekeeping. 69 citations, 4.2% of total: At all mining operations-- (a) Workplaces, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly; 5. S 56.12028 Testing grounding systems. 66 citations, 4.1% of total: Continuity and resistance of grounding systems shall be tested immediately after installation, repair, and modification; and annually thereafter. A record of the resistance measured during the most recent tests shall be made available on a request by the Secretary or his duly authorized representative. 6. S 56.12030 Correction of dangerous conditions. 56 citations, 3.4% of total: When a potentially dangerous condition is found it shall be corrected before equipment or wiring is energized. 7. S 56.12025 Grounding circuit enclosures. 52 citations, 3.2% of total: All metal enclosing or encasing electrical circuits shall be grounded or provided with equivalent protection. This requirement does not apply to battery-operated equipment. 8. S 56.16006 Protection of gas cylinder valves. 46 citations, 2.8% of total: Valves on compressed gas cylinders shall be protected by covers when being transported or stored, and by a safe location when the cylinders are in use. 9. S 56.12008 Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables. 45 citations, 2.7% of total: Power wires and cables shall be insulated adequately where they pass into or out of electrical compartments. Cables shall enter metal frames of motors, splice boxes, and electrical compartments only through proper fittings. When insulated wires, other than cables, pass through metal frames, the holes shall be substantially bushed with insulated bushings. 10. S 56.11001 Safe access. 44 citations, 2.7% of total: Safe means of access shall be provided and maintained to all working places. 11. S 56.14101 Brakes. (a) Minimum requirements. 37 citations, 2.3% of total: (2) If equipped on self-propelled mobile equipment, parking brakes shall be capable of holding the equipment with its typical load on the maximum grade it travels. 12. S 56.18002 Examination of working places. 37 citations, 2.3% of total: The citations are for violation of part b. (a) A competent person designated by the operator shall examine each working place at least once each shift for conditions which may adversely affect safety or health. The operator shall promptly initiate appropriate action to correct such conditions. (b) A record that such examinations were conducted shall be kept by the operator for a period of one year, and shall be made available for review by the Secretary or his authorized representative. 13. S 56.14112 Construction and maintenance of guards. 33 citations, 2.0% of total: These citations are for violation of part b. (a) Guards shall be constructed and maintained to-- (1) Withstand the vibration, shock, and wear to which they will be subjected during normal operation; and (2) Not create a hazard by their use. (b) Guards shall be securely in place while machinery is being operated, except when testing or making adjustments which cannot be performed without removal of the guard. 14. S 56.5050 Exposure limits for noise. 31 citations, 1.9% of total (a) No employee shall be permitted an exposure to noise in excess of that specified in the table below. Noise level measurements shall be made using a sound level meter meeting specifications for type 2 meters contained in American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard S1.4-1971, "General Purpose Sound Level Meters," approved April 27, 1971, which is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, or by a dosimeter with similar accuracy. This publication may be obtained from the American National Standards Institute, Inc. 1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018, or may be examined in any Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health District Office of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. PERMISSIBLE NOISE EXPOSURES Duration per day, Sound level dBA, hours of exposure show response 8 90 6 92 4 95 3 97 2 100 1 1/2 102 1 105 1/2 110 1/4 or less 115 No exposure shall exceed 115 dBA. Impact or impulsive noises shall not exceed 140 dB, peak sound pressure level. Note: When the daily noise exposure is composed of two or more periods of noise exposure at different levels, their combined effect shall be considered rather than the individual effect on each. If the sum (C1/T1)+(C2/T2)+ . . . (Cn/Tn) exceeds unity, then the mixed exposure shall be considered to exceed the permissible exposure. Cn indicates the total time of exposure at a specified noise level, and Tn indicates the total time of exposure permitted at that level. Interpolation between tabulated values may be determined by the following formula: Log T = 6.322-0.0602 SL Where T is the time in hours and SL is the sound level in dBA. (b) When employees' exposure exceeds that listed in the above table, feasible administrative or engineering controls shall be utilized. If such controls fail to reduce exposure to within permissible levels, personal protection equipment shall be provided and used to reduce sound levels to within the levels of the table. [Amended at 60 FR 35692, Jul. 11, 1995] Subpart E--Explosives Source: 58 FR 69596 Dec. 30, 1993. 15. S 56.20003 Housekeeping. 29 citations, 1.8% of total At all mining operations-- (b) The floor of every workplace shall be maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, dry condition. Where wet processes are used, drainage shall be maintained, and false floors, platforms, mats, or other dry standing places shall be provided where practicable; EVENTS OF INTEREST TO MINE OPERATORS HOLMES SAFETY ASSOCIATION Great Lakes District Council to Hold April 25, 1995 Meeting - The Great Lakes District Council will hold its Spring Meeting April 25, 1996 at the Four Points Hotel in Saginaw. 8:00-8:30 Registration coffee and rolls 8:30-8:45 Welcome by GLDC President, J. Gentry 8:45-9:00 State's Grant Program Update, D.Carlson or P. Eggerding 9:00-10:00 MSHA Update, Don Richards, Supv. Lansing District 10:15-11:00 Crusher Safety & Health Compliance, MSHA 11:00-11:30 Respirator Update - 42 CFR 84, 3M Rep. C. Hough 11:30-12:30 Lunch on your own 12:30-1:30 MDOT update on transportation workplace drug testing requirements. 1:30-1:45 Announcements, door prize & awards 1:45-5:45 American Red Cross Certified CPR (card will be issued to those that pass test) OR 1:45-3:00 Roundtable discussion of accidents and plant programs. Fax, call or mail your intention to attend to Joseph Gentry no later than Tuesday, April 23, 1996 - phone 517/595-6101, FAX 517/595-6228 -- Joseph Gentry, c/o Presque Isle Corp., P.O. Box 426, Alpena, MI 49707. MICHIGAN AGGREGATE ASSOCIATION - The Michigan Aggregates Association Annual Meeting is scheduled for April 24, 1996, at the Radisson Plaza Hotel, Kalamazoo, MI. In addition to MAA committee reports, attendees will hear from: 1) Mr. Jim Novis, Esq., Honigman, Miller, Schwartz and Cohn concerning the Michigan Treasury Department's recent sales and use tax audits of aggregate producers and 2) Mr. Rob Gale, President of National Aggregates Association will update members on federal regulatory/legislative issues and aggregate industry trends. For more information call 517/482- 0878. NATIONAL MINE INSTRUCTOR SEMINAR Date Change - This 3-day conference will be held at the National Mine Safety Academy in Beckley, WV from Tuesday October 15 at 1:00 P.M. through Friday October 18. SME UPPER PENINSULA SECTION ANNUAL MEETING. This one day Technical and Business Meeting will be held at Michigan Technological University. Houghton, MI in the Memorial Union Ballroom. The Registration Fee is $15 for members and $28 for nonmembers. The luncheon will cost $9 and the banquet $17 per person. Questions? -- call 906/487-2453