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Mining at Night: For Surface Miners By:  The Mine Safety Institute, Part 46 New Miner Training It's Dark at Night That may seem obvious, but it’s an important point to remember. Mining at night means you are mining in the dark with artificial lights that create the need for your eyes to constantly adjust to …

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Lifting & Carrying: For Surface Miners By:  The Mine Safety Institute, Part 46 New Miner Training & Annual Refresher Training Physical Injuries Caused Due To Lifting And Carrying Large / Heavy Objects Are Preventable There is no end to the large and heavy things that need to be lifted and carried around the mine site. …

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Fall Protection By:  The Mine Safety Institute, Part 46 New Miner Training & Annual Refresher Training A Small Fall Is A BIG Deal No height is exempt from warranting fall protection. On the mine site, even a small fall can lead to serious injury and big falls often mean death. Using correctly fitting fall protection …

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Women & PPE By:  The Mine Safety Institute, Part 46 New Miner Training Women & PPE For Surface Miners One Size PPE Does NOT Fit All. Women are a steadily increasing demographic in the mining industry. Often times women are given smaller men’s sizes, but PPE requires a very precise fit to work properly and …

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By:  The Mine Safety Institute, Task Training Water Trucks Reduce Dust But Can Also Create Mud And Puddles. Water trucks are trucks equipped with a water tank and a sprinkling attachment designed to settle dust on the mine site. Water trucks carry huge weight, many with a capacity of 11,000 gallons, in order to haul …

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Welding & Fire Safety - At Surface Mines By:  The Mine Safety Institute, Task Training Special Safety Precautions To Prevent Fires Caused By Welding Welding Is, In Essence, Fabricating Metal Structures With Fire. Making sure those sparks go only where you intended is not possible, so preventing stray sparks and slag from igniting you and …

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Keeping A Safe Vehicle Cab - For Surface Mine Heavy Machinery Operators By:  The Mine Safety Institute, Task Training Special Safety Precautions When Repairing Large, Mobile Equipment The bigger they are the more dangers they create. There are many more safety considerations to keep aware of when servicing large, mobile equipment. From arms and buckets …

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Keeping A Safe Vehicle Cab - For Surface Mine Heavy Machinery Operators By:  The Mine Safety Institute, Task Training Vehicle Cab Safety For Heavy Machinery Operators At Surface Mines Cab Maintenance = Cab Safety Keeping a clean cab in good repair isn’t just politeness between vehicle operators of the same vehicles, it also is a …

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Protect Your Hands - Mechanic Safety On The Mine Site By:  The Mine Safety Institute, Task Training Hand Safety for Mechanics at Surface Mines Your Hands Are Your Livelihood, Take Care Of Them 40% of all mechanics’ injuries are to the hands. Protecting them is as important as it is easy to take them for …

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Man Lift Safety By:  The Mine Safety Institute, Part 46 New Miner Training Man Lift Safety For Surface Miners Man Lifts Not Drops Cherry pickers, aerial lifts, bucket lifts.......man lifts have a lot of aliases but the dangers in using them remain the same. The outcome of an accident with a man lift is generally …

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