Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 805 - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET › Chapter 3 - Mining Safety Standards › Section 805 KAR 3:070 - Loading, hauling and dumping

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 351.070
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: This administrative
				regulation is to establish safety standards controlling loading, hauling and
				dumping in the operation of the Commonwealth's surface type coal and clay mines
				which include strip and auger mining operations.
Section 1. Loading, Hauling and Dumping.
(1) Equipment shall be inspected each shift
			 by a competent person designated by the operator. Equipment defects affecting
			 safety shall be reported immediately.
(2) Equipment defects affecting safety shall
			 be corrected before the equipment is used.
(3) Powered mobile equipment shall be
			 provided with adequate brakes.
(4)
			 Powered mobile haulage equipment shall be provided with audible warning
			 devices. Lights shall be provided on both ends when required.
(5) Equipment operators shall be certain, by
			 signal or other means, that all persons are in the clear before starting or
			 moving equipment.
(6) When the
			 entire length of a conveyor is visible from the starting switch, the operator
			 shall visually check to make certain that all persons are in the clear before
			 starting the conveyor. When the entire length of the conveyor is not visible
			 from the starting switch, a positive audible warning system shall be installed
			 and operated to warn persons that the conveyor will be started.
(7) Trucks, shuttle cars, and front-end
			 loaders shall be equipped with emergency brakes separate and independent of the
			 regular braking system.
(8)
			 Operators' cabs shall be constructed to permit operators to see without
			 difficulty and should be reasonably comfortable.
(9) Cab windows shall be of safety glass or
			 equivalent, in good condition and shall be kept clean.
(10) Cab is of mobile equipment shall be kept
			 free of extraneous materials.
(11)
			 Adequate back stops or brakes shall be installed on inclined conveyor drive
			 units to prevent conveyors from running in reverse if a hazard to personnel
			 will result.
(12) No person shall
			 be permitted to ride a power driven chain, belt, or bucket conveyor, unless
			 specifically designed for the transportation of persons.
(13) Equipment operating speeds shall be
			 prudent and consistent with conditions of roadway, grades, clearance,
			 visibility, traffic, and the type of equipment used.
(14) Dust control measures shall be taken
			 where dust significantly reduces visibility of equipment operators. Haulage
			 roads shall be wet down as necessary unless dust is controlled adequately by
			 other methods.
(15) Mobile
			 equipment operators shall have full control of the equipment while it is in
			 motion.
(16) Dippers, buckets,
			 loading booms, or heavy suspended loads shall not be swung over the cabs of
			 haulage vehicles until the drivers are out of the cabs and in safe locations,
			 unless the trucks are designed specifically to protect the drivers from falling
			 material.
(17) Only authorized
			 persons shall be present in areas of loading or dumping operations.
(18) Unless safe provisions are made for
			 persons to mount or leave equipment while it is in operation, the operator
			 shall be notified of their intentions before getting on or off.
(19) Operators shall assume the normal
			 operating position at all times while the vehicle is in motion and shall sit
			 facing the direction of travel while operating equipment with dual
			 controls.
(20) Men shall not work
			 or pass under the buckets or booms of loaders in operation.
(21) When traveling between work areas, the
			 equipment shall be secured in the travel position.
(22) Dippers, buckets, scraper blades, and
			 similar movable parts shall be secured or lowered to the ground when not in
			 use.
(23) Men shall not ride in
			 dippers, buckets, forks, clamshells, or other parts of any equipment not
			 specifically designed for the transportation of persons.
(24) Loaded cars or trucks shall not be moved
			 until the loads are trimmed properly.
(25) Electrically powered mobile equipment
			 shall not be left unattended unless the master switch is in the "off" position,
			 all operating controls are in the neutral position, and the brakes are set or
			 other equivalent precautions are taken against rolling.
(26) Mobile equipment shall not be left
			 unattended unless the brakes are set. The wheels shall be turned into a bank or
			 wall, or shall be blocked when such equipment is parked on a grade.
(27) Men shall not ride on top of loaded
			 haulage equipment.
(28) Men shall
			 not ride outside the cabs and beds of mobile equipment.
(29) Equipment which is to be hauled shall be
			 properly loaded and secured.
(30)
			 Dumping locations and haulage roads shall be kept reasonably free of water,
			 debris, and spillage.
(31) Berms,
			 bumper blocks, safety hooks, or similar means shall be provided to prevent over
			 travel and overturning at dumping locations.
(32) If truck spotters are used, they shall
			 be well in the clear while trucks are backing into dumping position and
			 dumping; lights shall be used at night to direct trucks.
(33) Where overhead clearance is restricted,
			 warning devices shall be installed and the restricted area shall be
			 conspicuously marked.
(34) Ramps
			 and dumps shall be of solid construction, of ample width, have ample side
			 clearance and headroom, and be kept reasonably free of spillage.
(35) Lights, flares, or other warning devices
			 shall be posted when parked equipment creates a hazard to vehicular
			 traffic.
(36) Tires shall be
			 deflated before repairs on them are started and adequate means shall be
			 provided to prevent wheel locking rims from creating a hazard during tire
			 inflation.
(37) Any load extending
			 more than four (4) feet beyond the rear of the vehicle body shall be marked
			 clearly with a red flag by day and a red light at night.
(38) A tow bar shall be used to tow heavy
			 equipment. A safety chain shall be used in conjunction with the tow
			 bar.
(39) When heavy equipment is
			 to be towed, the towing vehicle shall be of suitable weight and strength to
			 maintain safe control of the load.