Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 5 - SURFACE COAL MINES › Subpart Q - Loading and Haulage › Section 77.1607 - Loading and haulage equipment; operation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Vehicles
				  shall follow at a safe distance; passing shall be limited to areas of adequate
				  clearance and visibility.
(b)
				  Mobile equipment operators shall have full control of the equipment while it is
				  in motion.
(c) Equipment operating
				  speeds shall be prudent and consistent with conditions of roadway, grades,
				  clearance, visibility, traffic, and the type of equipment used.
(d) Cabs of mobile equipment shall be kept
				  free of extraneous materials.
(e)
				  Operators shall sit facing the direction of travel while operating equipment
				  with dual controls.
(f) When an
				  equipment operator is present, men shall notify him before getting on or off
				  equipment.
(g) Equipment operators
				  shall be certain, by signal or other means, that all persons are clear before
				  starting or moving equipment.
(h)
				  Where possible, aerial tramways shall not be started until the tramway operator
				  has ascertained that everyone is in the clear.
(i) Dust control measures shall be taken
				  where dust significantly reduces visibility of equipment operators.
(j) 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.
(k) Men shall not work or pass under the
				  buckets or booms of loaders in operation.
(l) 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.
(m) 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.
(n) Mobile equipment shall not be left
				  unattended unless the brakes are set. The wheels shall be turned into a bank or
				  berm, or shall be blocked, when such equipment is parked on a grade.
(o) Lights, flares, or other warning devices
				  shall be posted when parked equipment creates a hazard to vehicular
				  traffic.
(p) Dippers, buckets,
				  scraper blades, and similar movable parts shall be secured or lowered to the
				  ground when not in use.
(q) Shovel
				  trailing cables shall not be moved with the shovel dipper unless cable slings
				  or sleds are used.
(r) Equipment
				  which is to be hauled shall be loaded and protected so as to prevent sliding or
				  spillage.
(s) When moving between
				  work areas, the equipment shall be secured in the travel position.
(t) Any load extending more than 4 feet
				  beyond the rear of the vehicle body should be marked clearly with a red flag by
				  day and a red light at night.
(u)
				  Tow bars shall be used to tow heavy equipment and a safety chain shall be used
				  in conjunction with each tow bar.
(v) Railroad cars shall be kept under control
				  at all times by the car dropper. Cars shall be dropped at a safe rate and in a
				  manner that will insure that the car dropper maintains a safe position while
				  working and traveling around the cars.
(w) Railroad cars shall not be coupled or
				  uncoupled manually from the inside of curves unless the railroad and cars are
				  so designed to eliminate any hazard from coupling or uncoupling cars from
				  inside of curves.
(x) Persons shall
				  wear safety belts when dropping railroad cars.
(y) Railcars shall not be left on sidetracks
				  unless ample clearance is provided for traffic on adjacent tracks.
(z) Parked railcars, unless held effectively
				  by brakes, shall be blocked securely.
(aa) Railroad cars and all trucks shall be
				  trimmed properly when they have been loaded higher than the confines of their
				  cargo space.
(bb) 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 or visible warning system shall be
				  installed and operated to warn persons that the conveyor will be
				  started.
(cc) Unguarded conveyors
				  with walkways shall be equipped with emergency stop devices or cords along
				  their full length.
(dd) Adequate
				  backstops or brakes shall be installed on inclined-conveyor drive units to
				  prevent conveyors from running in reverse if a hazard to personnel would be
				  caused.
(ee) Aerial tram conveyor
				  buckets shall not be overloaded, and feed shall be regulated to prevent
				  spillage.