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Road Safety Considerations around a mine site
ByRichard JoisTransport Mining and Safety Leader
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Road Safety Considerations around a mine site
Mining is a highly regulated industry, mines have adopted practices and procedures to ensure they work safely and efficiently
However…….
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Why is road safety and traffic management important?
• Critical element in meeting “zero harm” targets
• Ensure people travel safely while at work and on their journey to and from work
• Minimise injury and property damage
• Manage and minimise risk
• Reduce costs and inefficiency
• Legal and duty of care obligations
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Traffic on minesFactors and causes in traffic related accidents include:
• Speed related
• drivers (fatigue, drugs, alcohol, risk taking, training)
• distraction
• vehicles (condition, appropriateness,maintenance)
• lack of vehicle separation
• vehicle speed / size differential
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Light vehicles
Heavy vehicles
Large mobile equipment (ancillary)
Trains
Delivery vehicles
Contractors
Pedestrians
Traffic on mine sites – Vehicle types
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Safety issues on mining roads
• Haul roads− interaction with heavy mining machinery
• Access roads (sealed and unsealed)− interaction with the public road network−visitors other external drivers− fatigue and speed
• Service roads− remote journeys (bore fields, exploration, powerline,
railway access, etc.)− interaction with host communities and general public
Road safety considerations
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Applying safe road design to mine layouts
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Applying safe road design to mine layouts
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Applying safe road design to mine layouts
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Existing mine sites - effective speed limits
Mine operators using too many speed limits and
inconsistant speeds for their roads
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Existing mine sites - Intersection design
Vehicle separation at intersections
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Existing mine sites - Roadside Hazards
Structural Columns too close to access road
Culvert too close to edge of road
Lighting column within road reserve
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Existing mine sites - Roadside Hazards and Safety BarriersUse of barriers that do not comply with Australian Standards
Insufficient space for deflection
Need to have minimum length to be effective
No barriers in place to protect errant vehicles from roadside hazards
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Existing mine sites - Signs Use of non standard signs
Use of non-standard and inappropriate signs
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Existing mine sites - Pedestrians
Clearly delineated pedestrian routes separated from vehicular traffic
Railing preventing pedestrians entering the roadway
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Existing mine sites - Pedestrians
Examples of obstructed pedestrian routes
Pedestrian routes need to be free of obstacles and trip hazards
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Existing mine site rail access roads