Operational requirements often dictate that mining activities take place in different areas of mines. This requires mining fleets to move to different areas and use different haulage roads. It is important that risks associated with a changing road environment are recognised and appropriately managed. Mining operators should engage in a proactive management of their road networks […]
Damir will be presenting the paper Traffic management plans – a tool for improving traffic safety and efficiency at the Minesafe International 2017 conference.
A number of accidents have taken place in the parking areas of mines. It is therefore important to consider the safety implications when designing formal parking areas for the heavy and light vehicle fleet. The principles of safe and consistent design should include:
Traffic signs are an important element of a site traffic management system. As a basic principle, the use of traffic signs should be consistent with the standards that apply on the public roads in a particular country. In Australia, all traffic signs used on mine sites should comply with the Australian Standard AS1742 (Traffic Control […]