MSHA - Accident Prevention Program - Safety Ideas and Tips by Mine Type

	MSHA's Accident Prevention Program Safety Ideas and Tips By Mine Type

Underground Coal

Safety Ideas

Miner's Tips

	Aging Workforce Considerations
	Auxiliary Power Source Interlocks
	Avoid Fall- Suspension Trauma
	Avoiding Uplanned Air Changes
	Bad Battery Box Insulation
	Barometer Basics for Coal Mines
	Battery Safety
	Battery Station Ventilation
	Bleeder Examination Hazards
	Blocking Against Motion
	Brake Cars
	Check Curtain Hazards
	Chutes and Bins: Access Without Spillage
	Chutes and Bins: Stop the Flow to Prevent Spillage
	Compatible Threads on Fire Hoses and Standpipes
	Conveyor Belt Installations
	Conveyor Belts Move Faster Than You Can
	Conveyor Belt Safety
	Conveyor Belt Skirt Boards
	Conveyor Cleanup
	Conveyor Safety Features Should Not Be Options
	Coupler Inspection
	Cutterhead Bit Replacement
	Cutting and Welding Gas Checks
	Dangers of a Failed Hydraulic Hose
	Derails at Airlocks
	Designate Your Miner
	Distraction to Disaster in One Step
	Diesel Filter Fires
	Door Latches - A Nearmiss Accident
	Dump Point Warning Light
	Effective Annual Refresher Training
	Electrical Arc Flash Hazards
	Fall Protection During Shaft Inspections
	Falling Through the Roof
	Fire Suppression Systems
	Guardrails, Barriers and Floor Covers
	Getting On and Off Equipment Safely
	Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI)
	Hazards Created by Heating Closed Chambers
	Hazards with a Falling Barometer
	Hazards with a Rising Barometer
	Highwall Miner and Auger Ignition Prevention
	Hoisting, Towing and Rigging Safety
	Hydraulic Hose Life
	Hydraulic Hose Maintenance
	Job Observations
	Ignition of Gas While Drilling Boreholes
	Is Your Belt Slippage Protection Working?
	"Know Your Ropes"
	Location Tags for Underground Mine Phones
	Lock Out/Tag Out With Picture
	Longwall: Hydraulic System Best Practices
	Longwall Hydraulics Maintenance
	Lubrication Systems
	Maintenance Communication / Accountability
	Mandoors in Coal Mines
	Mechanical Means of Lifting
	Mechanical Proximity Warning Device
	Medical First Responder Identification
	Miner in Distress Alert
	Mining Near Gas Wells
	Mobile Equipment Fires
	New Miner Alert
	New Miner/New Hire Training
	Non-Contact AC Voltage Detectors
	Overcast Design
	Permissible Warning Lights
	Plan for a Mine Emergency
	Potential Incident - Steel Brake Lines
	Designate Your Miner
	Distraction to Disaster in One Step
	Pinch-point Protection for Mobile Bridge Conveyor Operators
	Pre-packaged Belt Move
	Preventing Eye Injuries
	Proper Blocking
	Pump Monitoring
	Rail Haulage Safety
	Remote Control Mining Machine Safety Features
	Roof Beam Supports
	Rough Terrain Forklift Safety
	Safe Rail Haulage
	Safe Roof Bolting - A Hands-off Operation
	Seeking Shelter
	Shuttle Car Traffic Control
	Staple Lock Hydraulic Fittings
	Solar-Powered LED Lighted Signs
	Surveying in Advance to Aid in Locating Trapped Miners
	Switchman Safety
	Torque Arm Hazards
	Trailing Cable Hazards
	Understanding the Basics of a Refuge Alternative
	Underground Track Haulage Safety
	Water for Firefighting
	Wearing Hardhats Properly
	Welding or Cutting on Tanks Safely
	Wire Rope Safety
	Work Schedules
	X Marks the Spot (RCCM)

	Ask Someone Who Knows
	Barricade Dangerous Areas
	Battery Safety
	Be Aware of Electrical Hazards!
	Blocking Raised Equipment
	Bridge Crossings
	Cable Handling, Remote Control Continuous Miners
	Conditioning
	Contractor Safety
	Creating Understanding
	Designate Someone
	Diesel Filter Fires
	Don't Enter the Turning Radius Until the Remote Control Continuous Miner Stops Moving
	Don't Get Caught In a Moving Conveyor
	Downed Power Line
	Driller/Blaster Communications
	Electrical Lockout and Tag
	Electrical Extension Cords
	Electrical Testing Safety
	Energized Receptacle Hazards
	Exploding Tire Hazard
	First Aid Kits
	Get Out and Look
	Good Work Procedures
	Hand Operated Rachet Hoists - Come-a-longs
	Hand Signals for Lifting Equipment
	Hand Tools - Bars
	Hand Tools - Hammers
	Hand Tools - Jacks
	Hazards of Acetylene Gas
	Inspect Accelerator Linkages
	Inspector for a Day
	Jammed Conveyor Hazards
	Keep Your Mind On Your Work
	Longwall Move Safety - Shield Transportation
	Longwall Shield Safety
	Mine Fire Escape Training
	Making Hydraulic Hoses
	Medical Alert Information
	Multi-Piece Rim Wheels
	Multimeter Safety Tips
	Oxygen/Acetylene Safety
	Parking Mobile Equipment Safely
	Pillar Workings
	Prescription Medicine
	Pressurized Fittings
	Proper Lifting
	Railroad Crossings
	Reading and Understanding the Operation and Maintenance Manual
	Road Signs
	Roll Off Container Truck Safety
	Roof Bolter Drill Boom Tip
	Roof Support Jacks
	"Safety Sense" Hazard Awareness Training
	Scooping in the "Right Direction"
	Safe Transportation Sense
	Self Contained Self Rescuer Training
	Shrapnel From Miners' Bits
	Suggestion Box Ideas
	Tanker Safety
	"Stop, Scan & Plan"
	Task Training
	The Magic of Mentoring
	Think - Before, During, and After the Task
	Tire Explosion Hazards Due to Heat
	The Middle of the Remote Control Continuous Miner Is Not A Safe Place
	Torsion Bar Hazards
	Torch Safety
	Track Installations
	Tractor Safety
	Tramming Safety Using Remote Controls
	Tramming While Positioned Within The Turning Radius Of The Remote Control Continuous Miner Can Be Fatal
	Turning a Remote Control Continuous Miner
	Underground Rail Haulage Hazards
	Use of Gas Heaters
	Ventilate High Spots
	Walking Bleeders And Returns
	Wear Eye Protection
	Welding Hazards
	When Radio Signal is Lost, Don't Approach Remote Control Continuous Miners
	When To Stay Inside Your Equipment
	Work Experience Around Machinery
	Working in Low Coal
	Working on High Pressure Hoses