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Working Alone - Safety Alert

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Working Alone

Best Practices
  • Evaluate the assigned task 
    • Do you have adequate training, knowledge, skills and equipment to do the job safely? 
    • Do you need help to complete the task safely? 
  • Always inform a responsible person where you will be working or traveling in the mine 
  • Identify hazards 
  • Correct and isolate the hazard(s) or report the hazard(s) to your supervisor 
  • Always use the proper tools and equipment to do the job 
  • Don’t take shortcuts, do the job safely 
  • Follow established communications procedures 
  • Use established check-in/check-out procedures 
  • It’s your safety! Protect it!