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!