Road Safety Considerations around a mine site By Richard Jois Transport Mining and Safety Leader

2 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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4 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

5 5 Traffic on mines Factors 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

6 Light vehicles Heavy vehicles Large mobile equipment (ancillary) Trains Delivery vehicles Contractors Pedestrians Traffic on mine sites – Vehicle types

7 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

8 Applying safe road design to mine layouts

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10 Applying safe road design to mine layouts

11 Existing mine sites - effective speed limits Mine operators using too many speed limits and inconsistant speeds for their roads

12 Existing mine sites - Intersection design Vehicle separation at intersections

13 Existing mine sites - Roadside Hazards Structural Columns too close to access road Culvert too close to edge of road Lighting column within road reserve

14 Existing mine sites - Roadside Hazards and Safety Barriers Use 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

15 Existing mine sites - Signs Use of non standard signs Use of non-standard and inappropriate signs

16 Existing mine sites - Pedestrians Clearly delineated pedestrian routes separated from vehicular traffic Railing preventing pedestrians entering the roadway

17 Existing mine sites - Pedestrians Examples of obstructed pedestrian routes Pedestrian routes need to be free of obstacles and trip hazards

18 Existing mine site rail access roads