Reporting Incidents and Hazards Accident Prevention MSHA Training Reporting Incidents and Hazards Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention BPC Safety and General Work Rules “Report any potentially dangerous condition to your supervisor immediately. “Report injuries to your supervisor immediately …” “All incidents (accidents and near misses) require a written report and investigation”. MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention BPC Surface Blasting procedures: Any misfire or hazardous condition must be reported to the Blaster-In-Charge’s immediate supervisor immediately. MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention BPC Surface Blasting procedures: The following steps should be followed in case a rock travels outside the expected Blast Area (greater than one-half the distance to the closest structure for construction work, 300’ for quarries, and 500’ for coal strip). No personal injury or property damage. The Blaster-In-Charge should notify the Site Manager or Site Supervisor. The Blaster-In-Charge, the Site Manager or Site Supervisor must immediately file an Incident Report. MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention The following steps should be followed in situations where a rock travels off mine property, or causes either Personal Injury or Property Damage. The Blaster-In-Charge must notify the Site Manager, Tech Manager, Safety Manager, and the Operations immediately. MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention All Fatalities, Injuries and Illnesses All Fires and Explosions All Property Damage All Process Losses All Reportable Environmental Events Citation and Violations All Blasting Related Events Misfires, Flyrock, Complaints from External Sources Vibration, Air Blast Near Misses Take 5! Hazards MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention Definitions: Accident-Any event that results in death, injury to people, damage to property or the environment. Near Miss-Any event that could have resulted in death, injury to people or damage to property or the environment. Loss-Avoidable waste of any resource. MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention Definitions: Hazard-A condition or practice with the potential for accidental loss. Risk Assessment-Evaluating the potential severity of loss along with the probability and frequency of exposure. Risk-Chance of loss. Control-Compliance with standards or requirements to reduce loss. MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention Examples of Immediate Causes (mistakes that are made) that can lead to incidents: Failure to secure Operating at improper speed Using defective equipment Failure to use personal protective equipment Improper lifting Servicing equipment in operation Horseplay Failure to follow procedures Under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention Immediate Causes (mistakes that are made): Defective tools Congested or restricted action Poor housekeeping, disorderly workplace Hazardous environmental conditions: dust, gases, fumes, vapors Inadequate guards or barriers MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention Examples of Basic Causes (why mistakes occur): Inadequate instructions, orientation and/or training Inadequate or incorrect performance feedback Inadequate policy, procedure, practice guidelines Inadequate engineering Improper storage or handling of materials Inadequate specifications to vendors Inadequate preventative maintenance Inadequate inspections and repair of equipment Inadequate availability of tools Inadequate development of standards Use for wrong purpose Wear and Tear Abuse and Misuse MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention Why Accident Investigation? Prevent a recurrence with effective corrective action Determine the immediate and basic causes Factual information for incident review board Document company’s version of the incident Completion of OSHA/MSHA required reporting and investigation standards MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention Accidents will happen… when we fail to act accordingly, or fail to adequately deal with hazardous conditions. MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention We must control the causes of accidents in order to prevent them…. MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention

Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention Who loses….. You Your family Your friends Your coworkers Your company Our industry Everybody loses!! MSHA Training Reporting Hazards and Accident Prevention