Yes, I have experienced an incident at our site that involved moving equipment. At our mine site we had
a dump give out and one of our haul trucks slid down the dump and stood upright. General causes for
this incident were there not being any positive communication between the driver and the dozer
operator. All policies and procedures were not followed by both the haul truck operator and the dozer
operator.
Some ways to avoid these types of incidents is to always beware of your surroundings. If a
dump is not bermed off, then keep a safe distance and just dump on top. Always have positive
communication with the dozer operator of that dump and know your intentions, do not just assume.
Ensure that all workers are properly trained, posting signs or barricades to warn workers of potential
hazards, and establishing procedures in the event of this type of incident. An internal traffic plan would
be the plan that I would come up with to avoid these types of incidents. Y
es, an internal traffic control
plan would be very effective in avoiding accidents of moving equipment at any site. This plan would need
to include specific routes for vehicles and equipment to travel, as well as designated areas for loading
and unloading. Traffic signs and signals would also need to be installed to help direct traffic flow
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