Dust Environmental Risk Verfication (field) - duplicate

Did you complete a verification on Car Dumping activities?

Is the baghouse operating during train dumping operations? (exempt if an authorised bypass is active and has been recorded within the bridging and bypassing register)

No visible dust leaving the bag house stack? (watch for 1-3 minutes to observe a number of cleaning pulse cycles)

Is the collected dust directed into the agglomerator/blender? (Check the bypass valve is in the correct position)?

Is water being supplied to the agglomerator/blender? (check valves are in open position, manually test to confirm flow)

Is the car dumper cover on during dumping activites?

Did you complete a verification on a screenhouse or crushing baghouse / dust collector?

Is the baghouse operating?

No visible dust leaving the bag house stack? (watch for 1-3 minutes to observe a number of cleaning pulse cycles)

Is the air compressor operational (check pressure gauge)?

Is the collected dust directed into the agglomerator/blender? (Check the bypass valve is in the correct position)?

Is water being supplied to the agglomerator/blender? (check valves are in open position, manually test to confirm flow)

Is the baghouse differential pressure reading between 0.5 and 2.0?

Did you complete a verification in the stockyard?

No visible dust leaving the stockyard area?

Are the cannons operating and rotating between stockpiles?

Is the water flow uninterrupted, pivoting and contacting the stockpiles?

Are the balanced machine (stacker / reclaimers) sprays in the automatic setting and operational? (ask OC operator to toggle to confirm operation if machine isn’t operating)

Did you complete a verification on conveyors?

Are all conveyor sprays are operational? (exempt if an out of service tag is present, legible, lists a notification number and within a reasonable time period <2weeks)

No build-up of dust beneath conveyors, pulleys or transfer chutes that is contacting or close to contacting the belt?

Are all conveyor sprays are operational and shrouds are in good condition? (ensure metal or rubber skirts are present)

Scrapers are adjusted correctly and are effective? (check that they are contacting the belt and return rollers and frames are free of build-up)

If a High Pressure Low Volume belt washer unit is installed (check if a yellow HPLV control box is present near the head pulley of transfer chute)

Did you complete a verification on bulking activities?

Visible dust is not leaving the work area from haulage or loading activities?

Is a water cart(s) supporting the bulking activity?

Fugitive dust is identified as a hazard in the JHA or takes 5?

Are dust controls identified in the JHA or take 5 implemented and effective?

Did you complete a verification on road and open areas?

Build-up of dirt on sealed roads is minimal and not creating a dust source?

Are open areas maintained to prevent build-up of bull dust?

Are water carts and street sweepers operating today?

Are all of the key components on a street sweeper or water cart operational? (check prestart book matches condition and functionality of key equipment - rear spray bar, front cannon, sweeper brush condition etc.)

Did you compelte an inspection at the Train Load Out facility?

Are the train load out sprays operational?

No visible dust lift off is occuring from trains leaving site?

Are there actions to be raised?