Information

  • Risk Scope:
    A multiple fatality resulting from exposure to fly rock & fumes or the unplanned detonation of explosive material due to unexpected friction, impact or heat

  • Critical Control Objective:
    To prevent multiple fatality from fly rock & fume during planned detonation of explosive material or unplanned detonation of explosive material due to unexpected friction, impact or heat leading to a multiple fatality

  • Control Design Standard: A design process & model has been undertaken to initially establish the minimum exclusion zones.

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Control Operating Requirement #1

  • Control Operating Requirements: Modelling and simulation work has been carried out to determine standard minimum zones for blasting activities

  • 1.1 Verify that modelling & simulation work exists that details minimum exclusion zones for blasting activities

  • Comments

  • Attach relevant files/photo's as supporting evidence

Control Operating Requirement #2

  • Control Operating Requirements: Exclusion zone designs for people to include;
    1. 600m for burden shots
    2. 300m for coal shots
    3. Include a fume management zone

  • 2.1 Does a design exist for flyrock exclusion zones?

  • 2.2 Does a design exist for fume management zones?

  • Comments

  • Attach relevant files/photo's as supporting evidence

Control Operating Requirement #3

  • Control Operating Requirements: Exclusion zone designs for guard placement outside of the following distances;
    1. 600m for burden shots
    2. 300m for coal shots
    3. Include a fume management zone

  • 3.1 Are guards placed as per design?

  • 3.2 Does guard placement prevent all access to the exclusion zones?

  • Comments

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Control Operating Requirement #4

  • Control Operating Requirements: Exclusion zone designs for people to include;
    1. 600m for burden shots
    2. 300m for coal shots
    3. Include a fume management zone

  • 4.1 Were all personnel removed from the area via exclusion zones/evacuation?

  • Comments

  • Attach relevant files/photo's as supporting evidence

Control Operating Requirement #5

  • Control Operating Requirements: Exclusion zone designs for people to include;
    1. 600m for burden shots
    2. 300m for coal shots
    3. Include a fume management zone

  • Lightning

  • 5.1 Does lightning detection exist?

  • 5.2 Is lightning protection functional?

  • Review the Pit Control Electrical Storm Evacuation Records for previous electrical storms.

  • 5.3 Were exclusion zones in place?

  • 5.4 Were pits evacuated?

  • Comments

  • Attach relevant files/photo's as supporting evidence

Control Operating Requirement #6

  • Control Operating Requirements: All personnel are outside of the following exclusion zone distances during initiation of misfire blasts;
    1. 600m for burden shots
    2. 300m for coal shots
    3. Include a fume management zone

  • Review Misfire Reports & Risk Assessments - Were exclusion zones established?

  • Were designed exclusion zones enforced for Misfire treatment?

  • Comments

  • Attach relevant files/photo's as supporting evidence

Summary

  • Is GRM overall compliant to the Explosives Detonation - Fit for Purpose Vehicles Critical Controls?

  • Additional Comments

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