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Fundamentals Postings

  • INSTRUCTIONS
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    1. Please answer "Yes," "No," or "N/A" on the questions below.
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    3. To add a Corrective Action click on the paperclip icon then "Add Action," provide a description, assign to a member, set priority, and due date
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    Note:
    This guide is intended to cover OMG policies as well MSHA requirements
    If attention is needed, on any particular item, please note for follow up.

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Fundamentals Postings

  • 14 Fundamental posters with color monthly alerts at each site and job trailer

Emergency Numbers Posted

  • 911, MSHA (800-746-1553), Fire dept., Sherriff and physical address posted

  • Are emergency numbers Posted in each scale house, job trailer, shop, dredge

Emergency action plan

  • Is there a planned meeting point for weather, fire, injury, criminal activity, violence, spill posted in each scale house, job trailer, shop, dredge

Emergency Services Notified

  • Have notifications been made to MSHA, Fire dept. when moved into site? Permenant sites notify once per year, portables when moving in and out

Notification of Commencement/Termination of mining

  • Was notice of commencement made? The Safety manager or Supervisor must notify MSHA and keep originals, send copies to the site(s)

Continuity (ohms resistance)

  • Are the annual continuity tests being completed and are they up to date and are they located in the MSHA binder?

  • Do the ohms read .5 or less on each component? The motor and frame must be logged by equipment #, date any updates.

  • Are new tests being done when electrical componants are replaced or disconnected along with being done annually? Motors, Cords, Ground rods, etc.

  • Are we testing all hand tools, Drop cords, Appliances, or anything else with 3 prong cords and are we marking them with appropriate colored tape?

  • Are we doing monthly testing on all GFCI, including welders, light plants, man lifts, etc?

Task training

  • Has equipment specific task training been done on all mobile eq. specific to make and model-to the letter (ex: 980H, D7R)

  • Do we have a copy on site of all task training?

Quarterly hours

  • Do we have the last 4 quarters of MSHA quartely reports on site?

Legal ID

  • Is the legal plant ID in the MSHA binder

SDS

  • Is an SDS Book or ACTIOS (User: materials, Password:oldcastle) on computer for every site and every portable plant.

  • Is at least one employee on site able to access ACTIOS to aquire an applicable SDS Sheet for every material on site and at portable plant.

HazCom

  • Is the program located in the MSHA binders

Hazardous materials inventory list

  • Is there a current list of materials, by brand on site and kept in the SDS book?

Work place examination

  • Are we using company inspection forms for daily exams and doing individual insp per shift

  • Are records being kept for previous 12 months

  • Have we corrected deficiencies immediately and are we giving a copy of form with deficiency immediately to supervisor

Site specific training

  • Is employee training being done at each site or at each portable, every time there's a change in site conditions, plant move or annually at a minimum

  • Is visitor training done at scale house, shop or job trailer annually

  • Are we doing a minimum of 5 minutes for the site specific training?

Confined space program

  • Is there a confined space program munual on site listing equipment specific proceedures?

  • Have all confined spaces on site been identified and labeled?

  • Is all safety equipment on site for employees to work in non-permit required confined spaces? Along with recue equipment?

LOTO

  • Is there a documented LOTO procedure for every piece of equipment that is worked on at the site or plant

  • Are all employees on site trained in the LOTO practices and proceedures and is there documentation of that annual training?

  • Are there sufficient LOTO stations at site/plant and enough locks for everyone on site

  • Is there a log of LOTO's events that have occurred?

  • Are employees aware that a violation of LOTO is against company policy and would be cause for termination of employment?

Hearing conservation program

  • Is Hearing conservation program contained in the MSHA binder?

Respiratory program

  • Is Respiratory program contained in the MSHA binder?

Fire extinguishers

  • Are there Ext. in each building, trailer, fuel tank, dredge and mobile piece of equipment

  • Is there a log of monthly visible inspections on site?

  • Are annual physical inspections done by supplier and are they current?

  • Is there a map or list of locations of extinguishers posted on site?

First aid kit

  • Are there sufficient first aid kit(s) on site and are they quickly accessable?

  • Is there a blanket and stretcher for each site and each portable plant

  • Is there an AED on site and if so, is it being checked monthly?

Guarding

  • Are all tail pulleys, shafts, sheaves, V belts(front/back) that are within 7' of surface or walkways gaurded? Material buildup can affect those elevations!

  • Are side guards, nip guards or bottom guards large enough to prevent the ability to prevent accidental contact with return rollers that are within that 7'?

  • Are gaps or screen openings small enough to prevent your fingers from reaching into it?

  • Are all guards securely fastened (no zip ties)

  • Are any hinged guards secured on bottom or side opposite hinges

Electrical

  • Are all cords free of nicks and are cords protected from sharp edges and moving parts?

  • Are all electrical boxes securely fastened with no missing knockouts and with all proper bushings?

  • Are all circuits able to be locked out?

  • Are all electrical switches designed so they can't be locked in the on position?

  • 110 Volt: Are boxes labeled with voltage, what they feed, where they are fed from and are switches and outlets labeled?

  • 220 Volt: Are boxes labeled with voltage, what they feed, where they are fed from and are switches and outlets labeled?

  • 480 Volts and up: Are all Arc flash stickers in place? Assessment done within 5 years?

  • Are all electrical boxes locked or fastened with special bolts if they contain exposed conductors inside? Breaker panels with covered conductors do not need to be locked.

  • Are all cords marked with correct colored tape for the year?

Travel ways

  • Are all walkways and travelways designed to prevent your foot from getting in them?

Housekeeping

  • Are all areas free of material buildup which can attribute to trip hazards?

  • Are travel ways clear of tools, parts, blocking, garbage, empty containers or debris?

  • Do all metal garbage cans have metal lids where food or flammables are disposed of?

Berms

  • Are all berms mid axel height where a roll over could potentially occur? Small breaks for water drainage are ok.

  • Do elevated scales have a mid axel rail?

Safe Access

  • Are all ladders, platforms, handrails, and travelways sufficient to allow for safe access?

Illuminations (lighting)

  • Is there sufficient lighting for working after dark?

Highwall control

  • Are precautions being taken when loading from or working near highwall bank or stockpile?

  • Are High walls benched or sloped

Chemical/Gas storage

  • Are cabinets labeled to what they contain as well as others that apply; No smoking/open flame, Hazardous MTL, etc…?

  • Are aerosol cans stored in metal cabinets, always put away?

  • Are all combustible / flammables stored 25' from electrical panels

  • Are all Oxygen/acetylene valves off and lines bled when not in use, flashback protectors in lines, fastened securely upright, gauges working, cap replaced when not in use, stored 25' or divided from flammables or have firewall dividers on torch carts?

  • Is all flammable liquids: gas, diesel, kerosene being stored in a safety can and labeled?

  • Are all containers labeled to match contents?

PPE

  • Are Hard hats, Safety glasses, safety toes, Class 3 shirt/vest, long pants, no sleeveless shirts being required and worn on the site at all times?

Hearing Protection

  • Is hearing protection used on site when needed?

  • Is hearing protection available on site? Two different styles on site?

  • Is dual hearing protection being used in generator trailers?

  • Is a face shield and ear plugs being used when grinding?

Fall protection

  • Are there handrails or tie offs on all screen decks and elevated surfaces where work is performed?

  • Are there handrails on all excavator decks?

  • Is fall protection required in all areas where injury from fall can occur?

  • Are there handrails and mid rails on all walkways?

  • Are Harnesses and lanyards visually inspected before each use;? Are they being inspected annually by competent person?

Life vests

  • Are life vests being worn whenever persons are on the lake side of any berm? With the exception of in the dredge cab but even then must be present?

  • Are life vests being worn anytime someones working within 5' from edge of pit or lake?

  • Are life vests being worn in equipment while digging out of water?

Rigging for safe lifting

  • Are only chains that are tagged 80 or higher being used? And are all chains being inspected before each use and Monthly?

  • Are all safety clips present on slip hooks

  • Are all come-a-longs inspected before each use and tagged out if deficient?

Hand and power tools

  • Are employees aware that trigger locks can be present but never used, and that all power tools must have proper guards, cords and be in good working condition?

  • Are there any circular saws or chain saws on site? They cannot have trigger locks

  • Are bench grinder rests within 1/8" from wheel?

  • Have all power tools had annual ground check and are they marked with proper colored tape

  • Have all air Compressors had carbon buildup checked within last two years?; free through insurance company

  • Compressors must have ground wire or be double insulated. Symbol for double insulated:

Signage required

  • Is there adaquate signage for No smoking/No open flame - At battery stations, oxygen, acetylene storage, fuel tanks, propane tanks, all oil containers, solvent cabinets, any place there is a fire or explosion hazard

  • Is the word Danger posted at all major electrical installations?

  • Fire Extinguisher - Is there marking at all fire extinguishers?

  • Emergency Stop - Are all E-stops clearly marked?

  • Hazardous Materials - Is any and all hazardous materials labeled as such?

  • Flammable Liquids - Is all flammable liquids labeled as such?

  • Dual Hearing Protection Required - Are signs posted at generator trailers?

  • Off Road Diesel - Do tanks containing O-R-D have have sticker or sign stating such?

  • Falling Material-Are signs posted where possible hazard exists, visible from all directions?

  • Are there any Life Jacket Required signs or areas marked?

  • Are there any speed Limit signs at entrance and spaced around traffic pattern?

  • Is there a VPS map showing the site, traffic patterns, pedestrian segregation and utilities?

  • Are areas marked for designated electronic use.

  • Is days since last incident board posted.

Mobile equipment

  • Are seat belts always on when operating any equipment?

  • Is there designated employee parking posted?

  • Is the first operator of shift inspecting & fill out forms, and then the others check form and do walk around and fill out new form if new defects are found?

  • Do we keep deficient form until fixed, turn in deficient form to division office and notify supervisor/shop immediately?

  • Are we doing an immediate lockout - backup alarm, brakes, parking brake, seat belt, glass if impeding view? And a "within 48 Hour" lockout for all other items related to safety

  • Are we honking the horn before moving any mobile equipment?

  • Are we setting parking brake and wheel chocks or in a divit when parking vehicles or other mobile equipment?

  • Are all lights working properly; and were all brake/tail lights checked?

Any further audit comments?

First aid kit

  • Are there sufficient first aid kit(s) on site and are they quickly accessable?

  • Is there a blanket and stretcher for each site and each portable plant

  • Is there an AED on site and if so, is it being checked monthly?

  • Are all contents in kit and up to date<br><br>

Environmental

ENVIRONMENTAL

FUEL and OIL

  • Is there a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan on site if necessary; and are monthly inspections being done?

  • Is general housekeeping good?

  • Oil, grease, antifreeze drums and containers not exposed to weather; empty ones ok outside to be pick up

  • Are Fuel, oil and grease areas clean, no ground staining?

  • Are used oil and grease containers disposed of properly?

  • Are any/ all Fuel containment drained and log kept on draining?

  • Do we drained and clean Fuel fill box?

STORM WATER RUNOFF

  • Is there any water leaving property or into a road ditch being filtered by vegetation?

  • Is there any dirt, sand, gravel, fines or other materials being washed off site or into road ditch

AIR QUALITY

  • Is the Generator exhaust 18' above grade

  • On Crushing Operations, are we tracking Tons produced daily, monthly, 12 month rolling - PEAK Ops Product Totals By Date (Sellable) for reporting purposes?

  • -Crushing Operations - Hours of production daily, monthly and 12 month rolling - OPSPlant Stage KPI-Report (Av. Hours column)

  • Are we tracking all Fuel used in all generators, dredges, boosters and powerunits over 400 HP, daily monthly, 12 month rolling records - Keep daily log?

Misc.

  • Are safety alerts, incident reports and other pertonant information being disceminated to employees on site?

Completion

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