Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - Accident Prevention Program - Safety Ideas and Tips by Mine Type

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	MSHA's Accident Prevention Program Safety Ideas and Tips By Mine Type

Nonmetal Mills

Safety Ideas

Miner's Tips

	Auxiliary Power Source Interlocks
	Chutes and Bins: Access Without Spillage
	Chutes and Bins: Stop the Flow to Prevent Spillage
	Conveyor Belt Skirt Boards
	Conveyor Cleanup
	Conveyor Safety Features Should Not Be Options
	Effective Annual Refresher Training
	Fall Arrest Systems
	Fire Suppression Systems
	Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI)
	Hazards Created by Heating Closed Chambers
	Is Your Belt Slippage Protection Working?
	Jaw Crusher Platform
	Maintenance Communication / Accountability
	Proper Blocking
	Pump Monitoring
	Rail Haulage Safety
	Rough Terrain Forklift Safety
	Truck Body Up
	Visitor Communications
	Welding or Cutting on Tanks Safely
	Work Schedules

	Blocking Raised Equipment
	Creating Understanding
	Crusher Maintenance
	Designate Someone
	Don't Get Caught In a Moving Conveyor
	Exploding Tire Hazard
	First Aid Kits
	Hand Operated Rachet Hoists - Come-a-longs
	Hand Signals for Lifting Equipment
	Hand Tools - Bars
	Hand Tools - Hammers
	Hand Tools - Jacks
	Hazards of Acetylene Gas
	Making Hydraulic Hoses
	Medical Alert Information
	Moving a Stacking Conveyor
	Multi-Piece Rim Wheels
	Oxygen/Acetylene Safety
	Parking Mobile Equipment Safely
	Prescription Medicine
	Pressurized Fittings
	Processing Plant Redzones
	Proper Lifting
	Railroad Crossings
	Reading and Understanding the Operation and Maintenance Manual
	"Stop, Scan & Plan"
	Suggestion Box Ideas
	Surface Haulage Trucks Tipping Hazards
	Task Training
	Tractor Safety
	Wear Eye Protection
	Welding Hazards
	Working on High Pressure Hoses


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