MSHA HANDBOOK SERIES - PH13-V-1 - Mine Safety and Health ...

COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
GENERAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES HANDBOOK CHAPTER 2
5. Item 3. Work Group Identifier – Enter your 2-digit work group code.
6. Item 4. Weekly Mileage – Not applicable to Coal.
7. Item 5. Date - Month, day, year (mm/dd/yyyy). Enter the appropriate date for
the time worked. Multiple lines may be used for the same day/date.
8. Item 6. Activity Code - Enter the Activity Code. A list of Activity Codes can be
found in the IPAL User’s Manual (Appendix E) on the back of the printed form
or from the drop-down list in IPAL.
9. Item 7. Event Number – If an E activity code was entered for item 6, an event
number associated with the inspection activity for which these hours are being
reported must be entered. If this is being completed in IPAL, event numbers will
be available through a drop-down list. When the event number is selected first
using the drop-down list, the activity code and mine ID will be filled in with the
corresponding information. If an event was initiated by another inspector and
not available in the drop-down list, a supplemental event will need to be added
in IPAL in order to enter time.
10. Item 8. Mine ID – If applicable, enter the Mine ID where this activity occurred.
11. Item 9. Contractor ID – If the inspection is specific to a contractor at the mine,
such as major construction or a shaft or slope sinking project, enter the MSHA
Contractor ID.
12. Item 10. Shift - Required for events when site inspection time is entered. Shifts
are based on mine work schedules and the codes are 1 - Midnight, 2 - Day and 3 -
Evening. Two-line entries are required when there are shift over-laps, with one
entry for each shift inspected or other activity conducted. This entry is designed
to identify the shift that the employee was actually at the mine site. It is not
designed to identify which shift he/she traveled on. For example, if an
employee left the office at 6:00 a.m. to travel to the mine and rode the man trip
underground, and spent 6 hours inspecting, all on the day shift, then the
employee would have a one-line entry on the number 2 shift. The only time that
multiple entries would be required for an activity on any given day would be
when the inspector or inspector-in-training was actually at the mine for more
than one shift.
13. Item 11. Task Code – Enter the appropriate Task Code to describe the role the
employee was fulfilling during the inspection. If no task code is entered, the
system will treat it as a General Inspection Activity. A list of Task Codes can be
found in the IPAL User’s Manual (Appendix E) on the back of the printed form
Release 1 (February 2013) 2-2