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

COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
GENERAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES HANDBOOK CHAPTER 3
inspector should assure that all in use and available for use haulage, mobile
and portable equipment is documented and maintained in the ITS.
The inspector should evaluate the operator’s policy on towing methods and
conditions that assure equipment being towed is properly coupled to the tow
vehicle. When hazardous conditions are identified the inspector shall issue
safeguard notices under § 75.1403 (Other safeguards). This procedure will also
apply to independent contractor equipment encountered in service at the
mine.
Documentation Required: Each piece of equipment inspected should be entered in
the inspection notes, including the equipment manufacturer, equipment type, an
identifying number (e.g., serial number, company number, etc.), and the general
location of the equipment when inspected. Inspection of equipment operated and
maintained by independent contractors is not required to be documented in the ITS.
9. Longwall Tailgate Entry. The inspector shall evaluate the mine operator’s
examination of the longwall tailgate entry. The inspector will assure the
longwall tailgate entry is maintained and identified in the ITS. Longwall
tailgate travelways shall be inspected in their entirety, for compliance with
applicable standards and approved plans, including attention to ventilation
controls, man door location and placement, approaches to worked-out areas,
mine roof conditions, rock dust application, examination certifications, and
any equipment being operated in the tailgate travelway.
Documentation Required: The inspector should record in the inspection notes the
beginning and ending point of travel in each longwall tailgate entry (as correlated to a
permanent reference on the mine map). The inspector is not required to document the
inspection of the longwall tailgate entry by date and initials in the ITS. The inspector
should clearly mark the extent of daily travels that contribute to the E01
inspection by date and initials on a mine tracking map and the beginning and
ending point of each day’s travel in the tailgate entry until each tailgate entry
is fully inspected.
10. Non-Pillared Worked Out Areas. The inspector shall evaluate the mine
operator’s examination of non-pillared worked-out areas. The inspector will
assure all non-pillared locations of worked-out areas required to be examined
are maintained and identified in the ITS. Non-pillared worked-out areas shall
be inspected to the point of deepest penetration or to alternative evaluation
locations approved in the mine ventilation plan, to determine compliance with
applicable standards and approved plans, including attention to ventilation
controls, mine roof conditions, rock dust application, examination
certifications, and any equipment being operated in the worked-out area.
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