Surface Mobile Equipment Major Hazard Standard - MIRMgate
Surface Mobile Equipment Major Hazard Standard - MIRMgate
Surface Mobile Equipment Major Hazard Standard - MIRMgate
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<strong>Major</strong> <strong>Hazard</strong> <strong>Standard</strong><strong>Surface</strong> <strong>Mobile</strong> <strong>Equipment</strong>** Uncontrolled copy. Use latest revision **D Minimum Safety Requirements forSMEEarthmoving equipment shall comply with thefollowing Australian <strong>Standard</strong>s or their equivalent:• AS 2956 Earth moving machinery –Instrumentation and operator controls• AS 2664 Earth moving machinery – Seat beltsand anchorages• AS 2294 Roll-over protective structures andfalling object protective structures forearthmoving machinery.• AS 3868 Earth moving machinery – designguide for access systems• AS 3584 Wheeled machines Brakes• AS 4242 Earth Moving Machinery andAncillary <strong>Equipment</strong> for use in Mines – ElectricalWiring Systems at Extra Low VoltageSME, other than earth moving equipment, shallcomply with the Australian Design Rules or theirequivalent.All SME shall be provided with:• Approved passenger restraints for all operator andpassenger locations• At least two suitable portable fire extinguishers of9kg capacity on all Earthmoving equipment andheavy vehicles. Light vehicles shall have at leastone with a minimum capacity of 4.5kg.• A communication systemNote: Consideration shall be given to the effect thecommunication system may have on the use ofelectrical initiation systems for explosives (refer toExplosives <strong>Standard</strong> SAF-MHS-10)Automatic fire suppression system shall be fitted onthe following:• Bulldozers (crawler tractors)• Wheeled dozers (wheeled tractors)• Haul trucks (off road)• Scrapers• Large front end loaders• Large excavators• GradersAutomatic fire suppression is not mandatory on thefollowing:• Road trucks and road trains• Small front end loaders such as a bobcat orbackhoe type configuration• Road rollersAll trucks with rear tipping bodies shall be providedwith a device that indicates to the driver when thebody is in the raised position. The system shall onlyallow the vehicle to move forward in first gear whenthe body is elevated.All SME shall be provided with reversing alarms.SAF-MHS-11 Rev. 1 DOCS No. 57101 Issued: 19/06/00 Page 10 of 11
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