Elaine Chao
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 0
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Acquaints the reader with a specific aspect of mining. Discusses surface coal & surface metal & nonmetal haulage safety. Accidents involving haulage trucks & other mobile surface equip. constitute a major safety problem in the mining industry. Surface accidents involving haulage trucks, front-end loaders, pickups, scrappers, & other mobile haulage equip. account for many mining accidents & fatalities. Illustrates the principles of haul road design & maint., braking system inspection & maint., & driver procedures relating to truck runaways. Looks at potential hazards & preventive measures assoc. with surface haulage, & how these hazards can be minimized to equipment operators.