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National Safety Transactions VOL 16 MINING INDUSTRY NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL ^25 North Mlchtgan Avenue Chicago II, Illinois SCF-ALLF-02086 J9S1 National Safety Congress PREVIEW OF SyOE-SCRIPT ON UNDERGROUND HAULAGE SAFETY . By HERBERT Ik. WENDEL Chairman, Bureau of Safety The Anaconda. Company . . Butte, ftKOOt. . "The initial reception and response to the cable and makes it convenient to separate first Script-Slide production by the Visual the slides into a series of shorter presenta Education Committee in 1959, "Safety in O jxn Pit Operations,* indicated the need for additional similar Mining Section sendee projects. During 1961 the Visual Educa tion Committee has been quite active and lists accomplished the following objectives: 1. Produced a Script-Slide series of 101 colored 35 mm slides with a suggested script on Underground Haulage Safety. tions. The script may also be altered or changed as desired. The National Safety Council plans again to have several sets of this program avail- sable for free use by member organizations on a request basis as a Council service. Du plicate sets of slides were available imme diately following the preview at the 1961 ^National Safety Congress. . 2. Submitted a series of 12 posters to the National Safety Council for consideration ira producing a series of posters for the Vtintng Section's Falls of Ground Campaign ha 1962. 3 Recommended changes on the scries of four Accident Preventers, used in the pre vious Falls of Ground Campaign, to produce x. new series for the 1962 campaign. 4. Submitted pictures and posters to the Newsletter editor. 5. Sent a questionnaire to Mining'Section member organizations to determine future visual education needs. 6. Developed and produced a Script-Slide program for the 1962 Falls of Ground cam paign. 7. Cooperated with other Mining Section committees on committee projects. SUGGESTED SCRIPT FOR SOUNDSLIDE PROJECT ON UNDERGROUND HAULAGE SAFETY 1: Safety in underground haulage con cerns everyone who works in an under ground mine. Because heavy equipment-- motors, cars and trucks--are operated in narrow tunnels, often at considerable speeds, there naturally are a number of hazards we must know about and guard against. As in all places where safety is important we can avoid or eliminate the hazards if we know what they are and where danger exists. This series of pictures we are. presenting today show some of these dangers and how* accidents and possible injuries can be pre vented. Not only motor crews are involved in haulage safety but also everyone who Active members of the Visual Education Committee during 1961 were: H. A. Wen<del--Chairman; A. W. Ness--American works on the level, especially along or near liaulage ways. You will notice that the pictures show Smelting and Refining Company, Salt Lake different types of haulage equipment, some City; Fred Pearson--Noranda Mines Lt<L. with trolley locomotives and others with Noranda. Quebec; Melvin Taylor--Com- battery powered locomotives. Some of the pania Minera de Cananea, SjL, de C.V., men pictured are wearing safety glasses in Cutanea, Sonora,- Mexico, and Morgan addition to hard hats and safety shoes as Wadsworth--American Metals Climax, Cli some operations require all employees on max, Colorado. surface and underground to wear safety The Script-Slide program on Underground Haulage Safety consists of a total of 101 colored 35 torn slides. This type of visual education material allows a mine organiza tion to use or delete any slides not appli- glasses. . And, although some of the equipment may look strange to you the same hazards exist here at our operations and result in the same kind of accidents and injuries. 12 2961 National Safety Contras particular job. General safety programs will not suffice as conditions on one project are . foreign to conditions on tftie other. While progress is the most important put of every project, progress without safety is. foolhardy and safety without claim supervi sion is too costly. In many cases the hamane element is lacking and the injured man becomes a compensation number. We firmly believe that at is very essential that every man injured should know that management is interested in his gettinspbetter and back on the job. We make it our business to see every man who has a lost time accident to inform him of his compen sation rights and our h<Ip. We consider this an important element in safety work. Over the years we have found it necessary to attend compensation hearings on all seri ous and phony cases. . We not only help to save thousands of dollars but do a great deal to straighten out cases that could hang on indefinitely, because we feel that usually the injured man never gets enough to com pensate him for a real serious injury and usually we can suggest to the carrier that certain procedures be waived and the. man be given additional help. We also invite the compensation personnel to the job so that they may get a first-hand picture of the entire operation. Each month we get out a bulletin in which we give our progress figures at each loca tion and we discuss each lost time accident. also listing our frequency and severity rec ords. This keeps every man on the job in formed as to why they should work safely and to prove to them that they are per sonally the losers every time they get hurt, bringing home to them that they cannot af ford to have an accident It also makes them feel that they are an important part of the job. SAFETY ASPECTS ON THE USE OF MECHANICAL RAISE CLIMBERS By LEONARD P. COLVIN . Asst Research Engineer, The Anaconda Company, Butte, Mont Mining companies are intensely interested timbers, installing bulkheads, drill, stagings, in new equipment to help increase produc lining , chutes and climbing ladders are ele tion, lower costs, and improve working con ments not present in climber-driven raises. ditions. The mechanical raise climber con tributes to all three goals. Properly used, it will increase production, cut costs and lias a number of important safety aspects which are the subject of this discussion. While the raise climber does'away witli many of*the usual hazards of raising, others in connection with the climber operation liave developed. Proper ventilation, of climber raises; the correct design of storage room The raise climber is an. elevator that elimi for the climber and equipment; and the type nates timbering while driving a raise. It of mucking or raise chute lay-out are of facilitates the movement of men and ma prime consideration in the prevention of ac terials safely to and frown the working face cidents. and provides a platform to make work at The climber is considered an elevator and the face easier and safeY. . should be maintained .as one. Miners and An extensive time study of Butte raise climbing operations showved that a greater percentage of the mining cycle is spent, in effecting the direct advancement of the raise, maintenance men must be trained to followa daily and weekly lubrication and inspec tion schedule. Daily testing and inspection of the. safety brakes is essential. with much work required in our conventional Through' experience we have added and raises being eliminated. As a result, the changed some mechanical features of our raise climber has cut the mining cycle time raise.climbers.. Raise climber manufacturers required to less than lialf. Lifting large are also constantly trying to improve the 22 OFFICERS OF THE MINING SECTION NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL 1961-62 General Chairman--At. Kolu, Pickands Mather & Co., Duluth, Minn. Chairman-Elect & Secretary--Edward C Leonard, Inland Steel Co., Ishpcming, Mich. Second Vice-Chairman--f. A. Cooke, Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd, Falconbridge, Ont., Canada . Third Vice-Chairman--Herbert A. Wendel, The Anaconda Co., Bureau of Safety, Butte, Mont. . Newsletter Editor--Allen D. Look, 1). S. Bureau of Mines, Duluth, Minn. . Assistant Newsletter Editors--Lake Superior District, F. D. Woleben, Oliver Iron Mining Div, U. S. Steel CorjL, Hibbing, Minn.; Eastern District, Joseph Weeks, New Jersey Zinc Co, Franklin, N. J.; Southeastern District, H. F. Thompson, American Zinc Co, Mascot, Tenn.; Western District, W. Lynn Hart, American Smelting and Refining Co, Wallace, Idaho; Central District, H. B. Hutchens, Eagle-Picher Mining and Smelting Co, Miami, Okla.; Southwestern District, Paul Hunter, Chino Mines Div, Kennecott Copper Corp, Hurley, N. M.; Ontario District, C S. Gibson, Mines Acci dent Prevention Association of Ontario, North Bay, Ont, Canada; Qttcbec District, J. E. Berridge, Quebec Asbestos Mining Assn., cfo Robertson, Hall & Hcnshaw Ltd, Montreal. Que, Canada; Eastern Canada District, H. C Bent, Noranda Mines Ltd. Noranda, Que, Canada; Western Canada District, R. B. King, Mining Association of B. C, Vancouver, B. C, Canada . . .. - Off-the-Job Safety Committee--Eoward C. Leonard (Chairman), Inland Steel Co, Islipcming, Mich.; J. A. Cooke, Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd, Falconbridge, Ont, Canada; Herbert A. Wendel, The Anaconda Co, Bureau of Safety, Butte. Mont. Entertainment Committee--J. T. Ryan, Jr. (Chairman), Mine Safety Appliances Co, Pitts burgh, Pa.; Joe T. Williams, The Bunker Hill Co, Kellogg, Idaho . Engineering Committee--A. D. Annand (Chairman), Tennessee Copper Co, Copper'Hill. Tenn.; Paul Hunter, Chino Mines Div, Kennecott Copper Corp, Hurley, New Mex ico; Georce A. Borceson, M. A. Hanna Co, Hibbing, Minn.; Charles C Hilton, U. S. Smelting, Refining & Mining Co, Salt Lake City, Utah Membership Committee---Walter E.. Montgomery (Chairman), Quebec Asbestos Mining Assn, c/o Robertson, Hall & Hcnshaw Ltd, Montreal, Que., Canada; H. Bloy, De partment of Mines, Winnipeg, Man, Canada; C S. Gibson, Mines Accident Preven tion Association of Ontario, North Bay, Ont, Canada; N. H. George, Quebec Metal Mines Accident Prevention Assn, Bourlamaque, Que, Canada; Glenn M. Hostctter. Erie Mining Co, Hoyt Lakes, Minn.; George Geoge, Phelps-Dodge Corp, Copper Queen Branch, Bisbee, Arit. Program Committee--Roy G. Stott (Chairman), Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. C.; A. W. Ness, American Smelting & Refining Co, Salt Lake City, Utah; C. S. Gibson. Mines Accident Prevention Association of Ontario, North Bay, Ont, Canada; Joseph Hall. Reserve Mining Co, Silver Bay, Mina . Visual Education Committee--Morgan Wadsworth (Chairman), American Metal Cli max, Inc, Climax, Colo.; Robert M. Neil, The Hanna Mining Co, Iron River, Michigan; A. W. Ness, American Smelting & Refining Co, Salt Lake City, Utah; Fred 70 '; *