Mine Site Safety Inspection Checklist

General

Name of inspector

Date of inspection

Mine site address

Training

New miners must receive 24 hrs of training per paragraphs b-d (including 4 hours minimum before beginning work at the mine)

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Develop & implement a written training plan (site-specific)

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Newly hired experienced miners must receive site-specific training prior to beginning work at the mine

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Annual refresher training of 8 hrs is required (verify that all miners are current)

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Maintain signed, written Form 5000-23 records of all miner training, and provide a copy to miner upon completion of training

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Employees must be paid for training, including mileage, meals, and any lodging incurred

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Site specific hazard awareness training is required before anyone is exposed to mine hazards (includes office/management staff, visitors, QC, delivery workers, service/repair persons, etc. unless always accompanied by an experienced miner)

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Operator must provide site-specific hazard awareness training to independent contractors

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Hazcom

All containers of hazardous materials must be properly labeled

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Must have an SDS for each hazardous chemical produced or used

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

SDS must be kept onsite or readily available to miners in an emergency

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Must retain SDS as long as hazardous chemical is at the mine, and must notify miners at least 3 months before disposing of the MSDS

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Miners must receive Hazcom training

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Develop, implement, and maintain a written Hazcom program per section 47.32

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Reporting, Accidents, Injuries, Illnesses

Operator must maintain accident investigation reports required by 50.11 for 5 years after occurrence

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Operator must investigate all accidents and injuries and submit report to MSHA

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Operator may not alter accident site until MSHA has completed its investigation

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Operator must complete Form 7000-1 and mail to MSHA within 10 working days after an accident or injury

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Quarterly employment & production reports (Form 7000-2) must be filed within 15 days after end of each calendar quarter, and be maintained for 5 years

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Operator must maintain 7000-1 and 7000-2 reports for 5 years after submission

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Notification

Must notify local MSHA district office prior to starting operations

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Must maintain wall, bank, and slope stability in places where persons work or travel

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Must correct fall-of-material hazards at or near the perimeter of the pit wall; loose or unconsolidated material must be sloped or stripped at least 10' from top of pit wall

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Ground conditions that create hazards must be corrected before work or travel allowed; until corrected, area must be posted w/warning signs and barriered

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

An experienced person must examine ground conditions prior to beginning work, after blasting, and as ground conditions warrant

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Scaling must be performed in an area that does not expose persons to injury from falling material

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Persons shall not work between machinery/equipment and the highwall or bank (where escape from falls/slides would be hindered)

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Fire Prevention & Control

Abandoned electrical circuits must be deenergized and isolated to prevent becoming inadvertently energized

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

No smoking or use of flame allowed where flammable or combustible liquids, greases, or gases are used, stored, or handled

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Visible warning signs prohibiting smoking and open flames must be posted where fire or explosion hazard exists

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Flammable liquid spillage or leakage must be timely removed to prevent a fire hazard

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Engines must be switched off prior to refueling (N/A to diesel-powered equipment)

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Waste materials and liquids shall not accumulate in qtys that could create fire hazard

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Until disposed, flammable waste & rags shall be placed in covered metal containers

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

No combustible materials shall be stored or accumulate within 25' of electric substations, flammable liquid storage tanks, or any containers storing over 60 gals of flammable liquids

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

The area within the 25' perimeter shall be kept free from dry vegetation

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Each mine site shall have onsite fire fighting equipment, strategically located, readily accessible, plainly marked, maintained in fire-ready condition

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Fire extinguishers shall be visually inspected at least once per month, and professionally maintained at least once per year

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Certified records of each inspection shall be maintained for one year or until retested

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Fire hydrants shall be equipped with uniform fittings for firefighting, readily available wrenches and adapters/fittings for firefighting

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Fire extinguishers shall be recharged or replaced promptly after any discharge

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

A fire extinguisher shall be provided on self-propelled equipment (or within 100' if fire would not impede escape)

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Operator shall establish emergency firefighting, evacuation, and rescue procedures

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Emergency firefighting drills shall be held at least once every 6 months

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Flammable liquids shall not be used for cleaning

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Solvents shall not be used near an open flame, ignition source, heat source, or in any atmosphere that can elevate the temp of the solvent above its flash point

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Fixed, flammable liquid storage tanks shall be securely mounted on firm foundations

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Small quantities of flammable liquids shall be kept in safety cans labeled with its contents

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Storage tanks (including piping, valves, fittings) for flammable liquids shall be capable of withstanding pressures, maintained to prevent leakage, isolated from ignition sources, and properly vented

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Heat sources shall be separated from combustible materials if a fire hazard could be created

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Fuel lines shall be equipped with valves capable of stopping fuel flow at the source

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Battery charging stations: properly ventilated, no smoking or use of open flames, readily visible warning signs posted preventing smoking and open flame use

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

When welding or cutting, an appropriately rated fire extinguisher shall be at the work site

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Oxygen cylinders shall not be stored in areas designated for storage of flammable liquids

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Keep gauges and regulators used with oxygen and acetylene cylinders clean and free from oil and grease

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Valves on oxygen and acetylene cylinders shall be closed when: moved, torch/hoses left unattended, or task is completed

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

Take proper precautions before welding, cutting, or applying heat to pipelines/containers with flammable liquids, gases, or explosive solids

1. • Safe
2. • At Risk
3. • N/A

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