Transport and handling of material

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16. Transport and handling of material
16.1. Non-rail vehicles
16.1.1. This section of the code is concerned with two types of vehicles:
16.1.1.1. all rubber-tyred or tracked, self-propelled mobile equipment used in or about
an opencast mine for hauling, transporting, personnel carrying, lifting,
hoisting, scraping and similar operations, and having a gross vehicle weight
(GVW) in excess of 1,000 kg; and
16.1.1.2. vehicles whose GVW is below 1,000 kg, including amongst others jeeps,
vans, four-wheel drive vehicles and the like, which are classified as light
vehicles.
16.1.2.1. The competent authority should set standards for safety equipment and
protective devices to be incorporated in mobile plant and should, for vehicles newly
purchased after a date to be prescribed, specify the necessary safety equipment and
protective devices against falling objects, vehicle roll-over and workers falling out of
the vehicle.
16.1.2.2. Tests may be prescribed by the competent authority to ensure safe
operation of the equipment and devices concerned.
16.1.2.3. All mobile equipment used in an opencast mine should be of an
approved type and carry an identity number.
16.1.3.1. The manager should draw up transport rules to regulate the movement of
all vehicles and their operation in an opencast mine.
16.1.3.2. The transport rules should be posted and a copy given to all drivers and
equipment operators.
16.1.4.1. All self-propelled mobile equipment should be provided with adequate
braking systems, capable of effectively stopping and holding the vehicle stationary
when fully loaded, under any conditions of operation when driven correctly.
16.1.4.2. No vehicle should be left unattended unless:
16.1.4.2.1. the controls are in the neutral position and the parking brakes fully applied;
16.1.4.2.2. if it is a tracked and wheeled vehicle parked on a grade, that it is blocked or
turned into a rib or bank;
16.1.4.2.3. the movable parts of equipment such as dippers, buckets, scraper blades are
secured or lowered to the ground when not in use; and
16.1.4.2.4. the master switch of electrically powered mobile equipment is in the off
position, all operating controls are in the neutral position, and the brakes are
set or other equivalent precautions are taken against rolling.
16.1.5.1. When a vehicle is in motion between work areas, the movable parts of
the equipment should be secured in the travel position.

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