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Maintenance Work: A Life or
Death Experience
EACH YEAR: MINERS DOING
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR WORK are
severely injured or killed from a wide variety
of HAZARDS, including:
ELECTRICITY (Shock, Burns & Electrocution),
Is it blocked against
hazardous motion ?
Did YOU take the Keys?
Who does maintenance &
repair work at your mine?
You Must Care About It! Take interest!
Mechanical/Electrical/Welding (Good/So-so/Poor)
Are they..
Qualified? Certified? Formally Trained?
OJTd?
Jack-of-all-trades- The shade-tree type?
Know it all?
Who does it?Equipment/Plant Operators? Laborers?
Utility workers?
Anyone? (that can hold a hammer/wrench)
What are things YOU can do?
Establish safe work procedures:
Incorporate manufacturer's
recommendations
Assure workers are not exposed to hazards
when performing maintenance or repair.