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Revised <br />July 28, 1982 <br />• <br />If the coal is to be ripped rather than shot, a bulldozer with a ripper <br />attachment will fragment the coal sufficiently for smooth loading oper- <br />ations. <br />Once the coal has been prepared for loading by either blasting or <br />ripping, a rubber-tired front end loader will move in to load the coal <br />into haulage trucks. Haulage trucks will transport the coal to the coal <br />loadout facility. <br />If it becomes necessary to remove hazardous material from the highwall, <br />a wheeled loader will be used if the the hazard is within its reach. e <br />Otherwise a cable drag suspended from a dozer blade will be used to <br />drag the face of the highwall. If this fails, the hazard will be drilled <br />from behind and blasted. No hazards will be removed by hand. <br />Any equipment broken down near a highwall will be towed a safe distance <br />away, if possible, before repair operations begin. If the equipment <br />can`t be moved, the highwall will be cable dragged before repair <br />operations begin and the loose material knocked down. When repair <br />operations begin, a man, other than the mechanic(s) will be standing <br />by watching the highwall for any signs of failure or hazards. <br />Every operator is required to do a pre-start equipment inspection and <br />to report any mechanical or safety defects to the head mechanic, who <br />in turn will take the necessary corrective aciton. <br />Before the drill is started a visual mechanical and safety inspection <br />will be made. When moved into position, stable ground conditions are <br />ascertained before set-up. Ground conditions are again checked before <br />drilling operations begin. The drill mast is pinned into the upright <br />positign and the manufactureer's recommended operation procedures are <br /> <br />a.~. 22~ <br />