Critical Equipment Inspections

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Critical Equipment Inspections

• Xstrata Coal South Africa

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Contents

• Historical situation
• ATCOM Fatal accident 23/02/2004
• Identification of critical equipment and
  installations
• Inspection criteria used
• Out sourcing contract work
• Tagging of equipment

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Historical review

• Pre use inspection lists for equipment
• Log book system
• No physical proof of inspections conducted
• Contractors pack requirements

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Critical equipment

• List compiled of critical equipment and
  installations
• Inspection criteria developed

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ATCOM 23 February 2004

• Incident -Electrocution
• Work planned to replace water column
  contractors pack completed
• Task delayed Making up of pipes work extended
  into evening
• Changing conditions rain, darkness and using
  different type of tools as planned
• Sub contractor bring additional undisclosed
  equipment onto mine
• Faulty extension lead and inadequate earth
  leakage protection
• Incident
• Medical condition of now deceased
• Certificate of compliance for electrical
  installations

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Short Comings identified

• Appointment of responsible persons to do various
  inspections ( plant / opencast working)
• Listing of critical equipment and installations
• Proof that inspections were carried out not a
  paper exercise
• Inspection of contractors/ sub contractors
  equipment

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Tagging of equipment and out sourcing of
inspection authority

• Appointment of Gear Industry legal appointment
• Critical inspection lists developed and signed
  off mine engineers (include vehicle checks)
• Quality inspections carried out of facility by
  mine engineers
• Requirement in contractors pack that inspections
  were conducted and equipment tagged
• Three month inspection cycle observed
• Pre-use inspection system still in place for
  daily checks

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Inspection Tagg

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Results of inspections

• Past four months
• 28 rejection on vehicles breaks and lights
• 23 rejection on vehicles fire extinguishers
• 26 rejection on electrical equipment
• 25 on hydraulic/ lifting and other equipment
• Improvement on the quality of equipment from
  contractors that have been through the process