Mines and Quarries

2020

Safe Quarry - A Guide to Pedestrian Safety in Quarries

This guidance has largely been developed from the Quarries National Joint Advisory Committee (QNJAC) “Follow our Footsteps- Guide to Pedestrian Safety in Quarries” document.

2020

Safe Quarry - Guidelines to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Quarry) Regulations 2008

These guidelines on the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Quarries) Regulations 2008 were developed with the assistance and advice of a working group on quarrying safety, representative of a wide range of interests in the quarrying industry and were revised in 2020 to take account of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Quarries) (Amendment) Regulations of 2013 and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Quarries) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and to reflect current best practice. A download (free of charge) is currently only available.

2019

Quarry Vehicle Brakes Maintenance & Testing Info Sheet

Quarry vehicles are very large and can cause significant damage and injury if they cannot be brought safely to a stop or controlled during operation or when parked on an incline.

2019

Safe Quarry - A Guide for Quarry Workers

This guidance document has been developed by the tripartite Quarry Safety Partnership and provides essential information for both new and experienced quarry workers on all aspects of quarrying. It also introduces the SLAM technique, which when employed correctly allows on-the-job risk assessments to be made.

2017

Identifying Significant Hazards in Quarries - Information Sheet

Any hazard or potential hazard should be considered significant or potentially significant if such a failure would directly or indirectly, be liable to endanger premises, roadways or other places where people are likely to be found offsite; or likely to cause serious or fatal injuries to persons on or off-site.

2017

Guarding of Return Idler Rollers on Conveyors at Quarries - Information Sheet

Idlers are an important component in any conveyor system as they are used to support the conveyor belt and the load carried on the belt.

2017

Fall Protection at the Top of the Quarry Face - Information Sheet

The operator needs to consider any activities that take place at the top of quarry faces and this would include inadvertent and unauthorised access, face profiling and surveying activities, drilling operations and shotfiring operations.

2015

Client and Contractor Code of Conduct at Quarrying Locations

This document was prepared from the QNJAC code of conduct for clients and contractors and the Health and Safety Authority gratefully acknowledge their assistance.

2012

COP for the Operators of Quarry Delivery Vehicles Employing 3 or less

The aim of the Code of Practice is to improve the level of safety and health compliance of persons operating delivery vehicles to and from quarries, by providing practical guidance as to the observance of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.

2010

Code of Practice for Electrical Safety in Quarries

This Code of Practice is aimed primarily at operators of quarries, designers of quarry electrical installations, electricians, safety and health practitioners, employers, managers, employees, safety representatives and anyone associated with electrical installations in quarries.

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