Safety, Health & Risk Management Flashcards
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Under the Mine Act, which party has the primary responsibility for maintaining safe conditions in a mine?
Answer: The mine operator
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 places primary responsibility for safe mine conditions on the mine operator, not regulators or employees.
What is the purpose of a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) in a mining environment?
Answer: To provide chemical hazard and safe handling information
An SDS provides detailed information on chemical properties, health hazards, exposure limits, protective measures, and emergency procedures, as required under OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard.
Which type of hearing loss is caused by long-term exposure to excessive noise levels in mines?
Answer: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)
NIHL is a permanent, irreversible hearing loss caused by damage to the hair cells of the cochlea from chronic loud noise exposure, common in mining environments.
In the context of mine safety risk management, what is a 'critical control'?
Answer: A control whose absence would significantly increase the risk of a fatal or major event
A critical control is one that, if absent or failed, would materially increase the likelihood or severity of a fatality or catastrophic event, making its verification the highest priority.
Which mining health hazard is associated with exposure to silica-containing dust and results in irreversible lung scarring?
Answer: Silicosis
Silicosis is caused by inhaling crystalline silica dust; the silica particles trigger an inflammatory immune response that progressively scars and stiffens lung tissue.
What is the primary purpose of a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) in mining?
Answer: To identify and control hazards associated with specific tasks before work begins
A JHA systematically breaks a job into steps, identifies hazards at each step, and determines preventive measures before the work is performed.
What does the 'Swiss Cheese Model' illustrate in mine safety management?
Answer: How multiple independent barriers can each have gaps, and when holes align, accidents occur
James Reason's Swiss Cheese Model shows that defenses have latent weaknesses (holes); when holes in successive layers align, a hazard passes through all defenses and causes an accident.