Top 9 Safety rules when operating mining locomotive

Mining locomotives are an important tool in the transportation of coal and metal mines. You should be familiar with the safety operating procedures before operating. Familiarity with the safety operating procedures can prevent accidents.
The following is an introduction to the use of mining locomotives. Safety operating procedures in:

1. Complete devices necessary for mining locomotives: bells, lights, protective covers, brakes, connectors and leakage and circuit protection devices. Any abnormality shall not operate.

2. Before operation, check back and forth and send out signals to avoid hurting people or crushing various pipelines and lines.

3. The driver must abide by various signals and obey instructions. It is strictly forbidden to drive after drinking. When the electric locomotive is running, all parts of people and things must not be exposed.

4. Fast driving is strictly prohibited. When encountering a curve, exiting a tunnel, construction site, or there are people ahead, slow down and send out a signal.

5. If the locomotive loses track during operation, the signal should be sent out immediately. The processing personnel must choose a safe location and contact the signal, and conduct unified command for processing.

6. Locomotives must be rated for traction and transportation must not be overloaded, ultra-wide, or ultra-long. Locomotives transporting blasting equipment must comply with the regulations on the transportation of blasting materials.

7. The locomotive transporter must carefully check the connectors, brakes and components before driving. It is strictly forbidden for explosive, flammable and mixed cargo in the car, and it is strictly forbidden to pick up the car in the middle.

8. It is strictly forbidden to stand at both ends of the battery car to prevent squeezing (collision) injury. When unloading the slag, the parking lot and the U-turn should be equipped with protective facilities to block the car to prevent it from falling off the road.

9. Check frequently, keep the locomotive clean, and drive well. When the driver leaves, he must cut off the power, brake the brakes, stop on the safety line, and have good lighting and warning signs.

Above 9 are the top rules you should pay attention when operating the mining locomotives, hope it will help you