STOCKPILE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES

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• STOCKPILE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES

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Preparation Plant Overview
Stockpile Maintenance Procedures

• Annual Processing Capacity
• 12 Million Raw Tons (2,000 Raw Tons / Hour)
• 7.3 Million Clean

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Safety Precautions on Coal Stockpiles
Stockpile Maintenance Procedures

• Due to the relatively small stockpiles, dozers
  are continuously required to store and reclaim
  both raw and clean coal.

• Where people are required to operate equipment or
  travel on foot on a stockpile equipped with a
  reclaim belt and draw-off feeders, West Virginia
  Code 36-27-5.1 requires an approved plan.

• The Approved Plan Has Proven to be a Good
  Practice

• The Plan Consists of Three Basic Elements

• Equipment Requirements

• Entrapment Rescue Procedures

• General Rules and Safe Procedures Required for
  Working on Stockpiles

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Safety Precautions on Coal Stockpiles
Stockpile Maintenance Procedures

• Equipment operated on stockpiles will be equipped
  with the following

• At least two separate means of two way
  communication (with independent power sources).

• Company FM Radio

• CB Radio

• Hand Held Radio (Pictured Later)

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Safety Precautions on Coal Stockpiles
Stockpile Maintenance Procedures

• Equipment operated on stockpiles will be equipped
  with the following

• Enclosed cab with 40 psi tempered glass and
  window support system

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Safety Precautions on Coal Stockpiles
Stockpile Maintenance Procedures

• Equipment operated on stockpiles will be equipped
  with the following

• Remote control stop device capable of shutting
  off reclaim feeders and belt conveyors.

• Body harness / safety belt.
• Two self-contained self-rescuers

• Emergency lighting (chemical light sticks).

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Safety Precautions on Coal Stockpiles
Stockpile Maintenance Procedures

• Equipment operated on stockpiles will be equipped
  with the following additional non-regulatory
  safety features

• Operator activated fire suppression system.

• Anti-glare paint treatment.

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Safety Precautions on Coal Stockpiles
Stockpile Maintenance Procedures

• In the event equipment becomes entrapped

• On-shift supervisor in charge will be notified
  immediately.

• Emergency Notification Plan will be
  implemented.

• Equipment on site will begin recovery / rescue
  procedure as needed .

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Safety Precautions on Coal Stockpiles
Stockpile Maintenance Procedures

• In the event equipment becomes entrapped

• Additional equipment will be brought on site as
  necessary.

• Any additional equipment will be provided with
  two SCSRs and two way communication.

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Safety Precautions on Coal Stockpiles
Stockpile Maintenance Procedures

• Required rules and safe job procedures.

• Before entering the stockpile area, the equipment
  operator will communicate with the plant operator
  to verify communication systems are working
  properly.

• Equipment operator shall test the remote
  emergency stop system.

• Examine SCSRs.

• Examine emergency lighting.

• Close all cab doors securely.

• Check position of feeders marked by suspended
  colored balls.

• Plant operator will communicate with equipment
  operators before starting or stopping any feeders.

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Safety Precautions on Coal Stockpiles
Stockpile Maintenance Procedures

• Required rules and safe job procedures.

• Warning signs will be posted at all entrances to
  live stockpile areas.

• No person shall travel on foot over feeders
  without a secured overhead life line and feeders
  locked and tagged out.

• In the event of an emergency on any stockpile,
  all feeders shall be turned off by the plant
  operator until the entire situation has been
  accessed by the on-shift supervisor in charge.

• If equipment communications or remote stop device
  fail, then the effected piece of equipment will
  be removed from stockpile operation until
  repaired .

• When a cavity is suspected, the equipment
  operator will fill the cavity by side cutting
  along the bottom of the stockpile area until the
  cavity is filled.

• Water sprayed from inside the reclaim tunnel up
  through a feeder may also be used to attempt to
  collapse the cavity until the cavity is filled.

• A copy of the approved plan shall be posted at
  the mine and persons performing such work shall
  be properly instructed on the plan contents prior
  to any work being performed.