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Safer inflation of tyres
Hanson Aggregates > Whatley Quarry, Somerset > 01373 452515
transport – mobile plant: 19
A blow-out while inflating a tyre in the workshop at this Frome quarry led to prompt and
decisive action by the safety representative and site management.
Following a review by the safety committee, a new tyre inflation bay was designed and built with a risk
assessment and new safe system of work. The bay has a red flashing beacon which starts automatically
when air is in the line, and is outlined by a red / white chain with a simple gate system, that removes the
vehicle from any of the site’s traffic routes and prevents any vehicles from parking in or around the area.
Battery jump leads
Hanson Aggregates > Horton Quarry, North Yorkshire > 01729 860301
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This quarry at Horton-in-Ribblesdale has developed a system for mobile
plant which engineers out the complicated and potentially hazardous
procedure involved in traditional jump-starting vehicles.
The system works by simply connecting leads via two jack plugs (one
positive and the other negative) into a receiver box on the vehicle, which are
in turn connected to the batteries. The plugs have one male and one female
connection at each end of the leads, making it impossible to connect them
to the wrong terminal. Once the plugs have been connected, the procedure
for starting and disconnecting is the same as with normal jump leads.
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Engine bay bulkhead light
Aggregate Industries > Buckton Vale Quarry, Cheshire > 01457 835323
At Aggregate Industries’ Buckton Vale Quarry, the absence of suitable lighting for daily inspection checks
of oil levels, etc, has been overcome on their rigid dump trucks by the fitting of a small bulkhead light
underneath the platform beside the engine cover. This allows both hands to be free, rather than juggling
with torches. Power to the light needs to be independent of the ignition, so that the driver may retain the
keys until the checks are complete, to prevent accidental starting.