Factors influencing load-haul-dump operator line of sight in underground mining

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-103

  Eger, Tammy ^a   Salmoni, Alan ^b   Whissell, Robert ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Line of sight; Load haul dump vehicles; Mobile mining equipment; Visibility

Indexed keywords

ENGINE CYLINDERS; FEEDBACK; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; HAZARDS; RADIATORS; VEHICLES; WHEELS;

BLIND SPOTS; LIGHT BRACKETS; LOAD-HAUL-DUMP (LHD); RADIO REMOTE BOXES;

UNDERGROUND MINE TRANSPORTATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVALUATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MINING; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISIBILITY; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 1942475430     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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