Ground Control in Underground Limestone Mines

Roger Mellville, Garrett Limestone Co., Inc. discusses both outside and in the limestone
mine basic steps to insure that roof and pillars are free from loose rock. He provides
quality safety information and shares real-life experiences for new or experienced
miners.
Mellville discusses the following safety subjects:
- Pre-shift checks of the lift basket
- Fall protection in lift basket
- The importance of sound testing the roof
- Danger zones during hand scaling
- The need for proper scaling
- Performing workplace examinations
- The purpose of roof bolting
- The purpose of pull-tests on roof bolts
- Bedding planes
- Looking for loose material
- Signs of loose material
- Report all real or suspected problems
- Borescoping the roof
- Extensiometers
- Scratch bars
- Parking equipment safely
Brookwood-Sago Grant Project: Best Practices for Preventing Emergencies in
Underground Mines (Coal & MNM) (2011-2013).

[@tdinardopsu]

I had the pleasure of working with Roger. It's great to see that through this video he is able to share his wealth of knowledge with the underground hardrock community.

[@Woffy.]

Mr Mellville, I feel safe around those who admit they goofed but learnt from their mistakes. No place for Ego's.. Take it easy

[@mippy013]

Very informative. I like the part about protecting your workers like they are your child.

[@austinmitts3537]

Good presentation / advice Roger.It was good working w/ you. You damn near lived in the mine you put in so much time there. Good luck in whatever your doing today. This is Jason Mitts but this thing is saying my boys name for some reason