Equipment

Haul truck pre-shift inspection

A repeatable walk-around gives the next person a traceable condition record.

Published by Mine-Pro · Surface mining operations and recordkeeping

Identify the unit and condition

Capture the site, unit identifier, operator, opening hour meter and observed defects. The inspection should reflect actual conditions, not a pre-filled all-clear state.

Protect the status transition

An unsafe condition may keep equipment Not Active. Record the reason, start time and repair; authorization to return to service belongs to the designated accountable role and should be auditable.

In practice

A brake warning on truck 3630 is attached to that truck, not buried in the general shift report.

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