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Research Support for the Development of SAE Guidelines for Underground Operator Compartments.

PB91146142

Publication Date	1990
Personal Author	Gilbert, V. A.
Page Count	226
Abstract	The report covers the development of proposed Draft SAE Recommended Practice J1314 entitled 'Human Factors Design Guidelines for Mobile Underground Mining Equipment.' The initial work began in 1978 with the SAE Off Road Machinery Technical Committee (ORMTC) - Subcommittee 29, Working Group 3. In late 1980, a research contract was obtained with the Bureau of Mines to support development of additional data. Human factors engineering design criteria were needed to develop operator work stations for underground mining equipment. Contractors compiled accident histories for selected equipment types, prepared task and hazard analyses and defined minimum envelope dimensions. Additional tasks were to recommend location and activation of controls, define minimum visibility envelopes, and describe guidelines for seating and operator ingress and egress. As of June 1-90, a draft of SAE J1314 had been proposed, but not approved by the committee.
Keywords	Coal mining Safety engineering Human factors engineering Mining equipment Underground mining Continuous miners Mine cars Tunneling machines Cutting machines
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries 95D - Human Factors Engineering
Corporate Authors	Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Warrendale, PA.; Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Oct 80-Nov 90.
NTIS Issue Number	199109
Contract Number	H0308110

Research Support for the Development of SAE Guidelines for Underground Operator Compartments.

Research Support for the Development of SAE Guidelines for Underground Operator Compartments.
PB91146142

Publication Date	1990
Personal Author	Gilbert, V. A.
Page Count	226
Abstract	The report covers the development of proposed Draft SAE Recommended Practice J1314 entitled 'Human Factors Design Guidelines for Mobile Underground Mining Equipment.' The initial work began in 1978 with the SAE Off Road Machinery Technical Committee (ORMTC) - Subcommittee 29, Working Group 3. In late 1980, a research contract was obtained with the Bureau of Mines to support development of additional data. Human factors engineering design criteria were needed to develop operator work stations for underground mining equipment. Contractors compiled accident histories for selected equipment types, prepared task and hazard analyses and defined minimum envelope dimensions. Additional tasks were to recommend location and activation of controls, define minimum visibility envelopes, and describe guidelines for seating and operator ingress and egress. As of June 1-90, a draft of SAE J1314 had been proposed, but not approved by the committee.
Keywords	Coal mining Safety engineering Human factors engineering Mining equipment Underground mining Continuous miners Mine cars Tunneling machines Cutting machines
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries 95D - Human Factors Engineering
Corporate Authors	Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Warrendale, PA.; Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. Oct 80-Nov 90.
NTIS Issue Number	199109
Contract Number	H0308110