Operator Training Improves Safety, Prevents Equipment Damage at One of the World’s Largest Gypsum Quarries
Operator Training Improves Safety, Prevents Equipment Damage at One of the World’s Largest Gypsum Quarries
2 PagesCHALLENGE A leading mining manufacturer of gypsum wallboard operates the world’s largest gypsum quarry in North America. The quarry processes up to 20,000 tons of rock per day, which is extremely hard on material handling equipment. The mine uses a fleet of 10-ton overhead cranes to maintain the huge transfer trucks and other mining equipment, but they had frequent problems with crane breakdowns and operators pulling the ropes off the drums because the loads lifted were too heavy for the cranes, only some of which had load limiters installed. Purchasing higher-capacity equipment was not an economical option. SOLUTION The mine began looking at outsourcing crane inspections and maintenance. An analysis of contractors based on a formula comparing rates, documentation, compet
