Sandvik Mining, a leading global supplier of equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining industry, tested a prototype of its Sandvik DR461i rotary drill rig at Barrick Gold’s Cortez mine in Nevada. As part of the testing process, Sandvik Mining engineers collaborated with Barrick Gold equipment operators to evaluate the new drill’s safety features and recommend enhancements before the product launches globally. The results of this process, formally known as EMESRT Design Evaluation for EME Procurement (EDEEP), were presented by Sandvik Mining and Barrick Gold representatives at the Global Health & Safety Excellence for Mining Forum in Las Vegas.

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5. ABOUT EMESRT
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•Earth Moving Equipment Safety Round Table (EMESRT)
•Established in 2006
•14 global mining companies
•Goal: To establish collaboration between Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and mining customers

6. ABOUT EMESRT EDEEP
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•EMESRT Design Evaluation for EME Procurement
•Process established in 2011
•Customer and OEM identify priority tasks for a piece of equipment
•Priorities based on frequency and severity of potential consequences identified in the EMESRT Design Philosophies

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•Goal: Find risk reduction opportunities for priority tasks
•How: Assess the drill rig using EMESRT Design Philosophies and the EDEEP process
•Who:
−Sandvik engineers + product support
−Barrick operators + maintenance personnel

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•+ 238 years mining experience
•Avg 15 years experience / person

10. SANDVIK EDEEP PROCESS HOW IT FITS INTO EMESRT
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Priority Task Identification
Task Based Risk Assessment
Sales Design Information
Sandvik Follow Up Activities

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PRIORITY TASK IDENTIFICATION
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•List operation, maintenance tasks
•Information from
−Manuals
−Product support
•20 priority tasks
Priority Task Identification
Task Based Risk Assessment
Sales Design Information
Sandvik Follow Up Activities

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•Film priority tasks with operators to get realistic view / understanding
•Divide tasks into steps
•Assess risks in each step separately
•List, evaluate existing safeguards
•Customer participation is key
Priority Task Identification
Task Based Risk Assessment
Sales Design Information
Sandvik Follow Up Activities

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SALES DESIGN INFORMATION (SDI)
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•Sandvik EDEEP Sales Design Information (SDI) template
−Compile info in one document
−Highlighted safety features
−Design features and evaluations for tasks
−Suggested administrative controls
•Share Sales Design Information (SDI) document with the customer
Priority Task Identification
Task Based Risk Assessment
Sales Design Information
Sandvik follow up activities

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•Collect suggested actions
•Share with relevant departments
−Engineering
−Documentation
•Schedule action item follow ups
•Release new solutions
Priority Task Identification
Task Based Risk Assessment
Sales Design Information
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17. Cabin Ergonomics 4 20%
Controls and Electrics 6 30%
Mechanical 10 50%
MEASURE SUCCESS
•6 Control System Modifications
−Added "Distance to bottom of hole" data field in drilling view
−Added interlock to stop drill from tramming if bit is too close to ground
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•10 Mechanical / Ergonomic Modifications
−Changed stand-up one-hand-tram joystick location to make it easier to use
−Changed switch on Egress ladder to swinging bar for easier access

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Case Study: The Barrick Perspective
What is Barrick Cortez?
Reasons for Barrick’s role in test program
The EMESRT approach
Key learnings of test

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TEXT
What is Barrick Cortez?
Cortez Hills

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TEXT
What is Barrick Cortez?
Pipeline / GAP (test location)

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Largest producing site for Barrick Gold Corporation
Site has two open pits and one UG operation
Daily OP forecast production rate: 465,000 tons
Nine Barrick drills + Sandvik DR461i test drill
What is Barrick Cortez?
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What is Barrick Cortez?
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Committed to continual safety improvement
Convinced in our belief that NO job is ever worth doing in an unsafe manner

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Reasons for Barrick’s role in test
Need to add a drill to current fleet soon
Ability to absorb the DR461i into existing fleet and workplace for testing
Opportunity to test and learn from new equipment, for Cortez and Barrick overall
Responsibility limited to operation
Potential to gain incremental productive capacity
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The EMESRT approach
A productive platform for collaborative improvement

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The EMESRT approach
Feeds natural tendency to envision improvement
Places subject matter experts from design, operation, and maintenance in the same room for effective interaction
Stepwise approach is systematic yielding complete review of tasks / functions

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Key learnings of test
Use of EMESRT EDEEP approach a real plus and high point of prototype test
Solid operations training achieved through active collaboration
FMS tracking: limit the variables next time
Some time-limited opportunities lost
Unique prototype components: patience
Solid partnership experience with Sandvik
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