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Ready-mix Site Safety Check

Traffic routes Liquid fuel installation Operating room
1 One-way systems and no light 1 Access restricted and physical 1 A main switch
vehicles in heavy equipment areas barriers to prevent impact to stop the entire site
2 Clear signage and markings to ensure 2 Fuel tank with sensor 2 LOTOTO station with access to
traffic rules are easily understood level and vents isolation devices
3 Pedestrians’ pathways around the site 3 Fire detection and suppression, 3 Energy, water withdrawal, and
and crossings with stop-and-go gates earthing and lightning discharge measuring devices
Raw material storage area 4 Secondary containment and spill Other working areas
emergency kit
1 Access control 1 Lab with a hoist, adjustable-height
with physical barriers Conveyor belts benches, and ventilation
2 Flat ground and no power lines 1 Guarded, and equipped with 2 Bulk cement unloading station with
over the unloading area emergency stops and pull cords safety chain to hold the hose
3 Water sprays 2 Platforms with guardrails, handrails, 3 Concrete sludge recycling fenced,
to control dust and toe boards and with life buoy adult lifesaving
4 Loaders with warning systems and 3 Visual cutoff switches to easily lock 4 Ready-mix trucks washing platforms
occupant protection out the equipment with handrails, and toe boards
Parking lot, loading, and offloading
Maintenance facilities Cement silos 5 areas with permanent wheel chocks
1 Hot work designated areas with 1 Silo pressure control system: level 6 General facilities
cylinders stored separately sensor, pressure sensor, and relief valve cleaned and tied
2 Separate chemical storage with 2 Baghouse in the top of the silo 7 Roads sloped towards a collection
secondary containment for dedusting point linked to a water treatment plan
Tire storage and cages Guardrails, handrails, and toe boards
3 3
to calibrate it at the top of the silos
4 A drainage system 4 Stairs to access the top
with an oil trap of the silo

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