Deployed module · Toolbox talk

Vehicle & pedestrian interaction

Module 4 of 12 in the Critical Risk Standards FY26 program. Three short slides, four quick questions from the crew, and a playback of what we heard — all captured against the standard.

Pit 3 North crib room Day shift pre-start ≈ 25 min Critical risk 04

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Critical risk 04 · Vehicle & pedestrian interaction

People and machines share this site on every shift.

Most days nothing happens — and that is exactly when the risk creeps in. Today: what the standard asks of us, what just happened at another operation, and what you are seeing on the ground.

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serious incidents on surface mines involve mobile plant

40 m

blind-spot zone around a loaded haul truck

vehicle–pedestrian near-misses logged at this site in the last 90 days

Industry alert Mining Safety Bulletin · 28 May 2026

Haul truck makes contact with light vehicle on ROM pad at WA iron ore operation

A loaded 240-tonne haul truck reversed over the tray of a parked light vehicle during night-shift changeover. The LV driver had stepped out of the cab moments earlier. No one was injured — the vehicle was destroyed.

What the investigation found

No positive comms before the LV entered the dump circuit

LV parked inside the truck's blind spot, outside a designated bay

Operator was 11.5 hours into shift; changeover radio traffic was congested

Incident site photo — placeholder

Discuss as a crew — could this happen here? Where?

The standard · TRX-04 Vehicle & pedestrian interaction

Four non-negotiables. Every task, every shift.

01 — Positive communication

Three-way radio confirmation before entering 50 m of operating plant. No reply — no approach.

02 — Exclusion zones

Stay outside delineated zones unless authorised and acknowledged by the operator.

03 — Park-up rules

Designated bays only. Handbrake, gear, chocks — and never in a blind spot.

04 — Seen and acknowledged

Eye contact or radio acknowledgement before you move. Never assume you have been seen.

Poll 1 of 4 Multiple choice — knowledge check

Collecting responses

14 of 14 responded

You need to approach a loaded haul truck parked on the ROM pad. What do you do first?

Crew answer on their phones — open the poll when the room is ready.

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11 of 14 got it — worth a quick word on why "approach from the front" still is not enough.

Poll 2 of 4 Rating — 1 to 5

Collecting responses

14 of 14 responded

How confident are you that positive comms happens every time on our site?

1 2 3 4 5

Not confident Very confident

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1 — Not confident 5 — Very confident

Crew average

3.1 / 5

Mixed confidence

Below the 4.0 target for a critical control. Worth a conversation — let the next question tell you why.

Poll 3 of 4 Word cloud — one word

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13 of 14 responded

One word — the biggest factor behind vehicle–pedestrian near misses here?

The cloud builds live as words come in Repeated words grow — the room watches its own answer take shape

Most mentioned — Fatigue ×4 Complacency ×3 Blind spots ×2 13 responses · 7 unique words

Poll 4 of 4 Open response

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8 responses captured

Where have you seen a risky vehicle–pedestrian interaction in the last month? Be specific.

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AI-tagged themes: Walkway segregation ×2 Blind spots ×2 Lighting & visibility ×2 Contractor comms ×1 Shift-change congestion ×1

Session playback

What we heard today

Module complete Summary generated from responses & discussion

Attendance

14 / 14

All crew present

Poll response rate

88%

49 of 56 across 4 polls

Knowledge check

79%

11 of 14 correct

Control confidence

3.1 / 5

Below 4.0 target

AI session summary

From poll responses and crew discussion

Strong engagement from Pit 3 North day shift — every crew member responded to the knowledge and confidence polls. Knowledge of the positive-communication protocol is solid at 79% correct, but confidence that it happens every time is mixed at 3.1 / 5 — fatigue and complacency were the most-cited factors.

Open responses surfaced three recurring locations: the ROM pad at shift change, the go-line before 06:00, and the fuel bay parking area. Contractor radio alignment near the laydown yard was raised independently by two crew members.

Suggested focus for the next talk: shift-change traffic sequencing. Three findings raised, three actions assigned.

Fatigue Shift-change congestion Walkway segregation Contractor comms Lighting

Findings raised

Auto-created from crew responses

High

Contractor radios not aligned to pit channel near laydown yard

From open responses · Poll 4

Medium

No segregated walkway between fuel bay parking and the fuel point

From open responses · Poll 4

Medium

Go-line lighting below standard before 06:00

From open responses · Poll 4

Actions assigned

Tracked to closure in Actions

Verify contractor radio channels; reissue comms protocol

K. Patterson — Site OCE

Due 16 Jun

Install temporary bollard walkway at fuel bay

D. Burrows — Shift Supervisor

Due 19 Jun

Lighting audit — go-line and workshop apron

R. Patel — Maintenance

Due 26 Jun