Comments on: Climate Ground Zero Launches Whistleblower Protection Page

By: You'll never leave brushy alive

You'll never leave brushy alive — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:14:49 +0000

That is for moving of equipment when in a heavily occupied area. Spotters arent required when working in a designated spot.

By: em

em — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:37:50 +0000

Anyone that works in heavy equipment knows you are required by OSHA to have a ground guide when backing up. Or is this just another “rule” that the mining industry chooses to ignore? And you can “what if” all day….what if we stopped ripping the mountains apart and actually used the technology that is available for cleaner energy production….??? What if people took their blinders off and pulled their heads out of their butts and realized we have to stop destroying life for money?

Oh and by the way here is a copy and paste out of an OSHA guide for operating heavy equipment…

“Provide trained spotters or signal persons to alert operators to workers or pedestrians
in the blind spots of the equipment – including workers in trenches or manholes.”

By: You'll never leave brushy alive

You'll never leave brushy alive — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:12:44 +0000

Em, do you have a ground guide when you back your vehicle up? A ground guide is not required! BUT you are to stay atleast 300 foot away from moving equipment unless the operator knows you are there. And by knowing you are there I mean that you need to have radio communication, in-person verbal acknowledgement, or hand gesture acknowledgement.

WHAT IF the highwall miner would have started to tram when these activists where in the way? WHAT IF the loader operator hadn’t seen them and ran them over? WHAT IF the highwall would have slipped and covered them up?

AGAIN, machines have BLINDSPOTS, think about it!!!

By: Watcher

Watcher — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:36:09 +0000

Guess I’ll be the second to use this site for what it was intended. Activists illegally entered Massey Energy’s Bee Tree surface mine Wed. endangering their lives as well as the miners trying to do their job. Where’s MSHA when their needed? Will be sure to foward their names to MSHA anyway .Colin Flood , Jimmy Tobias , Sophie Kern , Katie Huszcza.

By: em

em — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:15:02 +0000

Not only do you ALWAYS look behind you, you are suppose to have a ground guide when backing up and large piece of equipment. Every silly willy knows that.

By: You'll never leave brushy alive

You'll never leave brushy alive — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:08:55 +0000

LOL, yeah whatever. This whistleblower page is just like MSHA’s whistleblower page, nothing but bullshit and a promise that you’ll do something. You don’t always have time to look in the mirror, if you had a job running a piece of equipment you would know this. Also, did you all know that you aren’t supposed to be within 300 feet of moving equipment? And how exactly do we know where to send security when we don’t know where or when your next “attack on America’s workforce” is going to happen? When we see something suspicious we report it to security and they respond in a very timely manner. What I am talking about is when you all “sneak” up on an operator and get in a blindspot, which every piece of equipment has. What are you all gonna do when you get someone killed because of YOUR stupidity???? Oh, and btw, vernon got everything out without a lisp!!! I think you have found your calling vernon, because public speaking just isn’t your thing.

By: Vernon

Vernon — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:47:48 +0000

You’ll, maybe you should be looking behind you before you back up anyway. Seems like a basic part of safety training.