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METHOD FOR INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY AND SAFETY IN THE MINING AND HEAVY CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

  • US 20080208646A1
  • Filed: 02/28/2007
  • Published: 08/28/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for increasing productivity and safety in the mining and heavy construction industries comprising:

  • (a) evaluating equipment operator skills at a site;

    (b) correlating the evaluated operator skills to operator skill levels;

    (c) calculating an average site skill level for the site;

    (d) correlating the average site skill level to an incident rate;

    (e) establishing equipment costs for the site based on the incident rate from step (d);

    (f) calculating incident rates for different average site skill levels;

    (g) projecting equipment costs for different average site skill levels based on the incident rates calculated in step (f);

    (h) comparing the equipment costs from step (e) to the projected equipment costs from step (g);

    (i) wherein the site utilizes one or more classes of equipment, using the average site skill level to generate a productivity factor for each class of equipment;

    (j) calculating production costs for a class of equipment based on the productivity factors generated in step (i);

    (k) calculating production costs for different productivity factors;

    (l) comparing the production costs from step (j) to the production costs from step (k) to generate cost-benefit information for a manager deciding whether to implement a training program; and

    (m) generating a report with recommended training based on the skill evaluations and desired equipment cost and/or productivity factor goals established by the site manager based on the information generated in steps (h) and (l).

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