
SAFE DESIGN OF MOBILE CONSTRUCTION
AND MINING EQUIPMENT
Tim Horberry
1,2
& Mike Bradley
1
1
Engineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge, UK
2
Minerals Industry Safety & Health Centre,
University of Queensland, Australia
A design review of current mobile construction and mining equip-
ment was undertaken using operator interviews, observations, an
ergonomics audit checklist and a safe design workshop.The purpose
wasto identify any major ergonomics, usability or safety deficiencies
associatedwiththeequipmentthatmay be considered in future design
changes. Operators with differentexperiencelevels (novice, interme-
diate and expert) were the participants. ...