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Trackless Mobile Machinery Safety and Collision Management

Diesel machines and pedestrians share the same underground roadways, and the consequences of getting that interaction wrong are fatal. Traffic management planning, proximity detection, braking and parking standards, operator selection and licensing, and the maintenance regime that keeps trackless equipment fit for use.

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What you will be able to do

  • Build a traffic management plan covering pedestrian, light vehicle and machine interaction.
  • Specify proximity detection and collision avoidance requirements for a given fleet.
  • Set braking, parking and visibility standards and test them on commissioning.
  • Manage operator selection, medical fitness, training records and site licensing.
  • Plan roadway design, tipping points and loading areas to reduce interaction risk.
  • Investigate machine related incidents and close out engineering and behavioural causes.

Course outline

  1. 01Trackless fleet risk profile and incident patterns
  2. 02Traffic management planning and roadway design
  3. 03Proximity detection and collision avoidance technology
  4. 04Braking, steering and parking standards
  5. 05Operator competence, fitness and licensing
  6. 06Maintenance, defect reporting and lock out
  7. 07Incident investigation and engineering corrective action

Who should attend

Engineering managers, trackless mobile machinery superintendents, mine overseers, safety officers, fleet maintenance planners and training officers on mechanised underground and opencast operations.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
5 to 9 Oct 2026
Venue
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5 day programme
FromR18,000
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