The design and maintenance of haul roads plays an important role in surface haulage safety. This handbook provides guidance for conducting a safety inspection of a mine's haulage roads. A critical concern is that design features, such as width, steepness and layout of the roads, be compatible with the performance capabilities of the equipment, as well as provide for reasonable variability in the level of skill and experience of the equipment operators. The handbook includes summaries o f MSHA's standards that apply to haul roads.

Dated May 2007. This title, and its companion volume 1 "Reference manual" (ISBN 9780115527975), supersede "Bridge inspection guide" (1984, ISBN 9780115506383)