Forklift – Parking Safety Unattended vehicles are a danger to the operator and others when they are not properly secured. Every year forklift operators and other workers are trapped between massive equipment and are victims of crushing injuries and are sometimes even killed when an unattended vehicle starts moving. The...
Forklift Safety – Traveling on Inclines Every year forklift operators are injured or killed due to a tipover on a ramp or incline. Forklift operators should follow certain general rules of the road when traveling on ramps and other inclines in order to avoid the hazards of a tipover and...
The Truck Three-‐Point Rule of Safety You Don’t Have To Fall Off A Truck! Fall injuries while getting into or out of heavy equipment, a truck or tractor cab, hooking up air and electrical lines, or mounting or dismounting trailers are usually serious injuries. Insurance studies show falls from vehicles...
Forklift -‐ Three Points of Contact Safety Slips, trips, and falls account for 20 percent of work injuries. This totals 13 million injuries per year. Climbing into and out of mobile equipment presents a common exposure to slips and falls. Inclement weather, greasy or broken steps, grab handles, and the...
Machine Guards Employee exposure to unguarded or inadequately guarded machines is prevalent in many workplaces. Consequently, workers who operate and maintain machinery suffer approximately 18,000 amputations, lacerations, crushing injuries to fingers and hands, burns, abrasions, blindness, and over 800 deaths per year. Amputation is one of the most severe and...
Flammable Liquid Safety Flammable liquids are used widely in many workplace and home situations and in many different ways. They present unique hazards to the people that use them. Flammable liquids can cause a fire or explosion and overexposure to them may also cause serious health effects. Here we’ll discuss...
Combustible Dust Safety Combustible dust is finely ground organic or metal material that can cause an explosion or fire when suspended in air and exposed to a sufficient source of ignition. Combustible dust is any finely divided solid material that is 420 microns or smaller in diameter and presents a...
Aerial Lift Safety Job sites are not always at ground level. Sometimes workers need to use aerial platforms. All work has hazards and risks involved in it, but when you work at an elevated height, extra training and attention to safety procedures is a necessity. Man-lifts and scissor lifts are...
Forklift Safety Approximately 100 workers are killed each year as a result of forklift accidents. About 1/4 of these fatalities are caused by overturning. Other common causes are workers being struck by materials carried on the forklift, workers being struck by the forklift, and workers falling from the forklift. Forklift...
Working Safely Around Electricity Industry runs on electricity. It’s safe to use when you know what you’re doing and take proper precautions. When precautions are not taken, electricity can be a killer. The most common electrical hazard on today’s worksites is from the ground fault electrical shock. Electrical accidents are...