IndustrialSafetyLectureFourSafeMaterialsHandlingandMachineSafetyJoeNailIndustrialSafetyLectureFourIntroductionHandlingMaterialsSafely50tonsperonetonshipped.Someismovedbymachineandsomebyhand.Whenhandlingmaterial,techniqueiseverything.IndustrialSafetyLectureFourCausesofInjuries25%ofallinjuriesarerelatedtomaterialhandling.80%aretothelowerback.Incorrectliftingcausesmostinjuries.Incorrectuseofequipment.IndustrialSafetyLectureFourCarelessnessBeawareofyourenvironment.HeyCharlie!Didyouseethatgamelastnight?IndustrialSafetyLectureFourAvoidingWorkplaceInjuriesStayinshape.Considerwhereyouwillwalk.Don’tuseyourbodyifyoudon’thaveto.IndustrialSafetyLectureFourRulesforLiftingGetclosetotheload.Keepfeetapart.Keepbackstraight.Bendyourknees.Tuckyourchin.Griptheloadwithyourpalms.IndustrialSafetyLectureFourHazardsAssociatedwithMaterialsHandlingCheckyourenvironmentforsufficientmovingroomCheckforprojectingobjects,weargloves.Arematerialssecure?Arechemicalstobemoved?IndustrialSafetyLectureFourTeamworkandHandlingVariousShapesandSizesIfanobjectseemstoheavytolift,itprobablyis.Whenworkingwithothers,communicationiscritical.Yourbackshouldbekeptstraightwhenyoucarryobjects.Specialliftingtoolsshouldbesoughtoutandusedforlargeobjects.Protectyourselfwhenhandlingthings.IndustrialSafetyLectureFourExamplesofLiftingEquipmentIndustrialSafetyLectureFourHandToolsandAccessoriesIndustrialSafetyLectureFourPowerOperatedHandTrucksExamplesofa“walkie”anda“rider”typepoweredhandtrucksIndustrialSafetyLectureFourPoweredIndustrialtrucksTrucksareusuallyclassifiedbypowersource.ElectricMotorsInternalCombustionEngine–Gasoline–Diesel–LPLiquefiedPetroleumIndustrialSafetyLectureFourStandardPoweredIndustrialLiftTruckIndustrialSafetyLectureFourStraddleTruckIndustrialSafetyLectureFourOrderPickerTruckIndustrialSafetyLectureFourIndustrialTruckSafetyPopularMisconceptions“Anyonecandrivealifttruck.”“Theyhandlejustlikeacar.”“Theyareeasiertodrivethanacar.”“Youdon’tneedanytrainingtosafelydriveaforklift.”IndustrialSafetyLectureFourIndustrialTruckSafetyFactsThecenterofgravityofalifttruckchanges.Mosttrucksare“rearsteer.”Mosttruckshavenosuspensionsystem.ItisNOTsafetoalterthelifttruck’scounterweight!IndustrialSafetyLectureFourIndustrialTruckSafetyWhatdoesOHSAsayaboutpoweredindustrialtrucktraining?OSHAregulationsstatethat“onlytrainedandauthorizedoperatorsshallbepermittedtooperateapoweredindustrialtruck.”Butwhy?IndustrialSafetyLectureFourGetthepicture?TraininghelpstoPreventAccidents!IndustrialSafetyLectureFourDataplate.PoweredIndustrialTrucks-OperatorTraining1910.178(l)1915.120(a)1917.1(a)(2)(xiv)1918.1(b)(10)1926.602(d)DisclaimerThispresentationisintendedasaresourceforprovidingtrainingonOSHA’srevisedpoweredindustrialtruckoperatorstandards.ItisnotasubstituteforanyoftheprovisionsoftheOccupationalSafetyandHealthActof1970,orforanystandardsissuedbytheU.S.DepartmentofLabor’sOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA).Itisalsonotasubstituteforapoweredindustrialtruckoperatortrainingprogram.AcknowledgmentOSHA’sOfficeofTrainingandEducationwishestoacknowledgethefollowingforcontributingsomeofthegraphicsusedinthispresentation:–CaterpillarLiftTrucks–MasonContractorsAssociationofAmerica–IndustrialTruckAssociation–StateofUtahLaborCommission-Occ...