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Safety Brief - 2015 - 2

Safety Brief Series


BE ALERT OF MOVING EQUIPMENT
Crew members should:

• Recognize and be alert to risks near moving vehicles,


equipment, traffic and other workers within
and adjacent to assigned work site.
• Maintain personal visibility, alertness and communication.
• Look and sound appropriate warnings prior to moving
vehicles or equipment.

When contruction equipment is rumbling around a project,


you’ve got to watch your step. If both construction workers
and equipment operators keep their eyes open, no one’s
going to get hurt.

The following are ways to help you maintain a healthy respect for cranes, dozers, excavators
and trucks:

• Never take for granted that equipment operators see you.


• Never depend upon hearing a horn or other warning signals; it might sometimes be lost in the
general noise around a project.
• Equipment shouln’t be backed without someone to check the blind spots and give signals;
nevertheless, keep in the clear whenever equipment is traveling backwards, as that’s when most
equipment accidents happen.
• Swinging counterweights often create a dangerous pinch-point. Don’t ever get into a spot where
you could get squeezed in between.
• Never hitch a ride on the running board, it’s fatally easy to fall under moving equipment.
• No riding on top of loaded trucks; the load might shift, and you might not have enough over-head
clearance in a tight spot.
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• If you’re riding in a transport vehicle to a job, or between jobs, keep your arms, legs and all parts
of your body inside the unit.
• Never walk alongside equipment. Keep in the clear in case the unit suddenly turns your
way, or slides, or the load shifts.
• Stay out from under loads on cranes or hoists. Use established walkways and beware of
shortcuts.
• If the boom of a unit ever hits a power line, keep away form the frame of the unit and the load
cables.
• Never lubricate, clean or work on a machine that’s in operation. Stop the machine. If you have to
remove a guard, replace it as soon as the work’s done.
• Construction equipment is husky, heavy and extremely unheathly to tangle with. Always assume
that the operator doesn’t see you; doesn’t even know you’re around. Always figure that it’s up to
you to keep in the clear.

Action Item:
Please take your crew outside and have them walk around a piece of equipment (dump truck) with
one person in the driver seat, engine off, keys in pocket. Driver and crew walking around equipment
will soon find out the reality of a blind spot. For example, a rear blind spot on a dump truck averages
approximately 100 feet. Rotate and allow others to sit in the driver’s seat.

For more Tailgate Talks, Safety Briefs or more information about the Connecticut Training &
Technical Assistance Center, visit us at: www.T2center.uconn.edu

Reference VOSHA/OSHA Standards


29CFR1910.135 and 1926.100 for more
information. Standards are available at
http://www.osha.gov/laws-regs.html

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