Con Op Heavy Equip
Con Op Heavy Equip
Con Op Heavy Equip
Thomas H. Conrad
WSO-CSE,CSM
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Foreword
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These Include but Are Not
Limited To:
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PERSONS PUT AT RISK BY WORKING AROUND, OR
BEING NEAR, HEAVY EQUIPMENT WHILE IT IS
OPERATING.
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PERSONS PUT AT RISK BY WORKING
AROUND, OR BEING NEAR, HEAVY
EQUIPMENT WHILE IT IS OPERATING.
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PERSONS PUT AT RISK BY WORKING
AROUND, OR BEING NEAR, HEAVY
EQUIPMENT WHILE IT IS OPERATING.
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CONCERNS FOR
SAFETY
PROBLEM:
YOU HAVE A CONGESTED CONSTRUCTION
SITE WITH PERSONNEL ON FOOT, AND
MOBILE MACHINES WORKING IN THE SAME
AREA, AT THE SAME TIME!
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Vision Statement
TO PROVIDE A SAFE
WORKPLACE, FREE
FROM ALL RECOGNIZED
HAZARDS...
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Goal and Objective
PREVENT WORKPLACE
ACCIDENTS!
PREVENT PERSONAL INJURIES
BETWEEN MOVING EQUIPMENT
AND THOSE WORKERS WHO ARE
ON FOOT.
YOU MUST SEE AND BE SEEN!!!
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Today’s Situation
STRUCK BY (22%)
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Available Solutions
Management Commitment
Employee Involvement
Pre-construction Work-Site Analysis
Hazard Prevention and Controls
Equipment Maintenance
Employee Awareness Training
Periodically Review Procedures
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Management Commitment
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HAZARD PREVENTION and
CONTROLS
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EMPLOYEE AWARENESS
TRAINING
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
Safety Features On Equipment, Know How They
Operate, and Use Them Properly.
Systematic Maintenance and Repair.
Trained Operators.
Trained Repair Personnel.
Pre-Operational Inspection of Equipment.
Review Manufacturer’s Operating Manual.
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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
RESPONSIBILITIES
SPECIFIC:
The Most Dangerous Movement is Backing!
Know Where your Blind Spots Are.
Look For People on Foot Around You.
STOP! When Signaled; When Waived at
Violently; Or If You Are In Doubt….
Maintain a Safe Operating Speed.
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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Where’s Waldo?
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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
RESPONSIBILITIES
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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
RESPONSIBILIES
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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
RESPONSIBILITIES
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MANUFACTURER’S
RECOMENDATIONS
CATERPILLAR STATES:
Clear all Personnel from the Machine and
the Area.
The Operator Must be Satisfied that No
One will be Endangered Before Moving
the Machine.
Look Behind Machine Before Backing.
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MANUFACTURER’S
RECOMENDATIONS
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OBSERVATIONS
ITEMS TO CONSIDER:
Revolving Machines; Cranes & Backhoes.
Struck By Attachments of Machines.
Drawbar Related Accidents, Hooking and
Unhooking.
Articulated Machines - Pinch Points.
Attaching Home Made Devices to a
Machine, Not Approved by Mfg., (Hooks).
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STANDING ON THE OPERATOR’S
BLIND SIDE
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THE DANGER OF BEING
STRUCK-BY
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IN DEFENSE OF THE
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
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Rubber-tired Backhoes
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