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Identifying hazards of hardscape installation. Hardscape safety. Objective. To identify potential hazards during hardscape installation and provide prevention and protection strategies. Background. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Identifying hazards of hardscape installation
Objective
• To identify potential hazards during hardscape installation and provide prevention and protection strategies
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Background
In addition to the more common job site hazards, paver and hardscape installation job sites also have some of their own unique hazards
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Hardscape hazards
• Back injuries from lifting heavier segmental concrete products
• Back injuries from repetitive motion of paver installation
• Muscle pulls from digging and lifting
• Finger abrasion from handling concrete products
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Hardscape hazards
• Skin rashes or burns from job site chemical spills and splashes
• Eye injuries from saw cutting
• Lung and respiratory injuries from long-term exposure to saw cutting dust
• Heat exhaustion
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Hardscape hazards
• Impact injuries from moving equipment
• Vibration-related injuries from compaction equipment
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Hardscape hazards
• Hearing loss injuries from working with high-decibel equipment such as saws and compactors
• Knee injuries from repetitive kneeling
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Personal Protection Equipment• Typical PPE includes:
• Respirators
• Hearing protection
• Protective clothing
• Safety glasses
• Hard hats
• Work boots (safety footwear)
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Safety footwear
• Protect paver installers from the everyday possibilities of feet coming in contact with:
• Tools slipping out of hands
• Dropping parts
• Rolling objects
• Palletized product, etc.
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Safety footwear
• Most safety shoes and boots are also designed with slip-resistant soles
• Provides slip-resistant protection as well
• Slips, trips, and falls are among the most frequent causes of workplace injuries
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Special protective equipment
• KneeSeatTM
• Alternative to traditional knee pads, offering greater comfort and less stress on the knees when kneeling
• Finger tape
• Protects fingers when using rough products or in wet conditions
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Special protective equipment
• Knee protection
• Protects knees from moisture, cement, cold, and sharp rocks
• Dust masks
• OSHA requires a minimum of two head bands and a bendable steel nose bridge
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Special protective equipment
• Hearing protection
• Required around any noise-producing activities such as sawing, compacting, or while other machine operation is ongoing
• Gloves
• Protection from abrasive injuries
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Special protective equipment
• Safety glasses
• Must protect the front and sides of the eyes
• Must not be too darkly tinted
• Should be worn whenever striking, cutting, or splitting
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Review
• Hardscape installation projects have unique hazards, which can affect nearly every part of the body
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Review
• Personal protection equipment (PPE) is essential to reduce risk of injury
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
Review
• Safety footwear is particularly important, not only because of tools and products that may be dropped but also for the protection against slips, trips, and falls
SAFETY SCHOOL > Information provided by the Georgia Urban Ag Council and W.S. Pharr & Co.
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