Powered Industrial Equipment Awareness

By: David Pastore

Distribution Department

630-529-5787 davidpastore@yahoo.com

Managers and Supervisors have the responsibility to ensure the safety of their employees and co-workers at all times. It is also the responsibility that our employees follow the rules for operating powered industrial equipment safely. EVERYONE needs to be aware of the working environment especially when in close contact with powered industrial equipment. The National Safety Council recommends that all managers take a “Powered Industrial Equipment” training class. I put together this presentation to educate ALL EMPLOYEES, so there is an complete understanding of what to look for when around powered industrial equipment. By adhering to these rules, it will provide a safe work environment. It is everyone’s responsibility to ensure that individuals are operating powered industrial equipment safely at all times. Please take the time to look at the following presentation and review whenever you would like to refresh your understanding of the do’s and don’ts of operating powered industrial equipment.

Powered Industrial Equipment Accidents OSHA estimates that there are 680,400

accidents each year

Approximately 90,000 employees suffer some type of injury

Breakdown of the 680,400 accidents

90,000 employees injured

100 deaths

Source: Powered industrial truck accidents report through OSHA’s “First report of serious accidents” 1985-1990

Causes of P.I.E. accidents in percentages

25.3

18.8

14.4

12.2

7

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Tip over of PIT

Struck by PIT

Struck by falling load

Elevated employee on lift

Ran off loading dock

Causes of P.I.E. accidents in percentages

6.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.1

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Improper maintenance procedures

Lost control of the P.I.E.

P.I.E. struck material

Employees overcome by fumes

Faulty powered lift

Causes of P.I.E. accidents in percentages

Electrocutions

3.1

3.1

2.6

1

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

Improper use of P.I.E.

Employee fell from P.I.E.

Unloading unchocked trailer

Powered Industrial Equipment Accidents

Losses affect employers

damage to equipment

loss productivity

Powered Industrial Equipment Accidents

Losses affect employees physical suffering

mental suffering

DEATH

Benefits of Powered Industrial Equipment

Assist in the movement of materials

Reduce employee injuries

Powered Industrial Equipment operating abilities and environments

Pedestrians area

Blind spots

Indoors/Outdoors

Narrow aisles

Building columns

Operate 24 hours per day

Turning radius

Powered Industrial Equipment and Pedestrians

Pedestrians contribute to accidents

Pedestrians do not understand stopping distances

Pedestrians try to “beat” P.I.E.

Pedestrians can DIE

Methods used to reduce Powered Industrial Equipment Accidents Training of drivers

Maintenance of equipment

Managed daily operations

Pre Safety Check A pre-safety check must be performed at the beginning of each shift.

Checklist will be filled out and displayed on all operating vehicles at all times.

Defects must be reported to supervisor

A “Do Not Operate” tag is placed on vehicle and is taken out of service until repairs can be made.

All safety check off tags are to be turned in at the end of each shift and kept for a year .

Pre Safety Inspection Tags Tags must be displayed on vehicle while operating P.I.E.

“Green for go , Red for lock out”.

Always wear a Seatbelt! It’s the law! Always look to see if an operator is wearing a seat belt. If operator is not

wearing a seat belt ask them to please put one on and then report the incident to their supervisor. Wearing a seat belt is not up to the operator

it’s the law!

The rules for unattended vehicles Never get off vehicle and leave running if your more then 15 feet away or if the vehicle is out of sight.

Never park on an incline.

Never park in front of a door way or exit.

Never park truck on a dock.

Never park in a trailer.

Always park truck in a designated area with attachments at ground level, shut down controls and set emergency brake.

No! Never leave unattended

vehicle’s parked in aisles.

Yes! Proper placement of

vehicle when not in use.

No! Never park across dock

plate or on an incline.

1.Operating P.I.E. in a working environment

Operators must be aware of their working environments. Complacency by the operator who assumes no one is around can be disastrous.

This picture was taken while the work area was fully staffed!

2.Operating P.I.E. in a working environment Operators must be aware of their working environments. Complacency by

the operator who assumes no one is around can be disastrous.

This picture was taken a few seconds later than the last slide but at a different angle.

3.Operating vehicle in a working environment

Most accidents take place at shift change and or break time. Operators must be extremely cautious when operating P.I.E. during these times.

As you can see from the pictures our loading dock is in close proximity

to our employee exit area. Operators should be extremely cautious at

shift time and /or break time.

4. Operating P.I.E. in a working environment

Drive slow.

Avoid spinning vehicle.

Slow down at cross sections , sound horn and proceed with caution.

Make sure pedestrians know you are there and make eye contact.

Slow down at cross sections and then proceed with caution. Make eye

contact letting workers know that you are in their work area.

5.Operating P.I.E. in a working environment

Never drive up to a fixed object to retrieve something.

Never drive up to someone or walk up to P.I.E.

Never let someone walk up to you.

Never drive up to

someone or walk

up to an operating

truck!

Keep your

distance.

Never drive up to a

fixed object to

retrieve something

Driving with or without a load

Drive in reverse when transporting a load that is unstable or blocks view.

Proceed with caution when load is unstable.

Empty attachments should be 4 inches from the floor.

Always go up and down an incline with the load trailing.

Attachments 4 inches from floor

when traveling empty

Drive in reverse when view is

blocked.

Operating P.I.E. in a warehouse environment

Are operators approaching loads correctly?

Are operators raising and lowering loads while stationary?

Are operators aware of their overhead environment?

Are operators performing housekeeping?

Are operators stacking pallets correctly?

Are operators moving in and out of racking environments cautiously?

Are operators trying to lift more than vehicle can support?

Are operators following all the rules for operating in a storage environment? no passing, no horse play, no riders and no reaching out of vehicle.

Stacking and unstacking Always approach head on and square, never

stack or unstack while turning.

Approaching head on Never stack or unstack while

turning P.I.E.

Storing or retrieving a pallet from a rack position

Right way is to line up squarely

with rack before lifting or

lowering pallet.

Wrong way is turning

while lifting or lowering.

Rules of the road Always follow another P.I.E. by three lengths.

Never pass another moving vehicle.

Avoid wide turns.

Slow down at intersection and blind spots, sound horn, and proceed with caution.

Keep three truck lengths when

following another operator. Don’t pass while traveling.

Operating P.I.E. on a dock and in and out of trucks

Are operators inspecting trucks before loading or unloading?

Are wheel chocks being used correctly?

Are drivers proceeding with caution when entering and exiting trailers or rail cars?

Wheels must

be chocked

Locking

mechanism

must be

engaged

Trailer must

be inspected

for defects

Proceed with

caution when

loading or

unloading

trailers.

Types of Power Walkers at Berlin

We have three types of power walkers at Berlin Industries:

1) Power rider walkers - this is the only walker hat can be ridden.

2) Power walker only.

3) Blue Giant with stabilizer bars which should only be used to remove half size pallets from press delivery system.

Powered Walker

Rider

Power Walker

Only

Specialized Power

Walker

Operating powered walkers correctly

Proper way of

operating powered

walker.

Proper way to operate

powered rider walker.

Oversized pallets

Use extended forks.

Buddy system when loading, unloading and stacking.

Oversized

pallets Use fork

extensions Buddy system

The following slides are examples of major safety violations

Never drive up to someone or walk up to someone operating a P.I.E.!

Never drive up to a fixed object to retrieve something!

Always operate a P.I.E. in designated aisles!

Operators should be following the arrows and not

cutting across the staging area.

Never operate with body parts out of the protected confines of P.I.E.

Keep feet and arms in confines of P.I.E.

at all times.

Never transport elevated loads

This person is to close to the P.I.E. operator

Losing control

of this roll at

this level could

result in the

death of this

individual

sweeping the

floor.

Note: This picture was

staged in a controlled

situation, the clamp is

not attached to the roll.

Never transport another individual on a P.I.E., they are for transporting goods not people

Never raise someone up on a P.I.E. to retrieve something

Never reach through the uprights of a P.I.E.

The End . The next time you are around

powered industrial equipment keep and eye open and put “Safety First”. Thank you for taking the time to view this presentation.