10 tips for safely operating heavy machinery
MECN.com reveals ten tips that can adopted by companies for safely operating heavy machinery
Mounting and Dismounting
OSHA has documented that violations of its fall protection standards for construction were the most cited kind of OSHA violations in 2018. Keeping this in mind, workers must exercise caution when getting in and out of heavy equipment. Workers should be educated in the ‘three-point contact’ mounting and dismounting method, which states that maintaining three points of contact at all times is essential for safe movements. It can be a combination of two hands and one feet or vice versa. Additionally, workers must ensure that they have a good grip and use hand holes wherever necessary as well as steps all the time. Unnecessary equipment must not be carried into the cab, and the machine must never be dismounted while it’s moving.
