Walking / working around Equipment /Vehicles

                                                   TOOL BOX TALK-GENERAL

Introduction

1.  Review any accidents or "near accidents" 

    from the past week.

2.  Describe the hazards of the work as they 

    relate to your project. Explain or show the 

    SAFE way of doing the job.

3.  Give the Toolbox Safety Talk.

 The second highest cause of construction-related

 deaths is being struck by an object. If vehicle 

 safety practices are not observed at your site, 

 you risk being pinned between construction 

 vehicles and walls, struck by swinging backhoes,

 crushed beneath overturned vehicles, or 

 other similar accidents. If you work near public

 roadways you risk being struck by trucks or

 cars. Follow these safety tips to help protect

 yourself and, if you're driving a vehicle, other 

 workers:

 # Drive vehicles or equipment only on roadways

   or grades that are safely constructed and

   maintained. Obey all project speed limits.

 # Do not drive a vehicle in reverse gear with an

   obstructed rear view unless it has an audible

   reverse alarm, or another worker signals that it

   is safe.

 # Make sure that you and all other personnel

   are in the clear before using dumping or lifting

   devices.

 # Lower or block bulldozer and scraper blades, 

   end-loader buckets, dump bodies, etc.,

   when not in use, and leave all controls in neutral 

   position.

 # Set parking brakes when vehicles and equipment are

   parked, and chock the wheels if

   they are on an incline.

 # Use traffic signs, barricades and flaggers when 

   construction takes place near public roadways.

 # If you're working near roadways, make sure you're

   highly visible in all levels of light.High visibility

   clothing is required; and if worn for night work, must

   be of reflective material.