OSHA's general industry outreach deck on materials handling (2017); useful companion slides on lifting, storage and powered industrial trucks.
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· 41 slides · by U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA
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- Slide 1
Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal
- OSHA 10-hour Outreach Training
- General Industry
- Slide 2
Introduction
- Lesson objectives:
- 1. Identify types of material handling equipment.
- 2. Describe hazards associated with material handling activities.
- 3. Identify methods to prevent hazards associated with material handling equipment.
- 4. Recognize employer requirements to protect workers from material handling hazards.
- Slide 3
Types of Equipment
- Conveyors
- Source: OSHA
- Powered
- Industrial Trucks
- Source: TEEX-Harwood
- Slide 4
Types of Equipment
- Cranes
- Source: TEEX
- Slings
- Source: OSHA
- Slide 5
Hazards Associated with Materials Handling
- Factors contributing to injuries:
- Weight and bulkiness of objects
- Bending, twisting, turning movements
- Source of photos: OSHA
- Slide 6
Hazards Associated with Materials Handling
- Hazards:
- Improper operation of equipment
- Accumulated materials or clutter
- Source: OSHA
- Slide 7
Hazards Associated with Materials Handling
- Unsafe conditions of materials or containers
- Flammability or toxicity of some materials
- Slide 8
Hazards Associated with Materials Handling
- Weight of materials
- Binding ties or other devices that secure bundles or bound materials
- Source: OSHA
- Slide 9
Hazards Associated with Materials Handling
- Falling objects
- Lifting, pushing, pulling, or otherwise manually moving large, heavy items
- Source: OSHA
- Slide 10
Hazards Associated with Materials Handling
- Improperly stacked materials
- Struck-by or caught-in/-between hazards
- Source TEEX - Harwood
- Slide 11
Hazards Associated with Materials Handling
- Types of injuries commonly reported:
- Sprains, strains, tears
- Soreness and pain
- Bruises and contusions
- Cuts, lacerations, punctures, crushing, and amputations
- Source: OSHA
- Slide 12
Hazards Associated with Materials Handling
- Examples of events or exposures leading to injuries:
- Contact with objects and equipment
- Transportation incidents
- Exposure to harmful substances or environments
- Source: OSHA
- Slide 13
Hazards Associated with Materials Handling
- Falls, slips, trips, or loss of balance
- Repetitive motion
- Overexertion
- Source: OSHA
- Slide 14
Preventing Hazards
- Moving materials manually:
- Use devices to assist with holding loads
- Wear PPE
- Use proper lifting technique
- Seek help for oversized loads
- Use blocking materials
- Source of photos: OSHA
- Slide 15
Preventing Hazards
- Overhead and gantry cranes:
- Never move a load over co-workers or allow co-workers to walk underneath
- Return the load block to its designated location after use
- Do not leave the load block low enough for someone to run into
- Never leave a suspended load unattended
- Slide 16
Preventing Hazards
- Do not leave unused slings suspended on a crane hook
- Store wall-mounted cranes against the wall
- Continuously observe equipment for any sign of problems during operation.
- Don’t allow yourself to become distracted.
- Slide 17
Preventing Hazards
- Operated only by thoroughly trained and qualified workers
- Source: UA
- Slide 18
Preventing Hazards
- Eliminate/reduce crane hazards by:
- Knowing
- Load
- Capacity of the crane
- When the load is safe to lift
- Source: TEEX - Harwood
- Always checking crane load chart and never exceed load limits
- Slide 19
Preventing Hazards
- Inspection of crane by a qualified person
- Modified, repaired, or adjusted
- Post-assembly
- At least every 12 months
- Equipment not in regular use
- Visual inspection by a competent person
- Prior to each shift
- Monthly
- Source: OSHA
- Slide 20
Preventing Hazards
- Slings
- Connects a crane hook to a load
- Proper selection
- Inspection
- Source of photos: OSHA
- Slide 21
Preventing Hazards
- Reduce sling hazards by:
- Lubricating
- Not shortening with knots, bolts, or other devices, or kink legs
- Keeping clear of loads
- Avoiding sudden movement
- Slide 22
Preventing Hazards
- Forklifts
- Main causes of injuries
- Forklift overturns
- Forklift striking workers on foot
- Persons crushed by forklifts
- Persons falling from forklifts
- Forklift toppled sideways possibly due to shift in center of gravity.
- Source: OSHA
- Slide 23
Preventing Hazards
- Illegal forklift operators
- Anyone under 18
- Anyone not properly trained
- Source of photos: OSHA
- Slide 24
Preventing Hazards
- Driving the forklift
- Obstructed vision
- Travel path
- Approaching people
- Elevated platform
- Seat belts and ROPS
- Raising/lowering forks
- Safe distance
- Source of photos: OSHA
- Slide 25
Preventing Hazards
- Elevating workers with forklift
- Standing on forks
- Lifting personnel
- Approved lift platform
- Restraining means
- Slide 26
Preventing Hazards
- Driving forklift on grades/ramps
- Use extreme caution
- No turns
- Tilting and raising load
- Point load up the incline
- Source of photos: OSHA
- Slide 27
Preventing Hazards
- Forklift operating speed
- Tip-overs
- Turning
- Avoiding collisions
- Wet and slippery floors
- Ascending/descending
- Obstructed vision
- Source of photos: OSHA
- Slide 28
Preventing Hazards
- Avoiding excess weight
- Do not exceed weight capacity of forklift.
- Center loads and secure to keep from shifting to maintain balance of weight
- Source of graphics: OSHA
- Slide 29
Preventing Hazards
- Use of dock boards for loading/uploading
- Bridging space
- Securing portable dock boards
- Handholds for dock boards
- Source: OSHA
- Slide 30
Preventing Hazards
- Exiting the forklift
- Set brake, lower forks/lifting carriage, neutralize controls
- Stand-up type forklift
- Riding the forklift
- No passengers allowed
- Exception – seat is provided
- Source of photos: OSHA
- Slide 31
Preventing Hazards
- Avoiding struck-by/crushed-by
- Don’t jump from an overturning, sit-down type forklift.
- Stay with the truck, hold on firmly, and lean in the opposite direction of the overturn.
- Slide 32
Preventing Hazards
- Forklift training – do not operate a forklift without proper training
- Reporting damage – any damage or problems that occur to a forklift during a shift should be reported to the supervisor.
- Slide 33
Employer Requirements
- Comply with OSHA standards related to materials handling, including:
- Training requirements
- Inspection requirements
- Source of photos: OSHA
- Slide 34
Employer Requirements
- Comply with manufacturers’ requirements and recommendations for materials handling equipment.
- Source : OSHA
- Slide 35
Recognizing Hazards
- Identify potential hazards and possible solutions:
- Source: OSHA
- Slide 36
Recognizing Hazards
- Identify potential hazards and possible solutions:
- Source: OSHA
- Source: TEEX - Harwood
- Slide 37
Recognizing Hazards
- Identify potential hazards and possible solutions:
- Source of photos : TEEX Harwood
- Source of photos : OSHA -UFCW
- Slide 38
Knowledge Check
- 1. What is the minimum age requirement for the operation of a forklift, regardless of training?
- a. 16
- b. 18
- c. 21
- d. 25
- Answer: b. You must be at least 18 years old to operate a forklift.
- Slide 39
Knowledge Check
- 2. A way to prevent materials handling hazards is to ___.
- a. refuse to allow personnel to ride equipment without a seat and seatbelt
- b. report all damaged equipment immediately
- c. operate within manufacturer’s specifications
- d. All of these
- Answer: d. All of these are good ways to prevent materials handling hazards.
- Slide 40
Knowledge Check
- 3. Which of the following is a method for eliminating or reducing crane operation hazards?
- a. A competent person should visually inspect the crane once a year
- b. Never exceed the load limit by more than 10%
- c. Never move a load over co-workers
- d. All of these
- Answer: c. Never move a load over co-workers or allow co-workers to walk underneath.
- Slide 41
Knowledge Check
- 4. Employers must comply with OSHA standards related to materials handling, including training and ___.
- a. equipment
- b. operations
- c. inspection
- d. all of these
- Answer: c. Employers must comply with OSHA standards for training and inspection.
