Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal (OSHA 10-Hour Construction Outreach)

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   Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal

   • 10-Hour Construction Outreach
2. Slide 2

   Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal

   • Lesson Overview
   • Types of material handling equipment.
   • Hazards associated with material handling activities
   • Prevention of hazards associated with material handling equipment
   • Employer requirements to protect workers from material handling hazards
3. Slide 3

   Types of Equipment

   • Conveyors
   • Source: OSHA
   • Powered
   • Industrial Trucks
   • Source: TEEX-Harwood
4. Slide 4

   Types of Equipment

   • Cranes
   • Slings
   • Source: OSHA
5. Slide 5

   Factors Contributing to Injuries

   • Weight and bulkiness of objects
   • Bending, twisting, turning movements
   • Source: OSHA
6. Slide 6

   Hazards

   • Improper operation of equipment
   • Accumulated materials or clutter
   • Source of photos: OSHA
7. Slide 7

   Hazards

   • Unsafe conditions of materials or containers
   • Flammability or toxicity of some materials
   • Source: OSHA
8. Slide 8

   Hazards

   • Weight of materials
   • Binding ties or other devices that secure bundles or bound materials
   • Source: OSHA
9. Slide 9

   Hazards

   • Falling objects
   • Lifting, pushing, pulling, or otherwise manually moving large, heavy items
   • Source: OSHA
10. Slide 10

    Hazards

    • Improperly stacked materials
    • Struck-by or caught-in/-between hazards
    • Source of photos: TEEX - Harwood
11. Slide 11

    Injuries

    • Types of injuries commonly reported
    • Sprains, strains, tears
    • Soreness and pain
    • Bruises and contusions
    • Cuts, lacerations, and punctures
    • Source: OSHA
12. Slide 12

    Injuries

    • Examples of events or exposures leading to injuries
    • Contact with objects and equipment
    • Source: OSHA
    • Transportation incidents
    • Exposure to harmful substances or environments
13. Slide 13

    Injuries

    • Falls, slips, trips, or loss of balance
    • Repetitive motion
    • Source: OSHA
    • Overexertion
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    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
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    Preventing Hazards

    • Cranes
    • Major types of crane accidents
    • Contact with power lines
    • Overturns
    • Falls
    • Mechanical failure
    • Source: OSHA
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    Preventing Hazards

    • Hoisting tons of material, steel, and concrete with cranes
    • Operated only by thoroughly trained and competent workers
    • Source: OSHA
    • Source: TEEX - Harwood
17. Slide 17

    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
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    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
19. Slide 19

    Preventing Hazards

    • Slings
    • Connect a crane hook to a load
    • Proper selection
    • Inspection
    • Source of photos: OSHA
20. Slide 20

    Preventing Hazards

    • Reduce sling hazards by:
    • Lubricated
    • Do not shorten with knots, bolts, or other devices, or kink legs
    • Keep clear of loads
    • Avoid sudden movement
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    Preventing Hazards

    • Forklifts
    • Main causes of injuries
    • Forklift overturns
    • Forklift striking workers on foot
    • Persons crushed by forklifts
    • Persons falling from forklifts
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    Preventing Hazards

    • Illegal forklift operators
    • Anyone under 18
    • Anyone not properly trained and certified
    • Source of photos: OSHA
23. Slide 23

    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
24. Slide 24

    Preventing Hazards

    • Elevating workers with forklift
    • Standing on forks
    • Lifting personnel
    • Approved lift platform
    • Restraining means
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    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
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    Preventing Hazards

    • Forklift operating speed
    • Tip-overs
    • Turning
    • Avoiding collisions
    • Wet and slippery floors
    • Ascending/descending
    • Obstructed vision
    • Source of photos: OSHA
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    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: OSHA
28. Slide 28

    Preventing Hazards

    • Use of Dock Boards for Loading/Uploading
    • Bridging space
    • Securing portable dock boards
    • Handholds for dock boards
    • Source: OSHA
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    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
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    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.
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    Preventing Hazards

    • Forklift Training – do not operate a forklift without proper training and licensing.
    • Reporting Damage – any damage or problems that occur to a forklift during a shift should be reported to the supervisor.
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    Preventing Hazards

    • Earth-Moving Equipment
    • Scrapers
    • Loaders
    • Crawlers
    • Bulldozers
    • Off-highway trucks
    • Graders
    • Tractors
    • Source of photos: TEEX - Harwood
33. Slide 33

    Preventing Hazards

    • Earth-Moving Equipment
    • Seatbelts
    • Reverse gear not used unless that piece of equipment has:
    • Back-up signal alarm or
    • Signaler
    • Source: OSHA
    • Operator properly trained
34. Slide 34

    Employer Requirements

    • Comply with OSHA standards related to materials handling, including:
    • Training requirements, including requirements for forklift training.
    • Inspection requirements
    • Source of photos: OSHA
35. Slide 35

    Employer Requirements

    • Comply with manufacturers’ requirements and recommendations for materials handling equipment.
    • Source : OSHA
36. Slide 36

    Recognizing Hazards

    • Identify potential hazards and possible solutions:
    • Source of photos : OSHA
37. Slide 37

    Recognizing Hazards

    • Identify potential hazards and possible solutions:
    • Source: OSHA
    • Source: TEEX - Harwood
38. Slide 38

    Recognizing Hazards

    • Identify potential hazards and possible solutions:
    • Source of photos : TEEX Harwood
39. Slide 39

    Knowledge Check

    • 1. How old do you have to be to operate a forklift, regardless of training?
    • a. 16
    • b. 18
    • c. 21
    • d. 25
    • b. You must be at least 18 years old to operate a forklift.
40. Slide 40

    Knowledge Check

    • 2. One good 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.
    • d. All of these are good ways to prevent materials handling hazards.
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    Knowledge Check

    • 3. Which of the following is a method for eliminating or reducing crane operation hazards?
    • a. Operators should know how much they are lifting as well as the rated capacity of the crane.
    • b. A competent person should visually inspect the crane once a year.
    • c. Never exceed the load limit by more than 10%.
    • d. All of these.
    • a. Crane operators should know how much they are lifting and the rated capacity of the crane.
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    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.
    • c. Employers must comply with OSHA standards for training and inspection.