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Title: Powered Industrial Trucks (PITs) General Awareness. BGSU ..


1
Powered Industrial Trucks (PITs) General
Awareness
  • BGSU
  • Environmental Health and Safety Department

5/25/2006
2
Outline
  • Importance of the PIT Program and Procedures
  • OSHAs PIT Standard
  • BGSUs PIT Program
  • EHS Assistance

3
PIT Definition
  • An industrial vehicle that carries, pushes,
    pulls, stacks or tiers loads.
  • Include fork trucks, platform lift trucks,
    motorized hand trucks, and other specialized
    industrial trucks powered by electric motors or
    internal combustion engines.
  • Excludes vehicles that are used for earth-moving
    or over the road hauling and compressed air or
    nonflammable compressed gas-operated industrial
    trucks

4
Importance of PIT Program Procedures
  • PIT accidents cause approximately 100 fatalities
    and 36,340 serious injuries in general industry
    and construction annually.
  • Approximately 20-25 of the accidents are caused
    by inadequate training.
  • Reference http//www.osha.gov

5
Importance of a PIT Program Procedures
June 4, 2003 A man died from injuries suffered in
an accident involving the forklift he was
operating. He leaned out of the front of a
"Bobcat" type of loader to retrieve an item off
the ground and the tool belt he was wearing got
caught on a lever, activating it. This caused the
front forks of the vehicle to lower, pinning him
between the forks and the body of the forklift.
Reference www.safteng.net
6
OSHAs PIT Standard29CFR1910.178
  • Design requirements
  • Safe operation requirements
  • Fire protection requirements
  • Maintenance requirements including daily
    inspections

7
OSHAs PIT Standard29CFR1910.178
  • Operator training program including classroom and
    hands-on training
  • Refresher training as needed
  • Operator evaluations every three years
  • Operator certification
  • Appendix A Stability information

8
BGSUs PIT Program
  • Initial classroom and hands-on training was
    offered in 1999.
  • The training was provided by an outside
    consultant who has since gone out of business.
  • In order to provide a more cost effective, easily
    accessible training program, EHS will work with
    departments on campus to develop department
    specific PIT training sessions consisting of a
    combination of classroom and hands-on training.

9
BGSUs PIT ProgramIntroduction
  • Occupational Safety and Health Specialist
    Responsibilities include
  • coordinating the PIT program
  • assisting departments with implementation and
    training and
  • updating and evaluating BGSUs PIT Program.

10
BGSUs PIT ProgramIntroduction
  • Supervisor Responsibilities include
  • attending training offered by EHS
  • designating an employee in each department that
    has the knowledge, training, and experience to
    provide hands-on training for PIT operators
  • locating and keeping PIT instruction manuals
  • completeing required documentation for each PIT
  • ensuring all employees under their supervision
    have received training and comply with
    requirements and
  • providing hands-on training for PIT operators.

11
BGSUs PIT ProgramIntroduction
  • PIT Operator Responsibilities include
  • attending required training and completely
    adhering to the requirements of this program and
  • performing powered industrial truck inspections
    for every eight-hour shift.

12
BGSUs PIT ProgramWorksite Specific Info
  • Work site specific information will be gathered
    by the Occupational Safety and Health Specialist
    in conjunction with the area supervisor using the
    following forms found in Appendix B.
  • Site Specific Operating Environment
  • Site Specific Load Information
  • Site Specific Controls and Instrumentation List
  • Examples Located in Tab 2.

13
BGSUs PIT ProgramOperating Procedures
  • Operation
  • Traveling
  • Load Lifting and Carrying
  • Fuel Handling and Storage
  • Battery Charging
  • Carbon Monoxide Awareness
  • Pedestrians
  • Trucks
  • Vehicle Inspection (Sample form found in Appendix
    D)
  • Maintenance

14
BGSUs PIT ProgramTraining
  • PIT Part 1 (This Session)
  • PIT Part 2
  • Classroom Training
  • To be developed in conjunction with individual
    departments and provided by EHS and will be more
    specific.
  • Hands-on Training
  • Provided by a designated employee in each
    department that has the knowledge, training, and
    experience to train operators and evaluate their
    competency using the sample obstacle courses and
    on-truck checklists located in Appendix E.
  • Certification
  • A complete list of licensed operators and a copy
    of the BGSU license is located in Appendix E.

15
BGSUs PIT ProgramRefresher Training
  • An operator has been observed to operate the
    vehicle in an unsafe manner or
  • the operator has been involved in an accident or
    near miss or
  • the operator is assigned to a different truck or
  • the conditions change in an area where the PIT is
    operated or
  • a new truck is brought into use or
  • the operator has received an evaluation that
    reveals he/she is not operating the PIT safely.

16
BGSUs PIT ProgramTraining
  • Operator Evaluations
  • Must be completed once every three years.
  • A sample form is located in Appendix G.
  • Accident Reporting
  • Accident reporting must be completed using the
    BGSU Accident Investigation form and if needed
    the BGSU Injury/Illness Report if an operator is
    involved in PIT accident or near miss.

17
BGSUs PIT ProgramAppendices
  • A Definitions
  • B Site Specific Information Forms
  • C PIT Inventory
  • D PIT Pre-Operation Checklist Forms
  • E Obstacle Courses and On-Truck Checklist
  • F PIT Licensed Operators and Certification
    Card
  • G PIT Operator Evaluation Forms

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EHSs Assistance
  • Environmental Health and Safety will assist
    departments with
  • Worksite Specific Information
  • Training
  • Contact Environmental Health and Safety at
    372-2171 for a department consultation.
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