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Safety Consultation Training Section
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Workplace Safety Program And Workplace Safety
Assessments
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Training for management or employees on workplace
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Powered Industrial Trucks
Presented By Safety Consultation and Training
Section Your Partner for A Safer Nevada"
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OVERVIEW

• Injuries and Accident Causes
• Training and Evaluation
• Battery Charging
• Traveling
• Operation
• Maintenance

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Using PITs

• PITs have many applications
• Hauling
• Lifting
• Pulling
• Stacking
• PITs must only be used for those jobs for which
  they were designed

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General Requirements

• PITs must only be used for the purpose
• for which they were intended
• Follow manufacturers instructions
• Modifications must
• have written approval
• from the manufacturer
• Changes must be noted
  
• on the name plate

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Nameplates

• Nameplates must have this information
• Weight
• Rated capacity
• Load center
• Lifting height
• Attachments

• Designation
• Any modifications

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Injuries and Accidents

• Accidents cause
• Personal injury
• Pain and suffering
• Lost work time
• Permanent disability

Increased costs Workers Comp Property
damage Loss of business
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Injuries and Accidents

• Common hazards
• Falling load accidents
• Excessive speed
• Operators vision
  
• can be obscured
• Tendency to become
• unstable

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Accident Prevention

• Prevent PIT accidents by
• Training and certifying operators
• Maintaining PITs properly
• Following proper operating procedures
• Following safety rules/regulations
• Observing workplace surroundings
• Knowing the limitations of the equipment

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Know Your PIT

• Powered Industrial Trucks (PITs)
• Often weigh more than a car or light truck
• Are very powerful for their size
• Use rear wheel steering
• Can turn in a tighter circle
  
• than most vehicles
• Are often less than four feet wide
• Have no suspension systems (in most PITs)

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Rear-Wheel Steering

• Unlike a car or truck, lift trucks use the
• rear wheels for steering

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Stability Triangle

• The center of gravity of a PIT shifts
• upwards quickly as the load is raised
• The shift is more pronounced when making turns
  with the load raised or when operating on a slope

Stability Triangle The triangle formed between
the three support points (A, B, C) on the
underside of the truck.
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Stability Triangle - Figure 1
Load CG
Load CG
Vertical Stability Line (Line of Action)
Combined CG
Combined CG
Vertical Stability Line (Line of Action)
Truck CG
Truck CG
This vehicle is unstable and will continue to
tip over
The vehicle is stable
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Loading

• Loads must be stable and safely arranged
• Caution must be used when the load
• cant be centered
• Within the rated truck capacity

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Stability Triangle - Figure 2
Vehicle Center of Gravity (Unloaded)
B
A
Center of Gravity of Vehicle and Maximum
Load (Theoretical)
C
Notes
1. When the vehicle is loaded, the combined
center of gravity (CG) shifts toward line B-C.
Theoretically the maximum load will result in the
CG at the line B-C. In actual practice, the
combined CG should never be at line B-C. 2. The
addition of additional counterweight will cause
the truck CG to shift toward point A and result
in a truck that is less stable laterally.
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Center of Gravity
Place the load so that the load's center of
gravity is close to the fulcrum point This
will cause the center of gravity for both the
truck and the load to shift behind the
front wheels

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Center of Gravity

• If the center of gravity moves too far
• forward, the PIT can tip to the front

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Training Operators

• Ensure PIT operators are competent to
• operate a PIT safely by training them in
• Truck-related topics
• Workplace-related topics

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Benefits of Training

• Benefits of training
• Specialized instruction
• Creates proficiency
• Measures employee's skills
  
• and knowledge
• Provides records for proof
  
• of certification

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Training And Evaluation

• Trainees may operate a PIT
• Only under direct supervision of a qualified
  person
• Without endangering themselves or others
• Training must be
• Formal
• Practical
• Evaluated

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Formal Training

• Formal training topics (generally
• considered truck-related topics)
• Operating instructions, warnings and
• precautions
• For the type of truck for which the
• operator will be authorized
• Differences between PITs and automobiles
• Truck controls and instrumentation
• Location, purpose and how they work

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Formal Training

• Formal training topics
• Engine or motor operations
• Steering and maneuvering
• Visibility
• Vehicle capacity and
  
• stability

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Training In Work Conditions

• Provide training about the area in
• which the PIT will be used
• Surface conditions
• Composition of loads and their stability
• Load manipulation,
• stacking, and un-stacking
• Pedestrian traffic

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Training In Work Conditions

• Provide training about the area in
• which the PIT will be used
• Hazardous locations and/or conditions
• Restricted areas and narrow aisles
• Ramps and other
  
• sloped surfaces
• Closed environments

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Refresher Training

• Refresher training, including an evaluation
• of the effectiveness of that training, must be
• conducted
• An evaluation of each powered industrial
• truck operator's performance must be
• conducted at least once every three years

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Refresher Training

• Refresher training is required if
• The operator has been observed to be
• operating in an unsafe manner or was
• given a poor evaluation
• Operator was involved in
• an accident or near miss
• Workplace conditions
• change

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Duplicative Training

• Avoiding duplicative training
• Previous training is acceptable if it is
• appropriate to the PIT and working
• conditions
• Evaluation of drivers must still be
• conducted at least once every three years

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Certifying Training

• The employer must certify that each
• operator has been trained and evaluated,
• and the certification must include the
• Type of equipment
• Name of the operator
• Date of the training
• Date of the evaluation, and
• Identity of the person(s) performing the
• training or evaluation

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Battery Charging Areas

• Locate battery charging installations in
• areas designated for that purpose
• Provide facilities for
• Flushing and neutralizing spilled electrolyte
• Fire protection
• Protecting charging apparatus
  
• from damage by PITs, and
• Adequate ventilation for
  
• dispersal of fumes from gassing batteries

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Battery Charging Areas

• When charging PIT batteries
• Use a conveyor or other material
• handling equipment for handling batteries
• Use a carboy tilter for handling electrolyte
• When charging batteries, pour acid
• into water dont pour water into acid

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Battery Charging Areas

• When charging PIT batteries
• Position PITs and apply the brakes before
  changing or charging batteries
• Prohibit smoking, and prevent open flames,
  sparks, or electric arcs in the charging area
• Keep tools and other metallic objects away from
  the tops of uncovered batteries

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Battery Charging PPE

• When charging PIT batteries, use the
• proper PPE for the hazards involved
• Chemical goggles and face shields
• Chemical aprons and gloves
• Safety-toe boots
• Have an eyewash in the area
• in case electrolyte is splashed
• into the eyes

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Fuel Storage

• Store and handle
• Liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel fuel
• in accordance with NFPA Flammable and
• Combustible Liquids Code (NFPA No. 30-
• 1969), incorporated by reference
• Liquefied petroleum gas fuel in accordance
• with NFPA Storage and Handling of Liquefied
• Petroleum Gases (NFPA No. 58-1969),
• incorporated by reference

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Traveling

• Safe operating procedures must be
• observed at all times
• Observe specified speed limits
• Use safe following distances
• Three truck lengths
• Make sure the PIT is under the control
• of the operator at all times

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Traveling

• Safe operating procedures
• Yield the right of way to emergency service
• vehicles
• Passing is prohibited at blind spots and
• at dangerous locations
• Wet or slippery driving surfaces require
• slower speeds

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Traveling

• Dock boards or bridge plates
• Must be secured prior
• to driving on them
• Never exceed their
• rated capacity
• Avoid running over
• loose objects
• Ascend or descend
• grades slowly

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Traveling

• On grades the load and engaging means
• Must be tilted back
• Raised just enough to clear the road surface
• Usually 4 to 6 inches
• No stunt driving or horseplay

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Traveling

• Where vision is obscured and at cross
• aisles, the driver must slow down and
• sound the horn

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Traveling

• If the load obstructs the forward view,
• the driver is required to travel with the
• load trailing

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Operation

• Never drive up to anyone standing in
• front of a fixed object
• Never stand under an elevated portion
• of the truck
• Whether loaded
  
• or unloaded

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Operation

• Riders are prohibited unless a safe place to
• ride is provided

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Operation

• People are NOT counterweights!

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Operation

• Operators must keep their arms and
• legs within the truck
• Unattended vehicles must have the
• Load engaging means fully lowered
• Controls neutralized
• Power shut off
• Brakes set
• Wheels blocked on inclines

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Operation

• A PIT is unattended when
• Not in the operators view, or
• The operator is more than 25 feet away

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Operation

• Maintain safe distances from edges of
• ramps or platforms when on elevated
  
• docks, platforms, and freight cars

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Operation

• Opening or closing freight doors with a
• PIT is prohibited
• Brakes must be set and wheels blocked in
• place when unloading
• Rail cars
• Trucks
• Trailers

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Operation

• Jacks may be necessary to support a
• semi-trailer during loading or unloading

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Operation

• Make sure the truck and trailer will
• support the weight of the PIT

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Operation

• Carry loads low enough to avoid striking
• Pipes
• Sprinkler systems
• Lights
• Doorways
• Other objects

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Operation

• Protect operators from falling objects
• by using
• An overhead guard
• A load backrest to prevent
  
• the load from falling
  
• toward the operator

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Pinch Points

• Be aware of and stay clear of pinch points

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When Lifting Personnel

• Equipment used to lift
• personnel must be
• approved by the
• manufacturer for this
• purpose

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When Lifting Personnel

• NOT acceptable for lifting workers

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Maintenance

• An PIT in need of repair must be taken
• out of service until repaired
• When filling a fuel tank, the engine must
• be turned off
• Trucks must be examined before use
• At least daily
• If used round-the-clock, checked after
• each shift

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Summary

• Employer certifies
• Training requirements
• Formal
• Practical
• Evaluation
• Initial, after retraining,
  
• and every three years
• Retraining when and as
  
• necessary

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Thanks For Attending
The training you receive in this program is
intended to assist you in becoming familiar with
regulatory requirements. It is not, nor is it
intended to be, a substitute for the training
requirements of your business under federal,
state or local law. This program is intended to
highlight regulatory requirements. It does not
contain all of the information contained in the
regulations, nor does it address every
regulation. Participants are urged to refer to
specific regulations as needed.