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🕹FORKLIFT SAFETY - FORKLIFTS ARE FOR CARRYING LOADS, NOT PEOPLE: STAY OFF of the Forks - IF a Person MUST be Lifted, THEN ONLY USE a Securely Attached Work Platform AND Cage. • 💺Operators MUST NOT let others Ride on the Equipment - UNLESS- another Seat is fitted safely to the Forklift for a second person - You MUST stay clear of the Mast! • 🚷Do NOT Authorize ANYONE to Stand OR Walk under the Load OR Forklift Machinery - the Load CAN Fall causing Injury OR Death. • 🖐Keep Hands AND Feet Clear of the Cross Members of the Mast! • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGVcsktD4IO/?igshid=gxqxqqm7qv43

⬆️LADDER SAFETY - TOP RUNG: Do NOT use the Top Step/Rung of a Ladder as a Step/Rung UNLESS it was Designed for that purpose. • ⛔️Standing on the Top Rung or Step of the Ladder makes the Ladder very unstable AND prone to Tip Over. • 🦶ALWAYS ensure a Ladder is secure by either have a Helper (Spotter) support the Base while a Ladder is being used - OR - IF the Ladder can NOT be held by someone else, make sure it has an appropriate Foot to prevent it from Slipping (The Feet of the Ladder can also be staked if you are using a Ladder outside and no one is available to support the Feet of the Ladder). • 1️⃣Person at a time is permitted on the Ladder - UNLESS - the Ladder is specifically designed for more than one Climber (e.g. Trestle Ladder). • 🔀Open the Ladder completely - the metal spreader or locking device SHALL be provided on each stepladder to hold the front and back sections in an open position when the ladder is being used. • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGSzKM8j_IF/?igshid=a3rlkzp6afv1

🤢HEIMLICH MANEUVER - CHOKING IN THE LUNCH ROOM: Abdominal Thrusts (also called the Heimlich Maneuver or Heimlich Manoeuvre, German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪmlɪç -]) is a First Aid procedure used to treat upper airway obstructions (or choking) by foreign objects. The term Heimlich Maneuver is named after Dr. Henry Heimlich, who first described it in 1974. • 💟Performing Abdominal Thrusts involves a Rescuer standing behind a patient and using his or her hands to exert pressure on the bottom of the diaphragm. This compresses the lungs and exerts pressure on any object lodged in the trachea, hopefully expelling it. • 🎥Video Creds: @loucosnotrampo • 🔡Definition Creds: @wikipedia • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGGCOgZg-rw/?igshid=sbucm5i6ymup

🕹FORKLIFT SAFETY - FORKLIFTS ARE FOR CARRYING LOADS, NOT FORKLIFTS: USE a Dock in order for the Forklift to Drive Straight into the Trailer/Container, USE a Flatbed Trailer for Side-Loading, USE a Ramp for Access, OR Unload the Container so that it is sitting at Ground Level. • 👨🏻‍🏫ONLY Trained and Certified Forklift Operators ARE permitted to Operate the Equipment - an Evaluation of each Operators performance SHALL be conducted at least Once every Three Years. • ✅ALWAYS Fasten your Seat Belt WHEN Operating a Powered Industrial Truck (OR ANY type of Heavy Equipment). • 🧱Do NOT Overload the Equipment (NEVER move a Load outside the Lift Truck Rated Capacity) - ALWAYS review the Nameplate to ensure that you are aware of the weight limitations. • ⚖️ONLY Handle Stable, Balanced AND Properly Stacked (Safely arranged) Loads (secure Loads if needed). • 🍴Do NOT Travel with the Forks high AND NEVER Travel OR Turn with the Forks in an Elevated Position OR Tilted Forward. • 🐌ALWAYS Travel SLOWLY (no hurry) especially WHEN you ARE Handling a Load (it is more difficult to Stop WHEN Loaded down). • ⤵️ALWAYS Lower the Mast (SLOWLY) WHEN Operating ANY type of Equipment. • 🔻NO Personnel SHALL be under the Forks while they ARE being Raised OR Lowered. • 🔊Reverse SLOWLY AND Check from behind for obstruction (Sound the Horn). • 🛑ALWAYS come to a STOP SLOWLY. • 👥IF you need to Speak to someone while Operating ANY type of Equipment, THEN STOP to Speak! • 🆘IF Tip-Over, THEN do NOT jump OFF the Forklift (even if it begins to Tip Over) - Firmly Bold onto the Steering Wheel, Brace your Feet, Lean away from impact, Lean forward. • ➕Permanent Aisles AND Passageways SHALL be appropriately marked (Taped Off) - AND everyone MUST use them. • 🅿️When Parking - Lower the Forks to the Floor, Touch the Tips of the Forks to the Ground BEFORE you leave, Apply the Parking Brake, THEN put ALL Operational Controls of the Truck in the Neutral Position. • 🦶Apply the Parking Brake WHEN it is Idle position. • ↔️Neutralize the Controls - Set the Direction Lever in Neutral. • 🚫Get off the Forklift without Jumping. • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGDL-FrDO2f/?igshid=3f0mxtc1d8ly

🐍FREE THE PPE - INSPECT YOUR PPE PRIOR TO EACH USE: Check your Steel Toe Boots, Gloves, Hard Hats, Safety Glasses, etc. before you put them on, NOT after - there could be a Snake in your Boot (like Woody from @toystory ) a Spider in your Hard Hat, or Pipe Dope I’m your Gloves - you NEVER know! • 🧤⛑🥽Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is often essential, but it is generally the Last Line of Defense after Engineering Controls, Work Practices, and Administrative Controls. • ⚙️Engineering Controls: involve physically changing a machine or work environment. • 📑Administrative Controls: involve changing how or when Workers do their jobs, such as scheduling work and rotat- ing Workers to reduce exposures. • 👨🏻‍🏫Work Practices: involve Training Workers how to perform tasks in ways that reduce their exposure to Workplace Hazards. • 🎥Video Creds: @loucosnotrampo • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF-Amw5jeZw/?igshid=9q1vb1t2anel

🌲ARBORIST SAFETY - CUTTING DOWN A TREE (FELLING A TREE): Do NOT Cut OR Trim Trees OR Dead Branches UNLESS you have been Trained OR have significant Experience - Arboring is extremely DANGEROUS - Hire a Professional ($100-$200 per hour according to our research). • 📄Plan the Job - the strategy for Cutting down a Tree depends on the circumstances - BUT - Calculations AND a careful Assessment MUST be made prior to ANY Cutting, consider how tall the Tree is AND where it will Fall - KEEP in mind that Trees ARE taller than you think (reach farther on the ground than you’d expect) AND MOST Trees have a Natural Direction of Fall, which is affected by their Lean, Size AND Shape - Clear a Cutting Zone. • 👀Look out for Obstacles in the surrounding Area, such as Power Lines, Houses, Buildings, Vehicle’s, Vegetation, OR Fences - we ALWAYS want a Felled Tree to reach the Ground unobstructed. • 🔄When cutting Trees, Limbs, OR Branches that are under tension - be AWARE for Springback - so that you will not be struck when the tension in the wood fibers is released. • 🏃🏻Identify a clear Escape Route that leads approximately 20 feet away from the Tree. • ⛑ALWAYS wear PPE - Helmet, Gloves, Chainsaw (Kevlar) Chaps, Face Protection, Hearing Protection, Fall Protection, etc. • 🌧Choose the right Weather - Trees are living beings that move AND strong Wind, Rain, Snow, OR Ice CAN make the work an even more Unsafe Job/Task. • 🎥Video Creds: @loucosnotrampo • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF2qvkJjU87/?igshid=191lxm4lyhp3n

🕹FORKLIFT SAFETY - PERSONNEL PLATFORMS: Powered Industrial Trucks often USE various Attachments in place of traditional Forks - Attachments increase the versatility of the Truck, BUT CAN present important Safety Considerations, including Stability, Capacity, AND Visibility. • 🌀OSHA considers Forklift Personnel Platforms "Removable Attachments" - Personnel Platforms specially Designed for Lifting Personnel connected to a Powered Industrial Truck ARE Permitted for Lifting Employees under certain conditions - BUT an Aerial Lift OR Scissor Lift is MUCH Safer by being more Controllable AND Flexible. • ✍🏼Modifications AND Additions which affect Capacity AND Safe Operation SHALL NOT be Performed by the Customer OR User without Manufacturers PRIOR Written Approval. • 🆒Capacity, Operation, AND Maintenance Instruction Plates, Tags, OR Decals SHLALL be changed accordingly. 1910.178(a)(4). • 👨‍🏫Train Operators in the Fork AND Attachment Adaptation, Operation, AND USE Limitations. 1910.178(l)(3)(I)(G). • 🦾USE a Safety Platform Firmly Secured to the Lifting Carriage OR Forks. 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(A). • 📍Means MUST be provided so Personnel on the Platform CAN Shut Off Power to the Truck. 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(B). • 📿Protection from Falling Objects SHALL be Provided. 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(C). • ⚖️Do NOT Exceed the Rated Capacity of the Forklift plus Attachment Combination. • ↔️NEVER Move a Forklift Horizontally while a Worker is Elevated - Driving a Forklift with the Mast Up Risks Tipping the Vehicle, this is Dangerous without an Worker on an Attached Platform. • 🔗Fall Restraint System Prevents the Employee from experiencing a Fall at all, similar to a Leash, the Restraint Device ONLY allows the Worker to Move within a certain Radius, where the Radius is ONLY far enough to Work within the Basket - BUT - it is short enough to prevent the Worker from Climbing Up OR Out of the Basket. • 🌀OSHA Creds: 29 CFR 1910.178, 1926.453, AND 1926.602 • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFxLJb9jjtg/?igshid=1fm0y7h08ezvm

🚘FLOOR JACK SAFETY: Lifting AND Suspending a large object in the Air is a Dangerous Task - especially if you ARE going to place ANY part of your body underneath it. • 🛑IF your ARE Driving, THEN get off the Road as far away from Traffic as you can, Pull Over to the Right Shoulder OR a Parking Lot. • ➖Park the Vehicle on Flat Solid Ground. • 💨Make sure the Vehicle Engine is OFF, that it is in Park, AND that the Parking Brake is engaged. • 🧱Chock the Tire at the opposite corner of the Vehicle from the corner you ARE going to Jack Up e.g., IF you are Jacking Up the right front, THEN block the left rear Tire - USE a Brick, a piece of Wood, OR a large Rock. • 🔩Break the Lug Nuts loose while the Vehicle is on the Ground, BEFORE you remove the Wheels. • ⬜️Jack Up Vehicles on Solid Ground, ideally Concrete, NOT Asphalt, Grass, OR Dirt - Jack Stands CAN sink into Surfaces that ARE NOT Solid. • 🎯Lift from the Manufacturers recommended Jack Points - Jacking Points for most Vehicles ARE reinforced Metal Ribs specifically designed to Safely Lift the Vehicle, on most Vehicles, there are Four Jacking Points, located under the Vehicles Rocker Panels, just behind the Front Wheels AND just ahead of the Rear Wheels. • 🦾Floor Jacks ARE NOT Safe to support Vehicles by themselves - the Hydraulic Pressure inside the Jack's Slave Cylinder is holding up the Vehicle, IF ANY Rubber Seals Fails, the Floor Jack CAN quickly relieve Pressure AND Fall. • ⬆️IF you ARE Lifting the Vehicle to get under it, place a Jack Stand under the Rocker Panel near the Jack to ensure the Vehicle CAN NOT Fall on you, IF the Jack Slips OR Fails. • ✋Test the Stability of the Vehicle BEFORE Getting OR Reaching under the Vehicle - AFTER the Vehicle is raised in the air, give of the Vehicle a nudge, just to make certain the Jack does NOT Slip. • 🔎Inspect your Floor Jack AND Jack Stands daily BEFORE Use. • ⚙️NEVER Operate a Jack if it Malfunctions, is Broken, OR has Damaged Parts - Repairs SHOULD ONLY be made with Original Equipment Manufactured Parts. • ⚖️NEVER Load your Jack beyond the Manufacturer's Rated Capacity. • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFutoObjauI/?igshid=lerpc77tzvyv

🕹FORKLIFT SAFETY - PERSONNEL PLATFORMS: Powered Industrial Trucks often USE various Attachments in place of traditional Forks - Attachments increase the versatility of the Truck, BUT CAN present important Safety Considerations, including Stability, Capacity, AND Visibility. • 🌀OSHA considers Forklift Personnel Platforms "Removable Attachments" - Personnel Platforms specially Designed for Lifting Personnel connected to a Powered Industrial Truck ARE Permitted for Lifting Employees under certain conditions - BUT an Aerial Lift OR Scissor Lift is MUCH Safer by being more Controllable AND Flexible. • ✍🏼Modifications AND Additions which affect Capacity AND Safe Operation SHALL NOT be Performed by the Customer OR User without Manufacturers PRIOR Written Approval. • 🆒Capacity, Operation, AND Maintenance Instruction Plates, Tags, OR Decals SHLALL be changed accordingly. 1910.178(a)(4). • 👨‍🏫Train Operators in the Fork AND Attachment Adaptation, Operation, AND USE Limitations. 1910.178(l)(3)(I)(G). • 🦾USE a Safety Platform Firmly Secured to the Lifting Carriage OR Forks. 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(A). • 📍Means MUST be provided so Personnel on the Platform CAN Shut Off Power to the Truck. 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(B). • 📿Protection from Falling Objects SHALL be Provided. 1926.602(c)(1)(viii)(C). • ⚖️Do NOT Exceed the Rated Capacity of the Forklift plus Attachment Combination. • ↔️NEVER Move a Forklift Horizontally while a Worker is Elevated - Driving a Forklift with the Mast Up Risks Tipping the Vehicle, this is Dangerous without an Worker on an Attached Platform. • 🔗Fall Restraint System Prevents the Employee from experiencing a Fall at all, similar to a Leash, the Restraint Device ONLY allows the Worker to Move within a certain Radius, where the Radius is ONLY far enough to Work within the Basket - BUT - it is short enough to prevent the Worker from Climbing Up OR Out of the Basket. • 🌀OSHA Creds: 29 CFR 1910.178, 1926.453, AND 1926.602 • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFsPtVuj9vH/?igshid=15lokmzjwbsuv

🈷️LADDER SAFETY - NEVER CARRY TOOLS/EQUIPMENT UP/DOWN A LADDER: Carry Tools in a Tool Belt, Raise Tools up using a Hand Line, OR have Coworkers Hand up Tools/Equipment - NEVER carry Tools/Equipment in your Hands while Climbing Up/Down a Ladder. • 🖐When Ascending OR Descending the Ladder, ALWAYS face the Ladder AND maintain a firm hand hold - Do NOT attempt to Carry other Objects in your Hand(s) while Climbing. • 🔺ALWAYS maintain Three Points of Contact - Two Hands AND One Foot OR Two Feet AND One Hand on the Ladder at ALL times. • 4️⃣:1️⃣4 to 1 Ratio, for every 4 feet high the Ladder reaches up, set the Base of the Ladder 1 foot out from the wall. (This can be estimated by counting Rungs, which are about one foot apart). • 🦶ALWAYS ensure a Ladder is secure by either have a Helper (Spotter) support the Base while a Ladder is being used - OR - IF the Ladder CAN NOT be held by someone else, make sure it has an appropriate Foot to prevent it from Slipping. • ➖Use a Ladder ONLY on a Solid, Stable, Level Surface, UNLESS it has been secured (top or bottom) to prevent displacement. • 📦Do NOT place a Ladder on Boxes, Barrels, Tables, or other Unstable Bases to obtain additional height. • 〰️Do NOT place a Ladder on Slippery, Wet OR Soft surfaces. • 🔝Do NOT use the Top Step/Rung of a Ladder as a Step/Rung UNLESS it was Designed for that purpose. • ⛔️Standing on the Top Rung or Step of the Ladder makes the Ladder very unstable AND prone to tip over. • 1️⃣Person at a time is permitted on the Ladder - UNLESS - the Ladder is specifically designed for more than one Climber (e.g. Trestle Ladder). • 💠NEVER lean a Straight or Extension Ladder against a Window Pane OR other Unstable Surface. • 3️⃣An Extension or Straight Ladder used to Access an Elevated Surface MUST Extend at least 3 Feet above the point of support/contact (This can be estimated by counting Rungs, which are about one Foot apart). • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFhxr8-joqo/?igshid=zs5b7nbomqsr

⬆️LADDER SAFETY - TOP RUNG: Do NOT use the Top Step/Rung of a Ladder as a Step/Rung UNLESS it was Designed for that purpose. • ⛔️Standing on the Top Rung or Step of the Ladder makes the Ladder very unstable AND prone to Tip Over. • 🦶ALWAYS ensure a Ladder is secure by either have a Helper (Spotter) support the Base while a Ladder is being used - OR - IF the Ladder can NOT be held by someone else, make sure it has an appropriate Foot to prevent it from Slipping (The Feet of the Ladder can also be staked if you are using a Ladder outside and no one is available to support the Feet of the Ladder). • 1️⃣Person at a time is permitted on the Ladder - UNLESS - the Ladder is specifically designed for more than one Climber (e.g. Trestle Ladder). • 🔀Open the Ladder completely - the metal spreader or locking device SHALL be provided on each stepladder to hold the front and back sections in an open position when the ladder is being used. • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFcogQnDBEZ/?igshid=1wkennd2pe9zd

🏗CRANE SAFETY - OVERLOAD: IF a Crane is Loaded with more that it CAN Safely Lift, THEN the Crane’s Operational Capacity has been exceeded. • ⚖️You MUST know the Lifted Load's Weight - WHEN the Weight is unknown, regardless of how experienced the Crane Operator is, Weight Evaluations ARE NOT ACCURATE enough AND MAY cause a Dangerous Overload - there is NO room for error with Cranes, AND Load Calculations ARE essential. • 👨‍🏫 The Employer MUST ensure that each Operator is Trained, Certified/Licensed, AND Evaluated - at No Cost to Employees. • 🧮Crane Overload is most commonly caused by one of the following: *Hoisting a Load that is too heavy for the Crane’s capacity. *Hoisting a Load that is Anchored. *Dragging a Load. *Swinging a Load. *Dropping a Load suddenly. *Utilizing defective Crane components. *Side-loading a Boom. *Human Error *Lack of coordination WHEN multiple Operators ARE responsible for Lifting. *Unequal distribution of the Load WHEN multiple lifting points ARE used. • 🟫Assess Your Ground Conditions - Cranes MUST be Assembled on Ground that is Firm, Drained AND Graded sufficiently, so that Supporting Materials, such as Blocking, Cribbing, Pads OR Mats be USED to Provide adequate Support AND Levelness. • 🦿WHEN you Operate a Crane Truck, you also Operate Hydraulic OR Manual Outriggers that KEEP your Crane Truck Stable during ANY kind of Lift by Extending Outward AND making Contact with the Ground Several Feet away from the Crane, providing a Solid, Stable Base by Distributing the Crane’s Load over a larger Area. • 🦶Outrigger Feet MUST be in Full Contact with Stable, Flat Ground for Safe Lifting - Outrigger Pads OR Mate SHOULD be USED under the Feet to ensure a Stable Surface for the Outriggers to sit. • 🔴RED ZONE (Fall Zone): Hoisting Routes that expose Employees to Hoisted AND Suspended Loads - KEEP clear of the Load AND NO Employee MUST be directly Under the Load. 29 CFR 1926.1425 - ALL Employees SHALL be kept Clear of Loads about to be Lifted AND of Suspended Loads. 29 CFR 1910.184(c)(9). • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPwEX1jSOp/?igshid=6oo36f7j8lzr

⚒CHOOSE THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB (TASK): Ensuring you USE the right Tool for the Job is NOT ONLY a Safe choice - BUT it WILL also Reduce the Amount of Effort you need to get a Job done - AND ensure that you do NOT cause unnecessary Damage to Work Surfaces AND Equipment. • 📄Operate Tools according to the Manufacturers' Instructions - Chairs OR Buckets instead of Stepladders, Pliers instead of Wrenches, OR Lighters instead of Flashlights. • 🔨Do NOT USE the RIGHT Tools in the WRONG way - Abraham Kaplan said, “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” • 🔧Workers are NOT ALWAYS provided the RIGHT Tool - Workers typically USE whatever is at hand to get the Job done AND ARE often applauded for their ingenuity - leading to similar behaviors which ultimately result in an Injuries. (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFNE2hjDLTh/?igshid=t10ioyv1ooa6

🚶‍♂️WALKING AND WORKING SURFACES - HOMEMADE WORK PLATFORMS: Walking & Working Surface is “ANY Horizontal OR Vertical Surface on OR through which an Employee Walks, Works, OR Gains Access to a Work Area OR Workplace Location” 1910.21(b). • ⬜️Platform - a Walking-Working Surface that is Elevated above the surrounding Area. 1910.21(b). • ⚖️Loads - The Employer MUST ensure that each Walking-Working Surface CAN support the Maximum Intended Load for that Surface 1910.22(b). • ⤵️Fall Hazard - ANY condition on a Walking-Working Surface that exposes an Employee to a Risk of Harm from a Fall on the same level OR to a Lower Level. 1910.21(b). • 🔗Fall Protection - ANY Equipment, Device, OR System that prevents an Employee from Falling from an Elevation OR Mitigates the effect of such a Fall. 1910.21(b). • 🔎Walking And Working Surface are Inspected, regularly AND as necessary, AND Maintained in a Safe Condition 1910.22(d)(1). • 👨🏻‍🏫Employers MUST ensure that Employees are Trained by a Qualified Person BEFORE ANY Employee is exposed to a Fall Hazard - how to recognize AND minimize Hazards - AND - how to Install, Inspect, Operate, Maintain and Disassemble Fall Protection Systems. 1910.30(a)(1). • 🧠Training MUST be Understandable - The Employer MUST provide Information AND Training to each Employee in a manner that the Employee Understands. 1910.30(d). • 😔This Worker COULD Fall so easily - AND - it would happen before they even realized it - either they do NOT know any better (Ignorant) - OR - they know better BUT do NOT care (Stupid). • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKfVmlDDQn/?igshid=3wq61h574mla

📍EXCAVATOR SAFETY - NEVER PERMIT RIDERS IN THE BUCKET: NEVER Permit Riders in the Bucket, Cab, Boom, OR anywhere else on the Equipment. • 👨🏻‍🏫ONLY Qualified AND Trained Personnel SHALL Operate Equipment. • 💺ALWAYS use the Seat Belt AND Rollover Protection System (ROPS) supplied by the Manufacturer WHEN Operating the Equipment. • 🔄ALL Non-Essential (unnecessary) Personnel SHALL be prohibited from the Work Area during Lifting Operations - consider the Swing Pivot Area of Equipment (Barriers establish the Work Area and create Awareness) - the ONLY Person recommended in the immediate Work Area is a Spotter who Signals important information to the Operator. • 🕹NEVER attempt to Operate the Equipment UNLESS you are sitting in the Seat and in full control. • ⬇️Carry the Bucket low to the ground during transport in order to increase visibility AND machine stability. • 🐌Slow, Deliberate Motion during Lift AND Placement helps ensure a Controlled Operation. • 🔻NO Personnel SHALL be under the Bucket while it is being raised OR lowered. • 🧼NEVER attempt to clean the Bucket by striking it on the ground OR against another object, this COULD damage the Bucket OR the Attachments (knock them loose). • 🛑When shutting down the Equipment, park on a level surface with the Bucket Attachment lowered to the ground. • 👔Loose Clothing SHOULD be avoided when operating Equipment, and all tools and equipment should be stored outside the cab (COULD get caught OR lodged on a Control). • 🖐Do NOT use any Controls as handholds when entering or exiting the Operator Compartment on the Equipment. • 🔗Verify that any Attachments that have the quick couplers are properly connected. • ⚖️IF an Excavator is loaded with more that it CAN Safely Lift, THEN the Machines Operational Capacity has been exceeded causing loss in Stability AND potential Tip-Overs. • 🎥Video Creds: @loucosnotrampo • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFH46SlDCnV/?igshid=1vlgtfgznwq4l

🈷️LADDER SAFETY - ONLY USE LADDERS FOR THEIR DESIGNED PURPOSE, NEVER USE A STEP LADDER AS A STRAIGHT LADDER: Ladders SHALL be used ONLY for the purpose for which they were Designed. • 🎢Do NOT Slide down the Ladder OR use it as a Toy. • ❌Do NOT use Cross Bracing on back side of Ladder for Climbing OR ANY other purpose. • 🚫NEVER use a Step Ladder as a Straight Ladder. • 🖇Spreaders MUST be Fully Extended AND Locked BEFORE use. • ⬆️Do NOT use the Top Step/Rung of a Ladder as a Step/Rung UNLESS it was designed for that purpose. • ⚖️Ladders SHALL NOT be Loaded beyond the Maximum intended Load for which they were Built, NOR beyond their Manufacturer's Rated Capacity. • 🎨Paint Tray SHOULD ONLY be used for Paint Trays or Cans. • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFAUYtBDHGb/?igshid=1wuokhgnjegkm

🕹FORKLIFT SAFETY - COLLAPSING LOADS: ONLY Handle Stable, Balanced AND Properly Stacked (Safely Arranged) Loads (Secure Loads IF Needed). • 📦Stack Loads as Straight AND as Evenly as possible, SLOWLY. • 🕋Heavy Materials SHOULD generally be Stacked Close to the Ground (IF Stacked on Shelves) AND NOT too High. • ⬆️When Removing Materials from a Stack, ALWAYS take them from the Top of the Stack FIRST. • 👨🏻‍🏫ONLY Trained and Certified Forklift Operators ARE permitted to Operate the Equipment - an Evaluation of each Operators performance SHALL be conducted at least Once every Three Years. • ✅ALWAYS fasten your Seat Belt when Operating a Powered Industrial Truck (or any type of Heavy Equipment). • 🧱Do NOT Overload the Equipment (NEVER move a Load outside the Lift Truck Rated Capacity) - ALWAYS review the Nameplate to ensure that you are aware of the weight limitations. • 🍴Do NOT Travel with the Forks High AND NEVER Travel OR Turn with the Forks in an Elevated Position OR Tilted Forward. • 🐌ALWAYS Travel SLOWLY (no hurry) especially WHEN you ARE Handling a Load (it is more difficult to Stop WHEN Loaded down). • ⤵️ALWAYS Lower the Mast (SLOWLY) WHEN Operating ANY type of Equipment. • 🔻NO Personnel SHALL be under the Forks while they ARE being Raised OR Lowered. • 🔊Reverse SLOWLY AND check from behind for obstruction (Sound the Horn). • 🛑ALWAYS come to a STOP SLOWLY. • 👥IF you need to speak to someone while operating any type of Equipment, THEN STOP to speak! • 🆘If Tip-Over, then Do NOT jump OFF the Forklift (even if it begins to tip over) - Firmly hold on to the Steering Wheel, Brace your Feet, Lean away from impact, Lean forward. • ➕Permanent Aisles AND Passageways SHALL be appropriately marked (Taped Off) - AND everyone MUST use them. • 🅿️When Parking - Lower the Forks to the Floor, touch the Tips of the Forks to the Ground BEFORE you leave, Apply the Parking Brake, THEN put ALL Operational Controls of the Truck in the Neutral Position. • 🦶Apply the Parking Brake WHEN it is idle position. • 🔑NEVER leave it running unattended for ANY period of time. • 📲Post Creds: @correcttechniques (at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE9pKKbDv1e/?igshid=2ugehbdvxbh6

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