Download or read book Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths from Mobile Crane Tip over Boom Collapse and Uncontrolled Hoisted Loads written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tree Care Industry written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Construction Labor Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Crane Safety on Construction Sites written by Task Committee on Crane Safety on Construction Sites and published by ASCE Publications. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crane Safety on Construction Sites (ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice No. 93) was written to aid the construction industry in the management of crane operations. Crane operations in construction range from unloading and setting equipment on a one-time basis to using numerous cranes that perform multiple tasks on larger complex projects. This manual addresses these variables by clearly defining and assigning crane management responsibilities. It discusses issues such as safety plans, responsibilities, supervision and management, operations, training, manufacture, crane safety devices, and regulations in some detail as they relate to crane management. Appendixes are provided that list additional resources, manufacturers of crane safety devices, and explore case studies of crane accidents.
Download or read book Crane Hazards and Their Prevention written by David V. MacCollum and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cranes and Derricks written by Howard I. Shapiro and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1990 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Request for Assistance in Preventing Worker Deaths and Injuries from Falls Through Skylights and Roof Openings written by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Development of a Mobile Manipulator to Reduce Lifting Accidents written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objective: Develop a mobile manipulator that one person can use to lift and maneuver 50- to 600-pound loads. It can be used in maintenance shops and mines to reduce lifting accidents. Background: Lifting heavy items is one of the leading causes of injury in the workplace. Mine Safety and Health Administration statistics showed that, in 2004, back injuries accounted for over 20% of all injuries (1,699 cases) and resulted in 110,000 lost days of work. Forty-one percent of those injuries resulted from materials-handling or maintenance activities. In addition to back injuries, lifting injuries include hernias, ruptures, sprains, and strains resulting from losing control of the item being lifted. Factors associated with accidents are weight of the item being lifted, awkward postures, inadequate handholds, and the working environment itself. High accident rates were noted when lifting items that ranged from 50 to 600 pounds, particularly in tight working quarters where maneuverability was critical. Research indicated that a mobile lifting arm would eliminate many lifting accidents in environments where other lifting devices (fork lifts, overhead cranes, mobile A-frames) would not be practical. NIOSH has built a first-generation mobile manipulator unit designed to be used on hard, level floors such as in a shop. The complexity of motion, number of moving parts, compact design, and design constraints of the manipulator required advanced computer-aided design work. As a result of the design work, thirty-eight claims are included in the patent applications. NIOSH will be conducting field trails and working with manufacturers to put the manipulator into industrial use. Operating the Mobile Manipulator: The mobile manipulator is a self-propelled, battery-powered lifting arm mounted on a central turret that allows full rotation. To operate, a worker trams the unit into position for the lifting task and deploys stab-jacks for leveling and stabilizing. The linkage system is designed to allow the operator to guide heavy loads precisely; for example, sliding a 200-pound gear assembly onto a shaft where alignment and damage to equipment are critical considerations. Although the operator needs only 10 pounds of pressure to lift the load, the momentum of moving the load can create a need for braking, and so the operator has hand brakes to stop arm and turret movement immediately. The ease of tramming and steering, along with the small size of the manipulator, allows operators to stow the unit conveniently close by without interfering with ongoing operations."--NIOSHTIC-2.
Download or read book Cal OSHA Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cal/OSHA Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry is a handy guide for workers, employers, supervisors, and safety personnel. This latest 2011 edition is a quick field reference that summarizes selected safety standards from the California Code of Regulations. The major subject headings are alphabetized and cross-referenced within the text, and it has a detailed index. Spiral bound, 8.5 x 5.5"
Download or read book Worker Deaths by Falls written by U. S. Department Human Services and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many American workers, regardless of industry or occupation, are exposed to fall hazards daily during performance of their job tasks. This publication describes the magnitude of the problem of occupational falls in the U.S., identifies potential risk factors for fatal injury, and provides recommendations for developing effective safety programs to reduce the risk of fatal falls. This publication summarizes surveillance data and investigative reports of fatal work-related falls from elevations. The surveillance data were derived from the National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (NTOF) surveillance system maintained by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The NTOF data are based on death certificates for workers aged 16 years or older who died from traumatic injuries in the workplace. The fatality investigations were conducted as part of the NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program, a research program for the identification and investigation of fatal occupational injuries. The goal of the FACE program is to collect information on factors that may have contributed to occupational fatalities, using an epidemiologic approach, and to develop and disseminate recommendations for prevention of similar incidents in the future. Based on the NTOF surveillance data, falls from elevations were the fourth leading cause of occupational fatalities from 1980 through 1994. The 8,102 deaths due to falls from elevations accounted for 10% of all fatalities and an average of 540 deaths per year. Between 1982 and 1997, NIOSH investigated 90 falls incidents which resulted in 91 fatalities. Part I of this publication provides an overview of fall hazards in the workplace, a summary of the epidemiology of fatal occupational falls, and recommended elements for an effective safety program for the prevention of falls in the workplace. Part II contains case summaries and prevention recommendations from all 90 FACE fall investigation reports prepared by NIOSH for further information and reference. This publication reviews what is known about occupational fatalities due to falls from elevations, identifies common risk factors and exposures, and recommends general approaches to preventing these fatal events. Our hope is that this document will serve as a valuable resource for safety and public health professionals, safety and health trainers, and researchers, prompting further injury prevention efforts to reduce fatal falls in the workplace.
Download or read book An Assessment of the Need for Crane and Hoisting Operator Licensing Requirements written by D. Marshall Barry and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to Scaffold Use in the Construction Industry written by and published by Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This book was released on 1998 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hoisting and Rigging written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Accident sources in industrial maintenance operations written by Salla Lind and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industrial maintenance operations involve specific safety risks for maintenance workers. Such risks arise, for example, from the need to work in close proximity to machinery and processes, the execution of tasks during various times of the day and the infrequency of certain tasks. Additional sources of risks include system design and working conditions that may not support safe and quick maintenance work. In maintenance, as in most kinds of work, variation in human performance, organizational issues, such as poor working instructions and inadequate supervision, can all increase the frequency and probability of risks. This thesis considers accidents and accident prevention in industrial maintenance operations. The thesis explores potential and realized accident sources and offers proposals to manage the risks and prevent accidents in companies. The focus is from the maintenance workers' perspective. Three studies were carried out during 2002-2006 to discover the kinds of risks that are prevalent in maintenance operations and how accidents could be prevented. First, the maintenancerelated risks were charted in three companies that provide maintenance services. The companies served 15 customer sites between them. The studies involved personnel interviews, observation and risk assessment. Second, the types and sources of fatal and severe non-fatal workplace accidents were charted by exploiting public accident reports. Third, a risk assessment method was developed for identification and management of maintenance-related risks in any company. Fourth, the utilization of public accident reports was explored to discover the extent to which companies adopt such information. Fifth, a fatal accident was remodelled using fault tree analysis. The results of the studies showed that the most typical accident types among fatal and severe non-fatal accidents were crushing, falls, and accidents caused by tumbling objects. Additionally, the most typical risks in companies were risks arising from physical and cognitive ergonomics, such as poor working posture, heavy lifts and hurried working. The most severe observed risks corresponded to these accident types. On the basis of the findings in the companies and the real accident data, a method was developed for use by the companies in their risk assessment. The method contains three separate parts for 1) maintenance planning and management, 2) identification of actual accident risks and 3) a brief check-list for the maintenance workers. The study on the adoption and use of accident reports in companies revealed that, though such reports are regarded favourably, they are seldom utilized in any systematic way. More effective utilization could help the companies to identify risks in their own operations and ascertain the potential risks at the various customer sites. The accident reanalysis demonstrated that a fault-tree model could help to combine the technical and human-based failures together with hazardous conditions in detail into a single model. Such a model could provide detailed information about event chains and their interconnections. This information could promote maintenance safety effectively and even reveal the possible root causes of accidents. As a result of the findings, a set of proposals was drawn up to promote maintenance safety. Among the proposals are ways to identify maintenance-related risks, ideas for maintainability design in the system and in the workplace, and suggestions for task planning and design. Accident prevention in industrial maintenance must take into account the various components of maintenance work, i.e., task, worker, working environment and the object system of maintenance. The organizational matters play the key role due to, for example, resource allocation, and safety planning and risk management. In addition, cooperation with the operators and other workers on customer sites could help to identify and manage task- and site-specific risks.
Download or read book Industrial Safety and Health Management written by C. Ray Asfahl and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2010 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industrial Safety And Health Management is ideal for senior/graduate-level courses in Industrial Safety, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Technology, and Operations Management. It isuseful f or industrial engineers.
Download or read book Crane Handbook written by D. E. Dickie and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crane Handbook offers extensive advice on how to properly handle a crane. The handbook highlights various safety requirements and rules. The aim of the book is to improve the readers' crane operating skills, which could eventually make the book a standard working guide for training operators. The handbook first reminds the readers that the machine should be carefully tested by a regulatory board before use. The text then notes that choosing the right crane for a particular job is vital and explains why this is the case. It then discusses how well-equipped and durable the crane should be. The next chapters talk about the crane's operating controls; each control is identified and explained. The book lists the requirements that the crane must meet, while the final chapters explore proper set-up, maintenance, and precautions. The text is a very helpful reference for crane operators, owners, and contractors and could be of interest to casual readers as well.
Download or read book Accident Prevention Manual for Business Industry written by Philip E. Hagan and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Topics covered include loss control information and analysis, safety / health / environment program organization, implementation and maintenance.
