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Be Safe When Handling Heavy Equipment- Use Properly Equipped Safety Tool Box

If you are into construction, then dealing with heavy construction equipment must be second nature to you. The construction equipment are perhaps the most aspect of the business, without which the basic purpose of the entire thing would fail to serve its purpose. And since, it is such an important part of the business it would not do to overlook the hazards involved in it.

Why Is the Safety Tool Box Crucial In Being Safe?

Heavy equipment that form an important part of the whole business, is also a major contributing factor to the various mishaps that takes place on site. Hence, it is crucial to make sure that you have enough safety measures on hand so that you are well assured of your safety. The engineers and supervisors on site have to ensure that the workers who are working for the industry have a safe working environment and for that it is important that some basic safety measures are undertaken by them. Among the many safety measures that one can take in order to prevent accidents from occurring at work site, the safety tool box forms an indispensible part.

Things That You Should Know About Your Safety Tool Box

No doubt safety tool box are a must have when dealing with heavy construction equipments, but its mere presence is not really going to help you out. For the safety tool box to come handy, it is important to keep account of some pointers. For one, you should be aware of the safety equipment that are present in your tool box. Without proper knowledge of the equipment, it is obvious that you will not be able to identify the tool that you would need at that point of time.

The supervisors of the construction site should also conduct regular tool box meetings in order to ensure the presence of all the relevant tools and make the workers aware of their use. Such discussions do more than enough in educating the workers about the requirement and the correct use of the safety too box.

What Kind Of Safety Tools Should One Have In The Safety Tool Box?

Among the many equipment that are a must have in the safety tool box are the presence of equipment that check the brakes of the heavy equipment. Brakes form an important part of all heavy construction equipment, such as the dozer, excavator, dump truck and the like. Hence, it becomes mandatory to have the brakes in order so as to ensure the smooth operation of the equipment.

Another kind of safety equipment, the presence of which is a must in the safety tool box, especially those having lifting utility, such as the crane are the ones that check if the lifting devices are in order. Not having the lifting device in order can be the cause of serious hazards on the site. Hence, it is important to check the availability of these devices before the operation of such heavy equipment.

Safety is the key word for working and deriving positive results in any field. Owners and the supervisors recruited are responsible for providing a safe and secure working environment for the workers and one of the ways in which they can do it is to ensure that the workers operating the heavy equipment have a satisfactorily equipped tool box to prevent or reduce the effects of a mishaps.

Safety protocol one needs to follow in a construction site

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A construction site encounters damage and destruction to concrete as well as use of heavy equipment. It is very likely that unfortunate events and accidents occur on a construction site. Therefore it is very important to maintain certain safety measurements on the site so that no mishap takes place due to the construction.

Most common accidents that take place on the construction site are:

  • If someone falls to the place where excavation has been done and there has been a collapse, then there can be a serious threat to the life of the person.
  • There have also been events where workers get stuck into the material that has been poured into the hollow in order to fill the excavation.
  • Heavy equipment driven into the excavated zone can also cause severe damage by bringing a collapse to the site.
  • Heavy equipment emitting harmful fumes can also cause accidents.
  • If there is a flood on the construction site, it is very likely that many accidents can occur.

Safety measures:

  1. If there is an excavation or trench, it should be made sure that the sides of the excavation are sloped to a 45° angle. To prevent any collapse, the trench should be supported by timber.
  2. For stopping the vehicles or heavy equipment from sliding into the trench, a stop block that is well anchored should be placed.
  3. Lights are very important at a construction site. Inadequate light causes many accidents and a little care can stop them very easily.
  4. To make sure that there is no possibility of the workers to fall from the construction heights even if they slip from the edge, there should be a well knit net platform spread adjacent to the building that will save them.
  5. In case the workers are working inside the excavated site, and there is a flood, or a poisonous fume generating inside the excavation, it is very important that there is an easy and swift way out from the excavation. At every frequent gap, there should be a ladder to escape the trench in emergency.

Other safety measures:

When the workers are working in the excavation, many a times accidents occur due to the storage of materials on the surface of the trench. Heavy load of these materials makes the timber support lose their strength or even the side walls also lose their support and there occurs a slide of the walls and all those construction materials into the trench. So, construction materials should be kept away from the excavation sites. Workers should work as a team, so that if there is any mishap, the others can at least try to save them. Signalling system must be very strong. First aid and ambulance must be available at the construction site to manage any damage or loss. All the heavy equipment like excavators, cranes and others must be checked before use. Trained and professional workers only should working at the construction site.