7/24/2019 TBT- Heavy Eqpmt.

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TOOL-BOX TALK

HEAVY EQUIPMENT

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS :

(1) All machinery should e ins!ec"ed e#ore ein$ !laced in ser%ice& and a" re$ular in"er%als "herea#"er'

() Main"enance schedules should e es"alished #or each !iece o# eui!men" ands"ric"ly #ollo*ed'

(+) No re!air& ad,us"men" or re!lacemen" o# !ar"s on mo%in$ machinery is !ermi""ed&e#ore ma-in$ any re!airs& all eui!men" mus" e s"o!!ed and deac"i%a"ed so"ha" i" canno" e unin"en"ionally s"ar"ed'

(.) A" "he s"ar" o# each shi#"& "he o!era"or should chec- oil& *a"er& #uel and hydraulicle%els& and he should chec- "ha" all $au$es are o!era"in$ and "ha" "he machine is#unc"ionin$ smoo"hly' Sa#e"y eui!men"& (e$' $uards& limi"/s*i"ches& $o%ernors&e"c') mus" e chec-ed daily'

(0) Eui!men" "ra%elin$ or *or-in$ on "he hi$h*ay mus" ha%e li$h"s and re#lec"ors'hen !ar-ed& i" should e clear o# "he hi$h*ay' I# "his is no" !ossile& #lashin$li$h"s& cones or o"her *arnin$ de%ices mus" e used "o aler" a!!roachin$ "ra##ic'

(2) hen %ehicles are le#" una""ended& en$ines mus" e s"o!!ed and !ar-in$ rea-sa!!lied and "he *heels choc-ed' 3lades& scra!er o*ls and o"her hydrauliceui!men" mus" e lo*ered "o "he $round e#ore "he o!era"or lea%es "hemachine& and i$ni"ion -ey mus" e remo%ed'

(4) Unless o"her*ise ins"ruc"ed& o!era"ors mus" dismoun" #rom machines *hilemain"enance or re!air *or- is ein$ carried ou"'

(5) 6as #i""ed "o eui!men" mus" $i%e ma7imum all/round %isiili"y' 6as mus" e-e!" clean and clear o# such i"ems as ruish and loose "ools' indo*s mus" e-e!" clean a" all "imes and should e re!laced i# "he $lass8!ers!e7 ecomes!i""ed& crac-ed or ro-en'

(9) here "he o!era"or o# a moile machine canno" see "he area all around hismachine& an a""endan" mus" e in a !osi"ion "o direc" and assis" "he o!era"or'

(1) All eui!men" mus" e loca"ed in such a !osi"ion "ha" "he e7haus" #umes *ill no"en"er "renches or e##ec" em!loyees *or-in$ in "he area& $asoline dri%eneui!men" should no" e used inside a uildin$ or o"her con#ined s!ace'

  6AT/S3G SA;ET< =E>T'

>a$e 1 o# 1 John D`Cruz