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January2024
A comprehensive approach to powered industrial truck safety.
The objective of the Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) program is to provide the fundamentals for the operation, use and maintenance of PIT’s. This program applies to mobile, power-driven PIT used to carry, push, pull, lift, stack, or tier material. Maritime PITs may include fork PITs, container top handlers, container reach stackers, side handlers, front-end loaders, excavators, combination vacuum lifts, sweepers, yard tractors, and other specialized equipment. The policies and procedures in this program are to be used to control the hazards employed with material handling activities throughout the workplace.
Other News Stories
Helmet for Longshoremen 05 May 2024 Head injury claims are 40% more expensive than injuries involving other body parts, are 3 times more likely to result in a fatality than other types of injuries, and serious head injury incidents adversely affect the employee and their family potentially forever.New Solutions at Work: Small Vehicle Visibility Flags; Top Handler Spreader Container Deflectors & YAK TRAX – A Simple Solution for Slippery Conditions 25 Mar 2024 What is it? Solutions-at-Work or “SAW” are individual ideas where a Member of the Mutual looked at an existing hazard and, through their employee’s years of experience, knowledge, or creativity, developed a Solution to the problem that eliminated or reduced the hazard to employees and the chance of injury.
3 New Operational Alerts: Climbing For Module Access; Container Falls On Top Handler Cab & Did You Have Training On That New Equipment? 25 Mar 2024 Operational Alert’s, inform Signal Mutual Members of serious incidents or a significant near-miss within the Mutual. If you have similar operations, please share this Operational Alert with operation managers, supervisors, equipment operators, and all affected employees. It is imperative that management, at all levels review their operations for similar hazardous conditions, acts, and their controls.
New Focus on Safety: Developing Your Emotional Intelligence & Tips for Delivering Your Safety Message 25 Mar 2024 The SMIA Safety Committee and Signal Safety Team have created a library of topics for Safety Meetings, or Toolbox Talks called Focus on Safety