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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.
The safest place for an operator is strapped into the seat of the PIT with the seat belt fastened, especially in an incident. The purpose of the PIT seat belt is to keep the operator in place in an incident, while keeping the operator from their instinctual reaction to jump away from the tipping PIT.
Please see the TOP LOADER TIP OVER Operational Alert for more information on this incident.
If you have similar operations, please share this Operational Alert, and have a safety discussion with operation managers, supervisors, equipment operators, and all affected employees.
Other News Stories
New Solutions at Work: The Critical Role of Compressed Cylinder Caps 07 May 2025 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.New Project from M-CODED: Crane Tagline Safety Best Practices Document 07 May 2025 The Marine Construction, Dredging, Offshore, Diving, and Energy (M-CODED) Subcommittee is excited to share its finished deliverables. Members Helping Members
Operational Alert: Shipyard Worker Struck By Hydraulic Spreader 24 Apr 2025 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.
Operational Alert: Reach Stacker Tip Over 17 Apr 2025 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.