Fall Safety Newsletter Template - 2017
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Fall 2017
PREMIUM
SAFETY
TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC.
NEWSLETTER
CARGO TANK SAFETY
Start with clean well
Check for spilled product or other materials that could be
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maintained equipment and
hazardous or contribute to slips and falls
Inside this issue:
proper footwear.
Avoid standing once you are in position to perform your tasks
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Cargo Tank Safety
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Slip resistance gloves
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Plan out where you will grab and step prior to leaving the ladder
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High visibility clothing
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Professional
Work boots with slip
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Climb down facing the trailer.
Driving Tips
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resistance, arch support,
Always use three points of contact
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properly fitting, with
If you face away, falls are more likely
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Equifax Breach
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heels and laces in good
Know what the ground or floor conditions are before you take the
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Back To School
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condition
last step off the ladder.
Health Tip
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Pre Trip Ladders &
Equipment
Check ladder and trailer
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condition prior to
climbing
THREE POINTS OF
Do not climb damaged
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CONTACT
ladders or work on
equipment with defects
Check ground area prior
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PROFESSIONAL DRIVING TIPS
The Three Points Of
to climbing for surface
Contact rule is simple—
defects that could
contribute to falls when
Always maintain one hand
descending ladder
and two feet, or two hands
Report defects so they
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and one foot, when
can be repaired
climbing or descending
Make sure gloves are
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Ergonomics Tips For Drivers
ladders, trucks and
clean and no build-up
equipment. When climbing
exists on the ladder
1.
Wear specially padded gloves to protect hand nerves from
a ladder, you must have
steering wheel vibration and pressure trauma.
rungs or rails
both hands free and face
2.
Avoid tightly gripping the steering wheel (white knuckle grip).
the ladder.
3.
Avoid resting wrist over top of the steering wheel. The
Check Tank Top Area
combination of wrist flexion and steering wheel pressure to the
Once you have a view
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bottom of the wrist can apply pressure to the carpal tunnel
of the upper areas check
(median nerve) and Guyon’s canal (ulnar nerve).
them prior to leaving
4.
Frequently change hand position on the steering wheel.
the ladder
5.
Avoid positions of wrist flexion or extension.
6.
Try to keep hand and wrist aligned with forearm.
Look for damage such
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7.
Do not rest palm on top of gear shift knob.
as missing pieces,
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Avoid grip strenthening exercise such as squeezing a ball.
broken welds or uneven
9.
Consider using a padded steering wheel.
surfaces on the catwalk,
10. Maintain good posture.
spill dam and related
11. Perform stretching exercises.
parts
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