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Friday, December 21, 2012

No More Forking Around


Featured Courtesy of: Compliance and Safety
Sources:
Bureau of Labor Statistics:  www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm
National Institute of Standards and Technology:  www.nist.gov/el/isd/ms/upload/PerMIS-09-Forklift-Safety-WhitePaper.pdf
Toolbox Topics:  www.toolboxtopics.com/Gen%20Idustry/Forklift%20Fatalities.htmwww.cs-inspected.com/images/forklift-1.pdf
WorkSafe British Columbia:   www2.worksafebc.com/PDFs/SafetyBulletins/StartSafe/Forklift/Tip1.pdf
Forklift Safety by Design:  www.safety-engineer.com/forklift.shtml
Example Safety Rules for Operation of Forklifts:  www.facilities.colostate.edu/files/forms/safety/CH-20.Forklift.trucks.pdf
OSHA:   http://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usdoloshapublicwebsite&query=fork+lift
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Alas, poor Yorick. He didn't heed the Safety Manual !

Safety is not a 'thing' or a book - it has to be a culture ingrained in your workplace. Every action by you or your co-workers must be continually examined to see if there is a better practice, procedure, or equipment to get the job done. Actions have consiquences. So do inactions.

You can't teach safety in a few of hours once a year. You have to continually discuss safety topics to keep them in the forefront of people's minds. The theatre is a dangerous place that is a mix of many different job descriptions, so rules and laws have to be researched and understood from many different sources. When you are loading a truck, you need to be a materials handling specialist, when you are flying scenery, you need to be a rigger, and when you are in the scene shop, you are on a construction site. Different skills sets and tools are required for each.

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