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Protect Yourself & Your Future

Our Equipment. Your Success. Andrew Greess www.SprayEquipmentBlog.com

Today’s Safety Objectives: - Identify Risks

- Improve Awareness

- Identify Solutions

Our Equipment. Your Success. www.QSpray.com

Ground Rules:

- Share Experiences

- Don’t Assume “Common” Sense

- Employee vs. employer responsibility

- Ask Questions, or else….. (this will be really boring!)

We Will Not Be Covering: - Driving Habits

- Vehicle Maintenance

- Stupidity

Today’s Safety Risks Discussion:

Today’s Safety Risks Discussion: Vehicle: Equipment Security & Load Stability

Acute Injuries: Cuts, Scraps, Burns, Slips

Chemical: Exposure & Spills

Back Strain

Job Site

Vehicle – Equipment Security

Why should you care?

The Nightmare Scenario!

- Protect: Driver

Others on the Road

Equipment

- Protect: Driver

Others on the Road

Equipment

- Just because it’s in the vehicle,

don’t assume its secure

- Protect: Driver

Others on the Road

Equipment

- Get in the habit of looking & checking your equipment

- Protect: Driver

Others on the Road

Equipment

- Get in the habit of looking & checking your equipment

- Examples:

Vehicle – Equipment Security - Check: B&Gs Backpacks Toolboxes Tank straps Skid sprayers

A Quick Check Prevents Problems:

No Spills!

Vehicle – Load Stability

Don’t Overload Vehicles

Load Affects: Maneuvering, Control & Stopping

Water in Tank is Significant

- Water in Tank is Significant

Partial vs. Full Load

Smaller Vehicles

Distracted Drivers

Match Tank Size to Vehicle

Use Tank Baffles

Reinforce Good Driving Practices

Acute Injuries – Cuts, Burns, Abrasions

- Review Truck/Equipment for:

Moving

Rust/Rough/Sharp

Moving

Overhang

Acute Injuries – Prevent Slips

Easy Up/Down

Good Access

Room to Walk

Anti-Slip Surfaces

Acute Injuries - Prevention

- Existing Equipment

- New Equipment

Encourage techs to report problems

- New Equipment

Supervisor Ride-A-Longs

- New Equipment

Fix Significant Risks Now

- New Equipment

Track Opportunities to Incorporate in Future Equipment

- New Equipment

Continuous Improvement – Steal Ideas

- New Equipment

Continuous Improvement – Steal Ideas

Plan it BEFORE you buy it!

Chemical Issues – Exposure

- Use Personal Protection Equipment ALL THE TIME

Not Just When Applying Chemicals

- Prevent Chemical Buildup

On Equipment

In Vehicle

Inspect & Clean

- Prevent Chemical Buildup

On Equipment

In Vehicle

Inspect & Clean

- One more reason to keep it clean!

Chemical Issues – Spills

- Fix Small Leaks before they become Big Leaks

Fluids where they are not supposed to be are ALWAYS a problem

Equipment problems NEVER go away by themselves

Problems ALWAYS get worse

- Train Technicians to anticipate & identify problems

- Good Equipment Design can prevent leaks

Chemical Spills – Use Good Valving

Chemical Spills – Hose Issues

Back Strain

- Eliminate unnecessary stretching, straining & lifting

Back Strain

- Provide easy access to commonly used equipment

Back Strain

- Provide equipment appropriate to the employee

Back Strain

- Provide equipment appropriate to the employee

- Don’t overfill manual sprayers

- Examples:

Back Strain

Job Site Safety

- Know the hazards before starting

Job Site Safety

- 1st Time? Inspect the Site

Job Site Safety

- No walking backwards!

Job Site Safety

- Watch for small trip hazards

Job Site Safety

- Watch for small trip hazards

There are no signs!

Job Site Safety

examples:

Job Site Safety

examples:

Job Site Safety

examples:

Job Site Safety

examples:

Job Site Safety

examples:

Job Site Safety

examples:

Job Site Safety

examples:

Job Site Safety

examples:

Job Site Safety

examples:

Hang up & work

Summary

(or thank goodness he’s almost done!)

Safety - Technician

- Inspect equipment at the start of your day

Safety - Technician

- Don’t rush/Don’t cut corners

Safety - Technician

- Borrow ideas from colleagues at meetings like this on

Safety - Technician

- Don’t live with leaks and problems - report promptly

Safety - Technician

- Don’t live with leaks and problems - report promptly

- Know the job site

Safety - Equipment

- Work with your equipment supplier to design safety in up front

Safety - Equipment

- Fix serious problems ASAP

Safety - Equipment

- Check that your equipment is secured

Safety - Equipment

- Continuously improve equipment selection and design

Safety - Equipment

- Continuously improve equipment selection and design

- Borrow ideas from colleagues at meetings like this one

Safety Policies & Procedures

- Create a “Safety” culture

- Encourage reporting of problems

- Have regular safety meetings to share ideas

- Ask Spray Technicians for their ideas on improving safety

- Proper equipment maintenance will reduce safety problems

- Retrain technicians on proper equipment operation

- Preventative maintenance will reduce safety problems

- Retrain technicians on proper equipment operation

- Managers should perform equipment inspections & ride alongs (pull hose)

Please Be Safe:

Contact Us:

(602) 371-1993

Andrew@qspray.com

www.SprayEquipmentBlog.com

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