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Introduction. Handling and storing materials involve diverse operations such as hoisting tons of steel with a crane; driving a truck loaded with concrete blocks; carrying bags or materials manually; and stacking palletized bricks or other materials such as drums, barrels, kegs, and lumber.
24 wrz 2024 · OSHA standards for substances such as asbestos, beryllium, cadmium, coke oven emissions, and cotton dust require pulmonary function testing as part of medical survelliance programs.
1910.176 (a) Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made.
§ 1910.176 Handling materials—general. (a) Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made.
1 sie 2020 · OSHA 29 CFR 1910.176: Materials Handling (U.S.) What it says: 1910.176 (a) Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed...
protect workers from the risks of manual handling. Prevention measures include: • Designing and organising tasks to avoid manual handling completely, or at least restrict it. • Using automation and lifting equipment. • Organising manual handling tasks in a safe way, with loads split into smaller ones, and proper rest periods provided.
OSHA Safety – Materials Handling, Storage & Use. In the case of materials handling, storage, use and disposal, remember that the main hazards are injuries from: Improper manual lifting or carrying loads that are too heavy, large or unwieldy. Being struck by materials or being caught in pinch points. Being crushed by machines, falling ...
