LEARNING TASK 2 : Describe short-term hazards in the trades
Working around vehicles and heavy equipment
Workers are often required to work near vehicles and mobile equipment. It is the workers’ responsibility to keep out of the way. Workers working near moving vehicles and equipment should:
- stay alert at all times and keep a safe distance
- stay out of the circle formed by the extended bucket of an excavator (swing)
- never get into blind spots of operators
- maintain eye contact with the operator
- never stand under loads handled by lifting or digging equipment, or near vehicles being loaded or unloaded
- wear reflective or high-visibility vests, hard hats, steel-toed boots, and appropriate hearing protection while working near equipment
- alert the operator of any impending hazards, electrical wires, gas lines, sewer or water lines, etc.