A previous blog focused on safety as it relates to getting
in and out of equipment that is being operated, and reviewed the importance of using
the “three points of contact” when entering and exiting the cab. Another area
where cities experience slip/fall injuries is when equipment is being repaired
or inspected.
You’ve probable done it yourself, climbed up on the dump box
to see if the box is empty, or stood on a wheel to clean the windshield, both
of these scenarios can and have led to slip/fall injuries.
Whether
it’s in the shop, or in the street, climbing on and around equipment can be
dangerous. Fortunately, improvements have been made by manufactures, designing
better steps and walkways on equipment, and by cities that utilize portable
steps, wheel steps, built in steps or ladders to access equipment. Joe Ingebrand
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