1 / 31

Why Should You Be Aware Of Your Surroundings

Why Should You Be Aware Of Your Surroundings. Presented by Eric Tofte of Evergreen Safety Council 401 Pontius Ave N Seattle, WA 98109 800-521-0778. Why Worry?. Why do you need to be concerned about safety and be aware of your surroundings?. Pain!. Hurt. Lost time. Death. $$$$.

abel
Download Presentation

Why Should You Be Aware Of Your Surroundings

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Why Should You Be Aware Of Your Surroundings Presented by Eric Tofte of Evergreen Safety Council 401 Pontius Ave N Seattle, WA 98109 800-521-0778

  2. Why Worry? • Why do you need to be concerned about safety and be aware of your surroundings? Pain! Hurt Lost time Death $$$$

  3. Why Worry: Common Reasons • Getting hurt isn’t fun!!! Not All Pain is GainNobody likes getting hurtHealthy employees are moreproductive employees

  4. Why Worry: Common Reasons • Getting hurt isn’t fun!!! Cost of Accidents

  5. Cost of Accidents • Direct Costs • Medical Costs (including worker’s comp) • Indemnity Payments • Indirect Costs • Time Lost (by worker and supervisor) • Schedule delays • Training new employees • Cleanup time / equipment repairs • Legal fees

  6. Familiarity breeds Contempt • We get too comfortable with what we do • We begin to believe that we cannot get hurt • We become Complacent

  7. Complacency • A feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like.

  8. So how do you protect yourself? • BY BEING AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND STAYING OUT OF THE “DANGER AREA” FOR EQUIPMENT THE NO ZONE

  9. The NO-ZONE The shaded area surrounding each vehicle represents the danger zone or “No-Zone” in which the vehicle operator’s view of pedestrian traffic is greatly reduced or obscured altogether.

  10. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 10 ft - 0 in above ground level 34’ 0” The shaded area surrounding each vehicle represents the danger zone or “No-Zone” in which the vehicle operator’s view of pedestrian traffic is greatly reduced or obscured altogether. 36’ 4” 68’ 0” 95’ 0” Vehicle: Manlift

  11. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Area of fully obstructed view Eye level 7 ft - 0 in above ground level 25’ 5” 17’ 8” 15’ 9” 10’ 0” 3’ 0” 16’ 4” 27’ 2” Vehicle: Mobile Hydraulic Crane

  12. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 7 ft - 7 in above ground level 8’ 4” 29’ 1” 9’ 1” 7’ 7” 18’ 5” Vehicle: Rubber Tire Backhoe

  13. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground 16’ 0” Eye level 6 ft - 3 in above ground level 8’ 2” 8’ 2” 3’ 10” 12’ 5” 12’ 1” 18’ 7” Vehicle: Bulldozer

  14. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 10 ft - 0 in above ground level 28’11” 14’ 8” 16’ 2” 14’ 3” 14’ 10” 21’ 11” Vehicle: Front End Loader

  15. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 5 ft - 5 in above ground level 11’ 7” 11’ 5” 21’ 8” 4’ 10” 6’ 1” 3’ 1” 6’ 3” Vehicle: Bobcat/Skid Steer

  16. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 7 ft - 3 in above ground level 85’ 0” 18’ 2” 10’ 9” 7’ 9” 3’ 0” 39’ 0” 21’ 2” 14’ 10” Vehicle: High Reach RT Fork Lift

  17. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 6 ft above ground level 8’ 6” 3’ 1” 3’ 8” 5’ 7” Vehicle: 3 ton Forklift

  18. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 8 ft - 8 in above ground level 13’ 7” 13’ 0” 6’ 4” 9’ 2” 7’ 0” 10’ 7” 12’ 2” Vehicle: 10 ton Forklift

  19. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 8 ft - 9 in above ground level 26’ 8” 15’ 5” 4’ 8” 4’ 5” 13’ 6” 8’ 8” 14’ 1” Vehicle: 17 ton Forklift

  20. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 6 ft - 10 in above ground level 27’ 1” 6’ 5” Area of fully obstructed view 42’ 8” 40’ 6” 36’ 8” Vehicle: Semi-Truck and Trailer

  21. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Area of fully obstructed view Eye level 8 ft - 0 in above ground level 13’ 2” 13’ 3” 3’ 4” 8’ 10” 8’ 0” Vehicle: Refuse Truck

  22. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Area of fully obstructed view (more than 300 ft) Eye level 8 ft - 0 in above ground level 29’ 0” Area of fully obstructed view from Eductor Hose (more than 100 ft) 24’ 0” 37’ 4” 8’ 7” 31’ 0” 24’ 6” 41’ 0” Vehicle: HiVac Truck

  23. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 7 ft - 1 in above ground level Area of fully obstructed view 25’ 0” 22’ 0” 6’ 0” 24’ 2” 22’ 2” Vehicle: 5 ton Dump Truck

  24. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground This area is fully obstructed when the vehicle is full Eye level 7 ft - 0 in above ground level 49’ 9” 28’ 9” 31’ 6” 22’ 8” 22’ 8” 21’ 3” 22’ 2” Vehicle: School Bus

  25. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 5 ft - 11 in above ground level 17’ 2” 17’ 0” 14’ 5” 15’ 2” 6’ 0” 9’ 6” 4’ 9” Vehicle: Street Sweeper

  26. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 14 ft - 8 in above ground level 10’ 7” 9’ 1” 9’ 1” 29’ 6” 16’ 10” 29’ 6” Vehicle: Straddle Lift Truck

  27. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 5 ft - 1 in above ground level 28’ 7” 33’ 0” 19’ 2” 12’ 6” 3’ 4” 10’ 9” 7’ 10” Vehicle: Cushman

  28. Operator sight distances from eye level to ground Eye level 9 ft - 3 in above ground level 29’ 1” 10’ 11” Area of fully obstructed view 9’ 1” 18’ 7” Area of fully obstructed view 30’ 11” 30’ 11” Vehicle: EL-PAR

  29. So how do you protect yourself? ????????

  30. Remember The Basics • Always be aware of your surroundings • NEVER go into the “NO ZONE” • Approach only when operator signals you over

  31. THANK YOU • Questions????????

More Related