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AGRICULTURAL SAFETY TOPICS – MATERIAL HANDLING DEVICES 3 130-011-25-IADO © 2019, Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) 1 877 494 WSPS (9777) | 905 614 1400 | www.wsps.ca Cranes and Derricks: Only trained operators are permitted to run cranes. The rated load must be plainly marked on each side of the crane and the crane must never be overloaded. Never work or stand underneath a crane that is moving material. If operating, do not swing loads over workers. Keep hoisting chains and ropes free from kinks. Use a load block hook with a sling – do not wrap chains or ropes around loads. Operators should make sure the sling clears all obstacles. Standard hand signals for boom cranes should be understood by both the operator and the signaler. Crane operators should never remove their hands and feet from the controls while a load is suspended. Review the Following Points: All employees should be trained before operating machinery. Watch for coworkers when completing work tasks. Make sure all loads are balanced when moving. Keep all screens and safety shields in place. Use standard hand signals for communication. © Workplace Safety & Prevention Services 2014. Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) grants permission to approved end users to reproduce this document in whole or in part, provided its intended use is for non-commercial, educational purposes and that full acknowledgement is given to the WSPS. Approved end users are firms registered with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. WSPS reserves the right to extend this permission to other stakeholders and interested parties by express written permission upon application. WSPS extends no warranty to materials amended or altered by the end user. Under no circumstances is this document, or any portion thereof, to be duplicated for purposes of sale or for external reproduction or distribution. (Sample WSPS acknowledgement, "Reproduced or adapted from name of solution with permission of Workplace Safety & Prevention Services, Mississauga, Ontario.") The information contained in this reference material is distributed as a guide only. It is generally current to the best of our knowledge as at the revision date, having been compiled from sources believed to be reliable and to represent the best current opinion on the subject. No warranty, guarantee, or representation is made by WSPS as to the absolute correctness or sufficiency of any representation contained in this reference material. WSPS assumes no responsibility in connection therewith; nor can it be assumed that all acceptable safety measures are contained in this reference material, or that other or additional measures may not be required in particular or exceptional conditions or circumstances. Revised: October 2019 Based upon: Ohio State University Extension. Material Handling. Retrieved from website http://ohioline.osu.edu/atts/modules.html WSPS.CA

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