Altitude (Download) ALTITUDE INTRODUCTION 40 Million people live at altitudes over 3000 m Impossible to live at altitudes over 5500 m for more than a few months. Improvements in technology are allowing for construction activities to occur in more difficult and dangerous areas. Safety concerns include tight working spaces, maintenance of mechanical equipment and worker […]

Wood Chippers (Download) Wood Chippers Parts of a Wood Chipper Wood Chipper Accidents 31 Work-Related Deaths An average of 204 injuries per year An estimated total of 155 amputations Injury Statistics (1992 – 2002) United States Workers feeding material into self-feeding wood chippers are at risk of being fed through the chipper knives if they […]

Ticks (Download) TICKS 1 What are Ticks? Ticks fall under the class “ Arachnidia ,” which includes s piders, s corpions and mites. Ticks are small parasitic creatures that feed off the blood of host. Ticks typically dwell on the skin of hosts. Hosts can be animal or human. There are roughly 850 species of […]

Table Saw (Download) Table Saw Safety Table Saw The table saw is a versatile woodworking tool consisting of a circular saw blade, mounted on a table, that is driven by an electric motor. The blade extends through the surface of a table, which provides support for the material, usually wood being cut. Table saws are […]

Snakes (Download) Snakes Figure 1: Rattlesnake. Source: Extracted from http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/Enlargement.aspx?id=42-17307911&tab=details&caller=search 1 Snakes – Background Snakes are carnivorous, elongated, legless, ectothermic (cold blooded) reptiles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake) There are two main types of snakes: venomous and non-venomous The biological classifications are as follows: Class: Reptila Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes http://www.pitt.edu/~mcs2/herp/SoNA.html Figure 2: Snake skeleton. Source: Extracted from http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/Enlargement.aspx?id=42-22402114&tab=details&caller=search […]

Scraper (Download) Scrapers Caterpillar 613C Scraper 1 Scrapers are a type of heavy machinery used for earthmoving Scrapers are capable of excavating, hauling, and dumping material over medium-to long haul distances. Scrapers are useful construction equipment when hauling distances range between 500 to 3000 feet. Source: Caterpillar Performance Handbook : Edition 24, 8-1 to 8-5 […]

Saber Saw (Download) Saber Saws http://www.hometips.com/images/sunset/kitch_sink2.jpg 1 Description A Saber Saw is a small powered saw with a reciprocating motor that moves a small toothed blade up and down across the object being cut. Some use the term jig saw to describe a saber saw, They can be either handheld or mounted to a table. […]

Rakes (Download) GARDEN RAKES http://www.bluestonegarden.com/images/D/d-16186-02.jpg Ever since there was farming and cultivation of food, there have been tools to help do the work The industrialization of farming would lead one to believe that some of these tools would be lost in history This is incorrect. Today we still have many of the tools such as […]

Pruning Saws (Download) Pruning Saws http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kM7t6IwmQlQ/SQc65HgEWBI/AAAAAAAAE4Y/8CHm5hW_L4g/s400/professional+pruning+saws.JPG Description Pruning saws allow for quick and easy cutting of smaller branches and limbs. They are especially useful when cutting sticky, gummy plants and live wood. Pruning saws come in fixed and folding blade designs, and some have belt scabbards so they are always handy. http://gardening.about.com/od/toolschool/ig/Pruning-Tools/Pruning-Saws.htm http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Zdk9SnemL._SL500_AA300_.jpg An example […]

Lifting (Download) LIFTING 1 Lifting Lifting-related back injuries are among the most commonly reported workplace injuries. They are also costly and result in lost productivity.* *(lifting-2 document) pic : http://labsafety.tamu.edu/safelifting.asp 2 History There is no information about the first reported back injury during construction but it is assumed that back injuries have been around throughout […]