In this edition we'll be covering the following topics:
- IVES' 35th Anniversary Testimonial Contest!
- Ask Bob: Our tech guru addresses a question on right of way.
- IVES' 35th Anniversary Sale: Point of View & What's Wrong With This? DVDs!
- OSHA updates hazard alert on scissor lifts.
- Last chance to register!
- What's Wrong With This? Photo and answer.
- A selection of interesting articles.
- Employer guilty of ignoring safety standards leading to worker's death.
- Trainer's Corner: What lift code do you think this machine is?
- New testimonials from our clients.
But first, check out all the places we are delivering training this month...
35th Anniversary Testimonial Contest
Tell us how we've helped you!
For our 35th anniversary we're celebrating you, our awesome clients who made it all possible. As part of that celebration we are having a Testimonials Contest that provides you with a chance to win cool prizes by telling us how we have helped you or your company succeed in its safety goals.
Turning 35 is definitely a rewarding experience for us, but nothing is more rewarding than hearing how we've helped you prevent injuries or damage, save money, avoid liability or change the hearts and minds of your coworkers. If it's good, we want to hear it. Don't wait, send us your testimonial today!
You could win one of three great prizes...
First Place Grand Prize
GoPro HERO4 Waterproof HD Sports & Helmet Camera - Silver Edition
Capture your world in an all-new way with the first-ever GoPro to feature a built-in touch display. Controlling the camera, framing shots and playing back content is now ultra convenient - just view, tap and swipe the screen. Captures 1080p60 and 720p120 video with lifelike clarity, plus 12MP photos at a staggering 30 frames per second. Retail Price $399.99 USD.
Second Place Prize
Fitbit Surge Wireless Activity Tracker
Designed for all day wear, this contoured watch tracks your steps, distance, calories burned, sleep and 24/7 heart rate trends for better fitness insights. Stay connected on the move with advanced smart watch features like call and text notifications and music control. Retail Price $329.95 USD.
Third Place Prize
Bose Quiet Comfort 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones
Crisp, powerful sound. Noise cancelling technology monitors noise around you and cancels it out. Soft ear cushion for comfort. Retail Price $299.00 USD.
Three great prizes for three great testimonials! Don't wait, send us your story now!
Contest closes on Thursday, April 28. The winners will be announced the day before our anniversary, on Friday, April 29!
Ask Bob
Q: My company has a written policy stating that equipment always has the right of way, but I learned at my IVES training program that equipment should give the right-of-way to pedestrians. Is there anything I can point to that says that pedestrians have the right of way in the OSHA regulations?
A: OSHA doesn't officially name or regulate who has the right of way and ANSI B56.1 only says that equipment "should" give the right of way to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Our position on this is based on legal precedent more than anything. In short, when matters involving vehicles and pedestrians have gone to litigation, historically the decisions invariably go in favor of pedestrians. It would seem that life has the right of way over machinery in the eyes of the courts.
Of course, there may be extenuating circumstances that influence things like horseplay, drugs and alcohol etc. but by and large, things will start under the belief that pedestrians have the right of way and go from there.
It is OK for a company to have a policy giving right of way to machinery, but they should be aware that if something happens and it goes to litigation they will probably lose that argument.
Click here to read some information from OSHA on the subject.
35th Anniversary Sale: Point of View & What's Wrong With This? DVDs
We are celebrating our 35th Anniversary and are excited to tell you about our third sale of the year... Point of View (Counterbalanced Forklift) & What's Wrong With This? DVDs will be on sale until April 10. Order and save 20% on your purchase!
Point of View (Counterbalanced Forklift) DVD
This fast paced video gives the viewer a glimpse of the world from the seat of a working sit-down counterbalanced forklift. POV exposes some of the most common hazards encountered by forklift operators within a typical warehouse environment. Approximate length: 18 minutes. Also available in Spanish.
Click here for more details and a preview clip!
What’s Wrong With This? DVD
What’s Wrong With This? is the perfect video for forklift operator recertification and/or refresher training programs! See if your trainees can pick out the safety infractions – it’s both educational and fun! Approximate length: 12 minutes.
Click here for more details and a preview clip!
Don't wait long, these DVDs are only on sale for a limited time! Order online or call 1-800-643-1144.
OSHA Updates Hazard Alert on Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts have the potential to seriously injure or kill workers when not used properly, OSHA warns in a newly updated hazard alert.
During a one-year period, OSHA investigated scissor lift-related incidents that killed 10 people and injured more than 20. All of the incidents were preventable, the agency states, and most stemmed from employers not addressing fall protection, stabilization or positioning.
The hazard alert provides the following recommendations:
- Scissor lifts should be installed with guardrails.
- Only trained workers should be allowed to use scissor lifts, and that training should include never standing on the guardrails and keeping work within easy reach to avoid leaning away from the lift.
- Employers should ensure scissor lifts are stable by following the manufacturer’s instructions and using the device outside only in good weather conditions.
- Position scissor lifts at least 10 feet away from electrical power sources and implement traffic controls to prevent workers or vehicles from approaching the lifts.
The alert initially was developed following the death of a University of Notre Dame student and employee in 2010. The untrained employee was 39 feet up in a scissor lift filming a football team practice when winds – which were gusting at more than 50 mph – blew the lift over and killed the worker. The university agreed to pay a $77,500 fine and take steps to improve worker safety on campus.
Source: www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com
Last Chance Programs
There are lots of programs to choose from, but seats are limited!
U.S.A. Programs
Sacramento, California
Express Forklift Trainer Mar 21-22
Aerial Lifts Trainer Upgrade Mar 23
Premium Forklift Trainer Apr 4-7
RT Forklift Trainer Upgrade Apr 8
Express Skid Steer Loader Apr 13-14
Excavator Trainer Upgrade Apr 15
Aerial Lifts Trainer Apr 19-21
Trainer Recertification Apr 22
Bismarck, North Dakota
Premium Combo Trainer Apr 4-8
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Premium Forklift Trainer Apr 11-14
Claremont, California
Trainer Recertification Apr 15
Kapolei, Hawaii
Premium Forklift Trainer Apr 18-21
RT Forklift Trainer Upgrade Apr 22
Irving, Texas
Aerial Lifts Trainer Apr 18-20
Express Forklift Trainer Apr 21-22
Salt Lake City, Utah
Premium Forklift Trainer Apr 25-28
Trainer Recertification Apr 29
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Canadian Programs
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Express Forklift Trainer Mar 21-22
Aerial Lifts Trainer Apr 4-6
Premium Forklift Trainer Apr 11-14
Loader Group Trainer Apr 18-22
Express Forklift Trainer May 9-10
RT Forklift Trainer Upgrade May 11
Aerial Lifts Trainer Upgrade May 12
Trainer Recertification May 13
Prince George, British Columbia
Express Skid Steer Loader Trainer Apr 18-19
Express Forklift Trainer Apr 20-21
Trainer Recertification Apr 22
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Premium Forklift Trainer May 9-12
Trainer Recertification May 13
Oshawa, Ontario
Premium Forklift Trainer May 16-19
Trainer Recertification May 20
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Seats are limited - register online or call 1-800-643-1144!
What's NOT Wrong With This?
As a play on our normal What's Wrong With This Photo, this month we are sharing a What's NOT Wrong With This Photo? Share your comments here!
Answer to Last Month's WWWT
Last month we shared this photo and asked if you knew what was wrong...
The metric equivalent (1220) listed under "Load Center - Dim C" is incorrect. It should be 1090 mm just as it is under "Dim. B."
Have a photo you'd like to share? Send it to us!
Interesting Articles
- Changes coming to AWP standards... more
- Man critically injured in forklift accident... more
- Video: Forklift attachment compatibility... more
- Jury awards $45 million to dead construction worker's family... more
- 1 dead 2 injured in Manhattan crane collapse... more
- Worker dies in forklift tip over... more
- How to address OSHA's Big 4 hazards in your workplace... more
- Man struck by forklift is killed... more
- Daring rescue saves excavator operator... more
OSHA Decision: Employer Guilty of Ignoring Safety Standards Leading to Worker’s Death
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the US Department of Labor has recently handed down the decision that the Skyline Contracting and Roofing Corp. ignored industry and OSHA standards that led to the death of Kevin Miranda, one of its employees.
Miranda's death could have been prevented if only Skyline, his employer, had observed industry and federal safety standards, stated the U.S. Labor Department's OSHA.
On Aug. 18, 2015, Miranda was operating an aerial lift near Taunton's Morton Hospital. The boom of the aerial lift tipped over when the lift extended about 45 feet high. As the boom tipped over, the operator's basket where Miranda was in, hit the ground. The force of impact ejected Miranda throwing him up 16 feet in the air. Miranda eventually died due to the serious physical injuries he sustained.
The OSHA, being an agency of the US Department of Labor has been active in pursuing cases where workers were endangered by careless employers. It was established by Congress under the Occupational Safety and Health Act which was signed by President Richard Nixon.
This agency has fined the Texas DuPont plant for over $270,000 in November, 2014, for the death of four persons due to chemical exposure. The four workers were fatally asphyxiated when a chemical supply line suddenly expelled over 20,000 pounds of methyl mercaptan, a toxic chemical.
"The very serious hazards we uncovered at this (DuPont) facility are evidence of a failed safety program," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels.
In Miranda's case, the OSHA found that the lift was not in a level position, which does not comply with industry and safety standards.
"This incident and the needless death that resulted were preventable. Kevin Miranda's employer was well aware of the necessary safety requirements, yet disregarded them," said Kenneth Shedden, the area director of OSHA for Boston and southeastern Massachusetts.
Source: www.jobsnhire.com
Trainer's Corner
Recently we were asked what ITA and Lift Code should be used when logging “type” info on the Evaluation Form for the piece of equipment shown here.
For the record, this is powered pallet truck known as a “fork-over” type. It has two sets of forks, one set is like the traditional low lift forks you find on most powered pallet trucks but the other set is connected to a high lift mast.
It does not straddle the loads and it doesn’t have a reach function, and it has a flip-down rider platform so it’s a walkie/rider.
What lift code designation would you assign it under ITA Class 3 - Electric Motor Hand Trucks? Here are the lift code options:
Lift Code 1 — Low Lift Platform
Lift Code 2 — Low Lift Walkie Pallet
Lift Code 3 — Tractors (Draw Bar, pull under 999 lbs)
Lift Code 4 — Low Lift Walkie/Center Control
Lift Code 5 — Reach Type Outrigger
Lift Code 6 — High Lift Straddle
Lift Code 7 — High Lift Counterbalanced
Lift Code 8 — Low Lift Walkie/Rider Pallet
We'll share our thoughts with you in our April newsletter!
Client Testimonials
"I loved this program. I'm so glad I took it, I learned so much and it opened my eyes to more potential and growth for our company and keeping people safe!" Kelley, Oliver's Market.
"I liked the hands on training after each lesson as it helped connect the theory with the practical." Ihab, IKEA.
"This was by far the best training I have ever received." Justin, JT3
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