{"id":40498,"date":"2022-12-12T12:35:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T12:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/?p=40498"},"modified":"2023-01-03T12:05:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T12:05:47","slug":"tips-to-prevent-falls-from-heavy-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/tips-to-prevent-falls-from-heavy-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips To Prevent Falls From Heavy Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is no secret that falls are largely responsible for a lot of construction industry related injuries and deaths. However, there are some measures that you can take to avoid such accidents. The following are a few simple things that you can do to prevent falls from heavy equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/tips-to-prevent-falls-from-heavy-equipment\/#Know_The_Environment_You_Are_Working_In\" >Know The Environment You Are Working In<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/tips-to-prevent-falls-from-heavy-equipment\/#Wear_Protective_Equipment\" >Wear Protective Equipment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/tips-to-prevent-falls-from-heavy-equipment\/#Regular_Inspection\" >Regular Inspection<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Know_The_Environment_You_Are_Working_In\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know The Environment You Are Working In<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important that when you start your shift you consider a few important things such as how the weather is and whether or not it will affect your work. You need to think about what the job site looks like and how many people are going to be present on the work site. Figure out whether or not you are going to be lifting things today. You may think that these questions are pretty obvious but it is important to focus on these simple questions if you want to prevent a fall. <strong>Before you start looking for used construction machinery<\/strong><\/span><strong> for sale you need to understand the environment of the site that it will be used in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wear_Protective_Equipment\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wear Protective Equipment<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of people skip on wearing proper protective equipment because they find it to be a tedious task. However, even if it is not the most fun part of the job it can save your life in that one moment when you slip up. When you are looking for a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/track-excavators\/caterpillar-330cl-gkx08381\"><b>cat excavator 330 for sale <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you should also find personnel fall systems and complete body and shock absorbing harnesses along with other fall restraints. Make sure that you are wearing the appropriate fall protection gear for the job and equipment that you are working with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is other protective equipment that you should also purchase such as steel toed boots and helmets when you are looking for used <\/span><b>construction equipment <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and tools for sale. Helmets can provide you coverage if anything falls on you. You should also wear bright colours when you are working so you can be easily spotted by other people and they do not knock you down.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Regular_Inspection\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regular Inspection<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to inspect everything regularly as it can prevent accidents. Make sure that there are no defects in any of the hooks, buckles and lines of the equipment. Meeting the OSHA fall protection standards will help in preventing any falls so make sure to inspect the entire site prior to starting work.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is no secret that falls are largely responsible for a lot of construction industry &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/tips-to-prevent-falls-from-heavy-equipment\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Tips To Prevent Falls From Heavy Equipment&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":40596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,126],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heavy-construction-equipment","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tips To Prevent Falls From Heavy Equipment - Heavy Equipment Market Insights | News | Guides &amp; 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