Material Handling: Safe Material Handling
Hazmat - Hazardous Materials
Training
Provided by Technical Presentations
"Safe Material Handling" is for all workers who lift, carry, or transport loads using their hands or hand operated materials handling equipment such as dollies, hand trucks, and pallet jacks. Workers will learn how to assess a load for safe handling and to recognize loads that pose hazards. The course teaches the use of proper personal protective equipment for material handling, how to choose the right material handling equipment and how to use it correctly. Workers will learn to appreciate the need to ask for help when appropriate and will learn to respond properly if a load is damaged. Delivery formats include CD-ROM, LAN, WAN, Intranet, Internet. The course can be customized to meet your site-specific needs. It is currently available in English, but other language tracks can be added.
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Material Handling: Safe Material Handling
"Safe Material Handling" stresses eight general rules for safe material handling that can be adapted to any workplace:
1. Size up the load.
2. Look for special hazards.
3. Wear appropriate protective equipment.
4. Use the right equipment the right way.
5. Watch out for pinch points.
6. Check your path.
7. Report material damage to your supervisor.
8. Know when to ask for help.
This course is a must-see for any shipping, receiving, warehouse, or material handling worker.
Topics
The course presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:
Sizing up the Load
Load considerations
Special hazards
Lifting techniques
Using the Right Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment
Proper equipment handling
Moving the Load
Common hazards
Pinch points
Checking the path
Special Handling Concerns
Damaged loads
Getting help
Performance Objectives
This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...
Safely handle a load
State how load weight affects handling.
State how load shape affects handling.
State how load content affects handling.
State how load size affects handling.
List the benefits of following special handling instructions.
Recognize handling hazards
List hazards that loads can pose during handling.
List conditions hazardous to load handling.
Select and use proper equipment
List types of protective equipment.
List types of handling equipment.
Relate protective equipment to the type of hazard.
Relate handling equipment to the type of load.
Safely operate handling equipment
List general safety rules for common handling of equipment.
Relate equipment operation to personal safety.
Identify locations where hazards are greater for equipment operation.
Safely travel with loads
Define "pinch point".
List common pinch points.
Relate pinch points to the injuries they can cause.
List the benefits of checking the travel path.
Respond properly to damaged loads
List types of load damage.
Relate safety and handling hazards to damaged loads.
State the benefits of reporting.
Recognize the need for help
List circumstances that would require help from someone else.
State the importance of capacity limits.
List what should be known about materials before handling.
List results of not asking for help when it is needed.
1. Size up the load.
2. Look for special hazards.
3. Wear appropriate protective equipment.
4. Use the right equipment the right way.
5. Watch out for pinch points.
6. Check your path.
7. Report material damage to your supervisor.
8. Know when to ask for help.
This course is a must-see for any shipping, receiving, warehouse, or material handling worker.
Topics
The course presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:
Sizing up the Load
Load considerations
Special hazards
Lifting techniques
Using the Right Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment
Proper equipment handling
Moving the Load
Common hazards
Pinch points
Checking the path
Special Handling Concerns
Damaged loads
Getting help
Performance Objectives
This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to...
Safely handle a load
State how load weight affects handling.
State how load shape affects handling.
State how load content affects handling.
State how load size affects handling.
List the benefits of following special handling instructions.
Recognize handling hazards
List hazards that loads can pose during handling.
List conditions hazardous to load handling.
Select and use proper equipment
List types of protective equipment.
List types of handling equipment.
Relate protective equipment to the type of hazard.
Relate handling equipment to the type of load.
Safely operate handling equipment
List general safety rules for common handling of equipment.
Relate equipment operation to personal safety.
Identify locations where hazards are greater for equipment operation.
Safely travel with loads
Define "pinch point".
List common pinch points.
Relate pinch points to the injuries they can cause.
List the benefits of checking the travel path.
Respond properly to damaged loads
List types of load damage.
Relate safety and handling hazards to damaged loads.
State the benefits of reporting.
Recognize the need for help
List circumstances that would require help from someone else.
State the importance of capacity limits.
List what should be known about materials before handling.
List results of not asking for help when it is needed.
About The Training Provider: Technical Presentations
Technical Presentations - Technical Presentations is a full-service safety training company. We offer both instructor-based and computer-based training, and we are uniquely qualified to provide the best mix of both types of training to satisfy the culture and needs of your company. We work closely with Multi-Media Access, Inc. and Mastery Technologies, Inc. to deliver off-the-shelf courses and to customize existing...
