Pit & Quarry, January 2018
SAFETY ENHANCING SAFETY AROUND CRUSHERS Tips to keep employees safe when working around crushing and hydraulic breaking equipment S afety requires a proactive attitude to prevent workplace accidents Each company or site should have clear safety guidelines outlining best practices for the entire site as well as when working with crushers Before even stepping on site to work with your sites crusher employees BY MARK KRAUSE and operators must be trained on all safety procedures of your site and crusher For instance is the operator clear on warning signs to look for emergency stop locations and appropriate walkaways Make sure the operator or maintenance personnel perform a hazard analysis before each new operation Conditions such as time of day weather and area around a piece of equipment can all affect the operation about to be performed It is also a good idea to have a fresh set of eyes look at conditions Even when someone is experienced and well trained it is very easy to see the same thing day after day and accept the way things are or even miss something 60 PIT QUARRY January 2018 pitandquarry com PHOTOS COURTESY OF MCLANAHAN CORP An up close shot of a jaw crusher shows a safety railing and an emergency stop button
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