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Business
The importance of having a comprehensive health and safety program
The purpose of workplace safety is to reduce work-related injury. It should include any policy, procedure or training that helps protect workers from harm.
September 5, 2017
Landscaping equipment
Safety procedures help prevent serious injuries
Most skid steer accidents are the result of crushing by moving parts or injury/death by roll-overs. The accident: A 43-year-old landscaper is spreading topsoil to prepare for grass seeding. After his skid steer loader becomes stuck in the mud, the operator raises the safety bar and tries to climb out of the cab with the engine still running. As he stands up and prepares to climb out, his left heel pushes the foot pedal. This raises the lift arm and bucket, which then crushes his chest against the cab. The worker dies in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.
April 7, 2011
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