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CDIM Corporate Safety Program �/P-P M HSP-4. Physical Hazards Management 01/22/2019 • Face the equipment, maintaining three points of contact, while getting on and off the equipment. • Always wear the seat belt. • Avoid overloading vehicles. • Top loading vehicles must have cab shields and canopy protection. Additional risks can include contact with overhead energized utility lines by mobile cranes and poor ground conditions. 4.2.3 Pre-Planning and Safe Work Practices When pre-planning your projects, consider these measures to help reduce the risk of injuries when working around and using heavy equipment: • Use trained and, where required, certified equipment operators and spotters. • Provide heavy equipment hazard awareness and safe work practices training to workers. • Provide a copy of/access to the operating manual for machinery to the operator. • Develop a path site plan for vehicles, heavy trucks and deliveries to help avoid or limit vehicles and equipment backing up. • Set up a limited-access zone or swing radius around heavy equipment. • Provide equipment with rollover protective structure (ROPS). • Maintain equipment to be in good operating condition. • Before any equipment maintenance is performed, utilize lockout/tagout procedures. • Provide a cab shield or canopy worker protection for top-loading vehicles. • Increase visibility and lighting for night work. 4.2.4 Work Near Heavy or Motorized Equipment Employees may sometimes be required to work near heavy equipment or heavy machinery such as drill rigs, augers, forklifts, bulldozers, backhoes, tractors, graders, scrapers, excavators, pavers, dump trucks, forks, pile drivers, stump grinders, rippers, trenchers, mining equipment, loaders, dozers, pipe-layers, compactors, haulers, cranes, power shovels, farm equipment, dredging barges and other heavy-duty vehicles. These types of heavy-duty vehicles are specifically designed for executing construction tasks, often involving earthwork operations. Heavy equipment is often present at construction sites, and employees visiting these sites may not be aware of the hazards these types of equipment present. Many incidents involving heavy equipment are the result of rollovers or by individuals being struck or crushed by equipment. The following conditions can contribute to heavy equipment injuries and fatalities: • Falling materials and loads; • Equipment operator blind spots; • Operator dismounting and leaving equipment in gear; Page 3 of 7