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Maintaining Safety and Visibility on the Roadway
- By: TXAPA
- On: 10/10/2019 08:32:34
- In: Safety Shares
When working around equipment, it is vital that you keep eye contact with the operator of the piece of equipment (wave your hand and get their attention).
- Remember each piece of equipment has a blind spot forward, aft, and on both sides and each may be different.
- Just because you can see the equipment doesn't mean the equipment operator can see you.
- Don't stand:
- Near the milling machine
- Between two trucks
- Between the truck and the MTV or paver
- Between the paver and roller
- Around or between rollers
- Be careful bending over on the roadway to measure, test, or mark the pavement - your profile becomes even harder to see from an operator's seat.
- Always leave yourself an out when working around equipment and live traffic.
- Most importantly, always wear the PPE your company requires.