Caught-In or -Between Hazards

Focus Four — from the Anvil & Co. course library. What you will learn: • Recognize pinch points, rotating parts and trench cave-ins. • Keep guards in place and lock out before maintenance. • Never enter an unprotected trench 5 feet or deeper. Key points: • Keep machine guards in place. Never reach into moving parts; loose clothing, jewelry and long hair get pulled in. • Stay out of the space between equipment and walls, trucks or other fixed objects. • Trenches 5 feet or deeper need a protective system unless in stable rock; 20 feet or deeper needs an engineer's design (29 CFR 1926.652). • Block raised beds, blades and buckets before working under them. • Lock out equipment before clearing jams or doing maintenance. Scenario: A conveyor jams at the screen plant and someone says, 'Just pull it out real quick.' What do you do?