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Module 4

STRUCK-BY

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What You Will Learn

►Important facts about struck-by injuries

►Important terms relating to struck-by

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What You Will Learn—continued

►OSHA regulations relating to working around vehicles and working below other work operations

►How to identify practices that protect you from struck-by injuries

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What You Will Learn—continued

►How to find hazards at work that could cause struck-by injuries

►How to identify behaviors at work that could cause struck-by injuries

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Find the Struck-By Hazards

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Did You Know?

►About 604 workers died in 2005 from being struck by a falling or flying object.

►390 workers died in 2005 from being struck by a moving vehicle.

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Did You Know?

In 2005, 572 people in construction had major injuries due to being hit by a moving vehicle or a falling or flying object.

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Did You Know?

►One in four struck-by vehicle deaths involve construction workers.

►That is more than any other occupation.

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Terms

Wheel ChockSeatbelt

Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS)

Limited Access Zone

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Quiz Question #1

TRUE OR FALSE?

If an area where people are working overhead is barricaded, it is not necessary for a worker to wear a hard hat if he or she is outside of the barricaded area.

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Quiz Question #1

Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from flying or falling objects, must wear protective helmets.

FALSE

OSHA 29 CFR 1926.100(a)

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Quiz Question #2

TRUE OR FALSE?

As long as employees consistently wear their hard hats, it is not necessary to have a toeboard on a scaffold.

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Quiz Question #2

Each employee on a scaffold must have protection from falling objects such as toeboards, screens, or debris nets that contain or deflect the falling objects.

OSHA 29 CFR 1926.451(h)

FALSE

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Quiz Question #3

TRUE OR FALSE?

Every vehicle at a construction site needs a service brake system, an emergency brake system and a parking brake system.

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Quiz Question #3

TRUEOSHA 29 CFR 1926.601(b)(1)

Every vehicle at a construction site must have a service brake system, an emergency brake system and a parking brake system. The systems can use common components, but all three must be operable.

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Quiz Question #4

TRUE OR FALSE?

All vehicles at a construction site must be inspected once a month.

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Quiz Question #4

Vehicles must be inspected at the beginning of every shift, not just once a month.

FALSE

OSHA 29 CFR 1926.601(b)(14)

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Quiz Question #5

TRUE OR FALSE?

You must wear a seat belt when you are operating equipment.

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Quiz Question #5

Seat belts must be worn on all equipment, but there are two exceptions.

TRUE

OSHA 29 CFR 1926.602(a)(2)

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Quiz Question #5

OSHA 29 CFR 1926.602(a)(2)

Seat belts need not be provided for equipment which is designed only for standup operation.

EXCEPTION #1

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Quiz Question #5

OSHA 29 CFR 1926.602(a)(2)

Seat belts need not be provided for equipment which does not have roll-over protective structure (ROPS) or adequate canopy protection.

EXCEPTION #2

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What are Your Best Practices?

When you operate vehicles at the construction site

When you work around vehicles and equipment

When people are working above you

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The Worksite Analysis

1. Identify your work space.

2. Look for hazards.

3. Use a checklist to identify hazards.

4. Discuss problems and corrections with supervisor.

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Struck-By Hazards—Case #1

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Struck-By Hazards—Case #2

Photo courtesy of the Construction Safety Council

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Struck-By Hazards—Case #3

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Concerns at Your Worksite

Give examples of how a worker’s behavior could create a struck-by hazard.