Training to Prevent Struck-By Accidents

Employers must train employees to recognize and mitigate hazards by doing the following:

• Train workers in the work zone to recognize hazards associated with the use of the equipment and any related duties they are assigned to perform.
• Ensure crane operators are qualified or certified according to OSHA standards.
• Ensure the signal person meets qualification requirements according to OSHA standards.
• Instruct workers in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to their work environment, to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.
• Ensure that qualified operators and riggers have been trained on rigging safety. They should know how to do the following:
  • Know the weight of load the rigging is expected to support
  • Know the capacity of the strength of the rigging (type and method of use)
  • Retain the load - know which hitches work best for certain types of loads
  • Control the load - know which hitches provide good load control and where the center of gravity of the load is

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