Protect yourself from falling objects

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  Hazard: Simply opening your trailer doors can put you at risk for a serious injury. Solution: Unlock and open one side at a time. Stand behind the door while opening. You can protect yourself from load shift. Make sure all goods are shrink-wrapped, strapped on the pallet or secured to side wall. Secure the load using a cargo bar, Velcro strapping, or webbing. Unlock and open one trailer door at a time. Shield yourself from falling cargo by standing behind the door. Don't try to catch falling cargo or boxes. Many workers' compensation claims are caused by falling cargo. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Automobiles
  • Education
  • Occupational Health
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Safety
  • Safety Management
  • Staff Development
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Injuries
  • Injury-prevention
  • Workers
  • Work-environment
  • Risk-factors
  • Training
  • Education
  • Trucking
  • Drivers
  • Safety-practices
  More +
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044718
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 90-25-2008, 2008 Nov; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Protect yourself from falling objects
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200358/cdc_200358_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 176.12 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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