Don’t Fall for It: Tarp Smart

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  Every year many Washington state truck drivers fall and are injured while tarping and untarping loads on their trucks. These injuries don't just happen. Prevent falls while tarping loads: Carry a ladder to access the top of the load; Use tarping stations that customers make available; Equip dump trucks with auto tarping systems; Share techniques or tricks with other drivers; Use a forklift to get tarps on top of the load, but don't ride the forks along with the tarp; Roll tarps forward not backwards, which keeps edges and voids visible; Consider using curtain vans where feasible. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Falls Injury Prevention Ladders Safety Practices Truck Drivers Trucking
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• 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:20059173
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 90-3a-2007, 2007 Feb; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Don't fall for it: tarp smart
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8e34df33c41b06d0ce6a9ae32da57610c838b1fb424d03decb79225a5503a55c584e099b9f74e95eaf5acde0f5499e6fe03901d019d0856f59a9b936bac77940
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223471/cdc_223471_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 436.42 KB ]