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Motorized Equipment Vehicles should be moved in low gear and at low speed inside shop areas, especially up and down ramps Training repair shop personnel Apprentices and new employees should be trained to do each job in the most efficient manner Job instruction should include the safety rules and regulations pertaining to each job and give the reasons for such rules The new mechanic should be thoroughly in doctrinated concerning the company's policy toward safety He should understand the organization of the safety program and the part he is expected to play m it Having been indoctrinated and trained to work safely, the new employee must be kept actively interested m observing accepted safe practices m the conduct of his job There are many devices available to the safety di rector to accomplish this end, including safety supervision, safety contests, safety meetings, posters, safety bulletins, and pamphlets Proper application of these various incen tives is descnbed elsewhere m this Manual This safety director should select those most suitable to his purpose and adapt them as needed Off-the-Road Motorized Equipment Heavy-duty trucks are again mentioned here because they are used extensively for special off-the-road operations m such in dustries as mining and construction When on the road, they are, of course, governed by the same safe-dnving practices as other types of automotive equipment The use of heavy-duty trucks, mobile cranes, tractors, bulldozers, and other mo torized equipment in the production of stone, ore, and similar materials and in construction work is often accompanied by serious ac cidents Workers near equipment can be struck, run over, and killed Equipment sometimes slips over embarkments, injuring people Servicing and maintaining equip ment can be hazardous Many accidents, even those that do not injure anyone, result in cosdy damage to equipment, loss of efficiency and production, and high maintenance costs In general, prevention of accidents to heavy equipment requires 1 Safety features on equipment, 2 Systematic maintenance and repair, 3 Trained operators, and 4 Trained repairmen Safe and proper operation of equipment should be found in manufacturer's manuals Many driving practices are the same as those necessary for the safe operation of highway vehicles Off-the-road driving, however, involves special hazards requinng special training and safety measures Haul-roads Roadway improvements pay for them selves because they reduce accidents and lower maintenance costs Both temporary and permanent roads often are too narrow for the equipment and for two-way traffic, es pecially at curves and fills Enough space must be provided at curves so that large trucks need not cross the centerline of the road Curves should be elevated toward the out side Roadways for heavy-duty trucks and twoway traffic in open pit mines should be 40 to 50 ft wide Sized rock and sand with clay and oil for binders make a satisfactory road Roads ofheavy rock, filled with rock ofsmaller sizes and surfaced with fine rock, also stand up well under heavy traffic Roadways should have a slight crown and ditches for drainage The maximum grade should not exceed 8 per cent A windrow of loose material along the bank side fur nishes protection against the truck's going off the roadway For night driving, reflectonzed signs along the bank side will in crease safety Both temporary and permanent roadways require regular patrolling and maintenance Too often serious accidents, breakdowns, delays, and unnecessary maintenance ex pense can be traced to neglected temporary roadways Road patrols should be provided with protective equipment, such as barri cades, Men Working signs, red flags, flag men, and flares Seasonal conditions create road hazards which require prompt attention Some com panies provide sprinkler trucks to protect their men against harmful dusts, discomfort, and the possibility of accidents during dry 1558