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BELT CONVEYOR

SAFETY

Jerad Heitzler, FOUNDATIONS™

Training Manager, Martin Engineering

FATALITIES• 1911• 1977• 1988• 2009

• 2010• 2013• 2014

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1.

Wingspan

(18”)

2. Runout.

3. CABLE CONDITION

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4. CONNECTORS

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5. COVERAGE

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1. NOT A HAZARD ITSELF

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2. CANNOT

REACH

THROUGH

3. CANNOT REACH AROUND

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4. PROPER

DISTANCE

FROM THE

HAZARD FOR

OPENING

5. REQUIRE A

TOOL TO

REMOVE

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6. STAND OUT IN COLOR

7. MAINTAINED PROPERLY

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8. RETURN ROLLS GUARDED

AT 7’

‘

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4. Training• Conveyors and their

hazards• How to work safely

around conveyors (Best Practices)

• How to make conveyors run better

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF

TRAINING: Do something different

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Ways to Train

• Best

• Discussion

• Feedback

• Demonstration

• Worst

• Lecture

• Hands on

simulation

The Adult Learner

• Motivate learning• Needs to be

engaged• Learn must be able

to relate to their own tasks

• Must have input on solutions provided.

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Eliminate

Hazard

Safety Equipment

PPP

Training

PPE

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