Toolbox talk, Hazards, about 5 minutes
Pinch points
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Pinch point injuries are small spots that cause big damage: crushed fingers, broken hands, lost nails. They happen on doors, hinges, tailgates, couplings, loads and tools. Most happen when a hand is where it shouldn't be.
Say this
- 1.Spot the pinch points before you start. Look at where two surfaces can close on your hand.
- 2.Keep your fingers out of the gap. Hold things by the sides, not between them.
- 3.Use tools, blocks, pry bars or cribbing to move and hold loads. Don't use your hand.
- 4.Tell the crew before you move a load or close a gate, hatch or door. Wait for the okay.
- 5.Block or support anything that could drop or shift while you work under or near it.
- 6.Lock out equipment before reaching in or clearing a jam, per your procedure.
- 7.Wear gloves that fit and fit the task. Loose gloves can get dragged in.
Ask the crew
- – Where are the pinch points on the equipment we use every day?
- – What's a way you've changed how you do a task to keep your fingers clear?
- – What's the signal we use before moving something someone's holding?
Watch for today
- Hands or fingers between a load and a fixed surface, or between a trailer and a dock.
- Unsecured or unblocked loads that can shift, roll or drop.
- Gates, hatches, tailgates and doors that swing or slam in the wind.
Close with: Hands out of the gap, every time.
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