Pave Your Way

For Concrete Paving Safety, compare your operation to these important safety measures:

• Conduct a pre-job study to plan proper equipment arrangement, operation sequence, and traffic patterns as needed.

• Pre-Plan vehicle backing lanes.  Mark them and keep them clear of equipment, material and people.

• Assign a capable signal person to direct trucks backing up to the skip and control people in the area.  This is a full-time job.  Keep the signal person free of other duties and stationed in a clearly defined area.

• Instruct truck drivers to back up only when signaled to do so.

• Equip the paver with an audible horn for signaling and emergency use.

• Guard all exposed gears, chains, rolls, shafts and pinch points.

• Put side rails around the mixer skip to keep people from walking under it when it is being lowered.

• Inspect ropes, walkways, blocks and sheaves daily before beginning work.

• Stop machinery before repairing it.  Lower skips to the ground or block and fasten them.  Be careful during fueling.  Eliminate ignition sources and keep from spilling fuel.

REMINDER - GOOD OPERATING PROCEDURES WILL PAVE YOUR WAY TO BETTER SAFETY!