When you need to move heavy loads and/or personnel in a vertical direction, a scissor lift can be an invaluable tool. Working with industrial equipment, like a scissor lift, can be dangerous if your employees don't remain vigilant at all times.
Here are three safety rules to ensure your employees follow when using scissor lifts in the future.
1. Perform a pre-use safety check.
In order for employees to remain safe while using a scissor lift, the equipment must be in proper working condition.
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If you suspect septic problems and are planning to snake the line to the tank or clean the inlet baffle for the first time, your first challenge will be to locate the septic tank lid. Newer tanks have lids with raised handles, making them easy to spot. But many older tanks have lids that are flush with the ground. If you don't know where the tank is or how it is situated, finding it is a lot harder.
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If you are thinking about starting a contractor rental company, but you are not sure if you should, stop thinking about it and do it already. You can actually turn a very nice profit with this type of business. When profit is not enough to motivate you to get started, these other three reasons should.
Construction Happens All Year Round
Construction is a non-stop sort of business. The farther south you live and work, the more construction continues throughout the year.
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If you have a job that requires you to wear flame-resistant clothing to reduce the chance of injury, you will want to take special care of this apparel so it will last. Improper maintenance of your clothing can cause it to lose its flame-resistant properties, putting you at risk. Here are some guidelines to follow when caring for flame-resistant clothing.
Water Density
The quality of the water you use to launder your clothing has an impact on the flame-resistant properties of the material.
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If the time has arrived when you need to purchase machinery to help move inventory boxes in your company's new warehouse, then you need to decide if your business's needs require a forklift or of you can buy a less expensive pallet jack. Which piece of machinery is right for your business depends on many factors, such as:
the average weight of the inventory to be moved whether the machine will need to do order picking whether the machine will be used to load/unload trucks Here is some information on each of these uses and the best machine to get the job done:
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