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Best Practices: Equipment Operator

Best Practices: Equipment Operator. Use of a properly tightened 5 Point Harness Anti-Vibration Bolts. 5 Point Harness Best Practice.

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Best Practices: Equipment Operator

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  1. Best Practices:Equipment Operator Use of a properly tightened 5 Point Harness Anti-Vibration Bolts

  2. 5 Point Harness Best Practice Demonstrates the benefit of a 5 point harness in the equipment when properly fitted compared to wearing the belt without fitting it to the operator, or the more traditional lap belt.

  3. Loose Fitted 5 Point Harness

  4. Properly Fitted 5 Point Harness

  5. Best Practice Conclusion: 5 Point Harness • Reasoning for analyzing: • A common pain point for equipment operators was identified as the base of the neck & between the shoulder blades. This is often related to a forward head posture while working. We believed that properly using the seat belt would reduce the aches & pains by improving the posture of the operator. • Recommendations: • Properly tightening the 5 point harness exponentially reduced the postural impact & risk to the operator.

  6. Anti-Vibration Bolts Demonstrates the benefit of integrating custom bolts to connect the seat to the mainframe of the machine to reduce the impact of whole body vibration

  7. Axis Definition

  8. Seat Configuration Traditional Seat Attachment Custom Anti-Vibration Bolt

  9. Vibration comfort assessment (VDV (5 hours)) 3 inch Cushion Normal Operation Anti-Vibration Bolts From: McPhee, B., Foster, G. and Long, A., 2009 Bad Vibrations: A Handbook on Whole-Body Vibration Exposure in Mining, 2ndedn, Coal Services Health & Safety Trust.

  10. VDV data – Measured exposure

  11. VDV data - 5 hour exposure

  12. VDV - 5 hours exposure Anti-Vibration Bolts Normal Operation 3-inch Cushion

  13. Best Practice Conclusion: Anti-vibration bolts • Reasoning for analyzing: • One of the main subjective complaints of operators interviewed was “bobble head neck”. • Numerous physical implications from sustained whole-body vibration • Recommendations: • The industry should consider transitioning to engineering solutions for attaching the seat to the mainframe to reduce the impact of vibration on equipment operators

  14. Best Practices:Rigging Men Pulling chokers over the shoulder Using hindu eye on haywire Pulling haywire with mountain climbing harness Packing gear with bullpack

  15. Pulling Chokers Over the Shoulder Best Practice Demonstrates the benefit of using the over-the-shoulder technique when pulling chokers.

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