PLC Loggers Voice Summer 2017
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Your <strong>2017</strong> Safety Ideas<br />
▪ Turn the track so you can use the track as an extra step<br />
to get down to the ground when exiting the machine. C. Jones ,<br />
Elliot Jordan & Son.<br />
▪ Maintain total safety awareness at all times - at home<br />
and at work. R. Pembroke, Sappi.<br />
▪ Take five minutes every morning with the whole crew<br />
and go over the plan for the day. E. Ridlon, William A Day Jr. &<br />
Sons.<br />
▪ When welding on equipment always have a spotter<br />
standing by with water or extinguisher. J. Blair, Chopper One.<br />
▪ Have an escape plan (with longitude and latitude) on<br />
every job site, machine and vehicle. C. Daigle, Big Timber.<br />
▪ Never use air to break cylinders apart, they can<br />
become a projectile. N. Simon, Randall Madden Trucking.<br />
▪ Install grip tape or expanded metal on areas that are<br />
often slippery to prevent slips and falls. J. Grady, Grady Forest<br />
Products.<br />
▪ Provide reflectors on uniforms, jackets, hats and<br />
gloves. S. Cahill, Seth McCoy Trucking & Excavating.<br />
▪ Logging roads should<br />
have mile markers and good turn<br />
outs. R. Woodard Sr., Randall<br />
Madden Trucking.<br />
▪ Use a pneumatic torque<br />
multiplier to loosen tight bolts to<br />
avoid injury with breaker bars. D.<br />
Knowles, Irish Family Logging.<br />
▪ Collapsible ladder that<br />
drivers keep on the headboard to<br />
avoid climbing up the side of a load<br />
of wood to dislodge chains, straps<br />
or cables. A. Morin, Gerald<br />
Pelletier, Inc.<br />
▪ Put a picture of your<br />
family up to remind you to slow<br />
down and think before you act - to<br />
ensure you get to return to your<br />
family. J. Lewis, Dean Young<br />
Forestry.<br />
▪ Collaboration on any<br />
safety issues will help to prevent<br />
further injury. <strong>PLC</strong> safety trainings<br />
are a great start to the discussion. D.<br />
Wakefield, Madden Timberlands.<br />
▪ Invest in quality ice<br />
Congratulations to Adam Jordan of <strong>PLC</strong> Member Elliot<br />
Jordan & Son Inc. of Waltham on winning a NE Patriots<br />
football autographed by Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski,<br />
donated by Cross Insurance, as winner of the Best Safety<br />
Ideas drawing during <strong>PLC</strong> Annual Safety Trainings this<br />
spring! Adam's name was drawn in a raffle from those<br />
contributing the best safety ideas during the training.<br />
<strong>PLC</strong> Executive Director Dana Doran presented the<br />
football to Adam at this year’s Logger's Expo while his<br />
father, Duane looked on.<br />
We asked for your safety ideas during our<br />
<strong>2017</strong> <strong>PLC</strong> Safety Training Series, with<br />
prizes awarded for the best ones at each<br />
training site. Here are the top safety picks<br />
of <strong>2017</strong><br />
creepers for boots. F. Briggs, Sappi.<br />
▪ Put a truck tire between two chains when pulling to<br />
prevent the chains from flying if they break. D. Qualey, Qualey<br />
Logging.<br />
▪ Add skid bars to trailers so you don’t slip when you<br />
are sweeping them off. M. King, Treeline, Inc.<br />
▪ If you see someone doing something in an unsafe<br />
manner take the time to tell them. Use thicker safety glass on<br />
slashers with a circular saw. S. Sanborn, William A. Day Jr. &<br />
Sons.<br />
▪ Don’t throw straps while sitting under tree limbs or<br />
power lines and wear your hard hat while throwing straps. J.<br />
Rowe, LA Ridley, Inc.<br />
▪ Use metal sheets over chain hangers to ensure no one<br />
slips and falls on the sharp chain hangers. Mix speedy dry with<br />
paint and use it on cat walks to prevent slips. A. Jipson, Treeline,<br />
Inc.<br />
▪ Use pole saws to trim limbs off loads to prevent<br />
climbing on the load. S. Lowell, Pine Tree Safety.<br />
▪ Use an oversized hoe to<br />
clean off trailers, pull not push.<br />
Ensure the ground is not slippery<br />
around the trailer. B. Bethune,<br />
Treeline, Inc.<br />
▪ Use a satellite<br />
communicator if there is no cell<br />
service. J. Grady, Grady Forest<br />
Products.<br />
▪ Use a chain that is bigger<br />
than you need to pull and also use a<br />
crane to lift a truck that has rolled<br />
over. C. Pepin, Pepin Lumber.<br />
▪ When pulling a truck or<br />
piece of equipment – one person<br />
should be in charge of hooking and<br />
unhooking chains to keep the<br />
number of people involved to a<br />
minimum. D. Long Jr., Irish Family<br />
Logging.<br />
▪ Everyone on the site have<br />
a 2-way radio for constant<br />
communication, especially when<br />
working around hazards. A. Jordan,<br />
Elliott Jordan & Son.<br />
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