The Sam Carbis Solutions Group Safety Blog

Loading cement trucks presents several safety hazards. Accidents often result in serious injuries or even fatalities, which is why it’s so important to make workplace safety a top priority. In the daily rush, it may be difficult for drivers and facility managers to imagine that an accident could happen on their watch. To safeguard your employees, it’s critical to proactively implement fall prevention practices designed to keep your workers out of harm’s way. Here are four ways to boost worker safety at your cement loading facility: 1. Implement Proper Truck Spotting Procedures In a cement loading facility, it’s critical that the truck is spotted correctly every single time. Otherwise, serious (and even fatal) accidents may occur. Even with the right safety equipment, your employees are still at risk of an accident if a truck isn’t properly spotted. If a cement truck is mis-spotted, the safety cage won’t align with the top hatches. Track mounting allows the gangway to be moved along ...

Loading and unloading a cement truck is a dangerous task, and it’s unlike any other truck loading process. How well a driver spots a truck is more important than any safety solution, and plenty of stories prove this . Still, proper truck spotting is one of the hardest practices to instill in your drivers and operators. Learn more about the importance of truck spotting and how to promote truck safety at your cement loading facility. Importance Of Truck Spotting During The Loading Process Unlike other truck loading processes, the cement loading process requires three steps: 1. Opening the hatch(es) 2. Driving under the dry cement loading spout 3. Closing the hatch(es) The three-step loading process presents additional opportunities for an accident to occur. Even with the right safety equipment, your operators are still at risk of an injury if a cement truck is mis-spotted. During the loading process, truck spotting is more important than the safety equipment you have in place. It’s...

Investing in the right fall prevention equipment is an important part of mitigating the risk of injuries and fatalities in the workplace and improving rail safety. A crashbox or operator platform is the built-in railing area that surrounds the hatch opening or valves on a rail car. An opening for workers to walk through should be centered within the crashbox. When it’s not centered, the crashbox is considered to be offset. The Dangers Of Offset Crashboxes When a crashbox/operator platform is offset, working conditions become more dangerous for workers. Several risks are associated with offset crashboxes, including spotting the gangway and fall prevention. To access the hatch or valve, a worker must first line up the gangway with the opening of the crashbox so an operator is able to walk to the top of the rail car. At the same time, a human spotter is on the ground, walking alongside the rail car. There may also be employees keeping sight of a mark or ladder on the car to provide gu...