Instruments, monitors and lone worker devices and Fall protection
Washington — A new fact sheet from NIOSH is aimed at workers who use quick coupling devices to change excavator buckets and other attachments. ring bearing
Quick couplers are common in construction work. However, buckets or attachments may unintentionally fall from excavators because of improper securement of the bucket or attachment, mechanical or hydraulic failure in the coupler, or unsafe opening of the coupler by the operator, NIOSH says.
Among the agency’s tips:
NIOSH encourages employers, supervisors and equipment suppliers to “share and apply these recommended practices at the worksite.”
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