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1. Swamper steadying the pipe being carried by the
boom must always position himself behind the load - never in
front |
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3. Sling joint from the centerline mark when picking
up a joint. |
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3. Don’t stand between the pipe and the boom when
rolling seams. |
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4. Clear your hands from the sling before signaling
boom operator to lift. |
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5. Make sure pipe is stable on the skids before
unhooking sling - chock securely at both ends. If skids break you
could be crushed between the pipe and the boom |
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6. Watch feet and lower leg when rolling seams.
Chocks can slide out, releasing the pipe, which then rolls onto your
foot and lower leg. Make sure skid piles are secure and not
loose. |
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7. Don't get between pipe and tractor or pipe and
bending machine - history of severe crush injuries. |
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8. Never stand in a boom operator's blind spot - let
him know your intentions. |
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9. Don't hang from a suspended pipe joint as it
rises uncontrolled into the air. Don't ride on or in the mouth of
the pipe. |
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10. Be aware that big bends will usually flop one
way or the other when pulled out of the bender - stay
clear. |
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11. Watch fingers when feeding pipe into the bender.
Grab the top half of the pipe when nearing the bending machine -
finger amputations. |
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12. Don't ever get between two joints on a side
hill. Use a sling hook to hook up the sling. |
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13. When feeding pipe into the front of the bending
machine, watch for the reach rod coming out of the pipe - stand
clear of the pipe opening. |
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14. Use wire rope sling, not an endless polyester
sling, when roading down the R.O.W. packing the mandrel, unless
mandrel has rounded hook-up
points. |
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15. Stand off to one side when holding the donut in
the pipe - it may get squeezed out under pressure and hit you in the
chest or arm. |
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16. Boom hands - If you leave your boom
unattended, push the safety lever down which locks the
transmission on the transmission shifter tower. |
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17. Mandrel Operator must maintain constant watch on
mandrel control line - it may tangle around your feet causing lower
limb injury. |
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18. Watch toes at the hitch on the front of the
bending machine - the hitch comes off the ground then back down on
every pull. Keep your feet away - crushed toes. |
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19. If you mount a water jug on a tractor, mount it
in operator's line of sight. Avoid mounting the water jug on bending
machines danger zone - adjacent to passing tractors/opposite side
from the operator. |
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20. Bending machine - ensure there are steps to
access operator platform. Don't use a small stepladder. |
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21. Long bends in bending machine should be held up
by a second boom. |
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22. Don't set up sections under
powerlines. |
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23. Wear hearing protection - harmful noise from
tracks of booms, power units on bending machine and
mandrill. |
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24. Don't rush around trying to impress anybody -
think before every move. |
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25. Always look ahead to what is coming next - stay
alert. |
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26. Check winch line terminal-end for chafe
regularly. Use correct terminal-end. Knots can chafe and catapult
the hook back toward the
bender. |
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27. Don't walk behind, or drive a vehicle behind the
bending machine while it is being pulled up hills - hitches have
broken in the past. |
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28. Swamper marking the pipe - keep your fingers
away from the die/pipe interface. Put the marker in a designated
spot not loose on the die. |
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29. Unless absolutely necessary, stay out from under
the fall line of the boom or it's
load. |
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30. No walking on the pipe, ladders to be used when
checking the degree of bend on large radius bends. |
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31. Don't ride on the bending machine when it is
being moved. |
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32. Watch when hooking tractor up to the bending
machine - tracks on side boom are often close to the
pipe. |
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33. When cleaning the table or top die or cutting
loose neoprene make sure everyone knows that you are going in
there. |
