Landscape Safety

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Landscape Safety

• Lee Orr
• Agriculture Health Safety CoordinatorWVDA

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Some Common Landscaping Hazards

• From OSHA
• Cuts and Amputations
• Electrical
• Ergonomics
• Hand Injuries
• Heat/Cold Stress
• Lifting
• Motor Vehicles
• Noise
• Pesticides/Chemicals
• Slips, Trips and Falls

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Ergonomics
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Motor Vehicles
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Slips, Trips and Falls
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Soil Preparation and Grading

• Primary hazards include Solutions
• Equipment Accidents Train and certify
  operators
• Slips and trips - uneven terrain Wear boots
  with traction soles
• Vehicle Accidents Train and certify drivers
• Cuts and amputations Stay clear of tiller
  blades
• Hearing loss Wear ear protection

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Irrigation

• Primary hazards include  Solutions
• Glue and primer hazards Wear protective gloves
• Amputation Stay clear of trencher blades/I
  nspect equipment
• Electrocution Call for utility locates

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Hardscape Construction

• Primary hazards include Solutions
• Cuts and amputations Saw training/Ensure
  equipment safeguards are in place and
  functional
• Hearing loss Wear hearin protection
• Lifting-related injuries Get help lifting/Lift
  safely/Stretching
• Slips and trips Keep job site clean
• Struck by Follow SOP's/Wear personal
• protective equipment
• Trenching/Excavation Protective systems/Training

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Planting

• Primary hazards include Solutions
• Lifting-related injuries Get help lifting/Lift
  safely/Stretching
• Heat stress Drink enough water/Pay attention to
  body signals/Rest breaks/Work and rest in
  shade when possible
• Cuts and hand injuries Wear gloves/Inspect tools
  and equipment
• before use
• Slips, trips and falls Keep job site clean
• Vehicle accidents Train and certify drivers

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Lawn and Landscape Maintenance

• Primary hazards include Solutions
• Cuts and amputations Keep clear of rotating
  mower and brush-cutting blades
• Hand injuries Wear gloves
• Chemical exposure Read and obey MSDS form
• information/Implement effective
• hazard communication program that
• includes employee training
• Eye injury Wear protective goggles when using
• blowers
• Hearing loss Wear ear protection when using
  power equipment
• Ergonomics Maintain comfortable mower
  settings/Use safe-lifting techniques.
• Vehicle accidents Train drivers

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Tree Care

• Primary hazards include Solutions
• Struck by Use PPE (eg, hard hat), know drop
  zone
• Cuts and amputations Train safe chainsaw use and
  wear chaps
• Eye damage Wear protective eyewear
• Hearing damage Wear ear protection for
  chipping/chainsaw
• Electrocution Comply with OSHA
• clearance rules
• Slips, trips and falls Use proper tree tie-in

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Equipment training

• Forklift
• Tractor
• Skid-steer
• Zero-turn mover
• Stand behind equipment
• Trenchers
• Other earthmoving equipment

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Slips, trips and falls

• Practice ladder safety
• HOUSEKEEPING!!!
• A clean shop is a safe shop.

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Cuts and amputations

• Keep all guards in place
• Replace damaged guards
• Do not service/clear running equipment or
  machinery.

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Electrocution

• Contact utilities before digging.
• Communicate the electrical hazards with
  employees.
• Be aware of overhead power lines.

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Eye Injuries

• Thousands of people are blinded each year from
  work-related eye injuries. According to the
  Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), nearly three
  out of five workers are injured while failing to
  wear eye and face protection.

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Safety Glasses

• If you buy cheap, goofy looking safety glasses,
  nobody is going to use them.
• Spend the extra money.
• Buy tinted glasses for outdoor use.

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Id hammer in the morning
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