Material handling

Before attempting to lift any material?

• look for any protruding nails, wires, or sharp edges

• use a safety harness

• ask your supervisor for help

• ensure the stacking ratio is no greater than 3:1

Before attempting to lower an overhead load?

• put on a back support belt

• shrink wrap the load

• set up a fall zone

• size up the load

What is the proper procedure to lift objects?

• Bend over with your knees straight, feet together, and then lift.

• Lift with your back, keep your legs straight, and keep your arms up.

• Lift with your legs, keep your back straight, and keep your head up.

• Lift with your arms, keep your legs straight, and keep your head up.

When stacking bags of material that are the same width, step back and cross key the bags?

• in each tier above seven feet

• until the stack reaches four feet

• every 10 bags high

• all the way to the top of the pile

Never stack or store materials?

• in cabinets

• on scaffolds

• outdoors

• on pallets

One common way to tie a clove hitch is to use two?

• slip knots

• half hitches

• square knots

• bowlines

When moving a material cart on an inclined or declined surface, be sure the?

• load does not exceed the labeled weight capacity

• hand brake is within your reach

• hydraulic ram has been removed

• load is cushioned with moving pads to prevent slippage

To transport a bottle of compressed gas, use a?

• hand truck

• cylinder cart

• wheelbarrow

• tunnel buggy

What device may have a rotating table surface and/or spikes on the table surface for a better grip?

• Roller skid

• Pallet jack

• Pallet conveyor

• Accumulating conveyor

To work with motorized material-handling equipment, a worker must be?

• trained, certified, and authorized

• experienced and knowledgeable

• a job foreman or supervisor

• licensed to drive