Material Handling

Safety always first! Before handling material, make sure the load

• doesn’t have any protruding nails, wires, or sharp edges.

• is not flammable

Before attempting to lower a load that is overhead,

• look for a Georgia Buggy

• size it up and ask yourself how it got there

The proper procedure when lifting objects?

• Lift with your back, keep legs straight

• Lift with your LEGS, back straight, head up

Stacking: do not stack bagged material the same width all the way to the top of the pile. Cross-key the bags

• every 10 bags high

• every 6 inches

Materials should never be stored or stacked on

• scaffolds

• pallets

Knots! One of the most widely used is called a

• capsize

• clove hitch

A common way to tie a clove hitch is to use two

• half hitches

• ropes

When moving a cart on an inclined/declined surface, make sure the

• hand brake works correctly

• load does not exceed the labeled weight capacity

High-pressure gas cylinders, or bottles, should be transported on .

• cylinder carts

• bubble wrap

This non-motorized piece of equipment moves materials by pushing them on a table surface that may or may not rotate and may/may not have spikes on the surface for a better grip

• Roller skids

• wheelbarrow