Partner Article

Cedar Heavy Machineries

Cedar Capital Group, a company which rents and sells capital equipment in Singapore with agents in Tokyo, Japan and Seoul South Korea, is now delivering across Asia in hopes to provide quality capital construction machineries and help our partners in clients with challenges faced in your construction needs. We know that each and every task is important and vital for the success of the project. Being an operator is one of the hazardous tasks in the workplace and needs extra mastery of the job.

Handling big cars is no joke. You need to have the courage and the stamina to control these gigantic machines. Hauling and lifting will be dependent on your skill to operate machines for tasks that cannot be done with manual labor alone. Although most of us are well aware of the warnings and the hazards involved, every year around the world there are still thousands of heavy equipment-related incidents that result in property damage or injuries and, unfortunately in some cases, fatalities.

As there are so many types of machines to operate and a lot more newer versions every now and there, it seems that there is no concrete tip on how to control heavy equipment that suits all variations. Obviously every machine and every situation comes with its own set of hazards, but there are some general safety rules you can review and follow to help you end every work day safely.

• Make sure you’ve been properly and sufficiently trained on the equipment you’re using by qualified, experienced people.

• Be aware, stay alert and know your equipment’s blind spots. Review the machineries’ strengths and weaknesses and adapt to it.

• Communicate with people working around you – either via two-way radios or a spotter who’s been trained on standard hand signals. Never assume people know what you’re going to be doing. It would be too dangerous to operate if you have people on your tracks

• Always wear your seat belt. It seems obvious, but it’s easily forgotten. In case of a rollover this can be a life saver.

• Don’t climb on or get off equipment while it’s moving.

• Never be too confident. This means that you should never exceed the load that a machine is rated to carry.

• Climb on and off equipment properly. Falls are still the number one cause of injury, so never jump off equipment and always use three-point contact (both feet and one hand or one foot and both hands on the holds at all times) when climbing on or off equipment.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Mark Paul Lucas .