Material Handling – How to Safely Hoist Materials and Equipment

Speaker: Peter Shackford – Director of Safety & Risk
Control Services, Hettrick, Cyr & Associates

As a roofing contractor there are many hazards and exposures our employee’s encounter. Many hazards are experienced during the handling of materials and equipment to and from the work area. Hazards include falls from elevation, falling objects, rigging failure, struck by shifting loads, crane and equipment failure, machine guarding overhead and underground utilities, etc. This course will outline the hazards often overlooked or forgotten about. We will review required training content and safe work methods. This two-hour presentation covers various machinery in the roofing industry used for handling materials and equipment to and from the roof. Common exposures often seen while performing these tasks will also be reviewed, along with means for preventing and protecting against these exposures. Participants will also be educated on the requirements for training and licensing as it pertains to operating some of the machinery as well.

• Increase ability to identify exposures and implement prevention measures
• Identify common exposures with hoisting equipment and practices
• Increase awareness of training and inspection requirements for equipment

(This educational offering is recognized by MA & RI as satisfying educational credits towards renewal of Construction Supervisors License (CSL) requirement.)