Maybe you can develop a plan whereby the workers lift the pipe in different ways each time to avoid repetitive motion. An iPad with twenty awkward positions and how to get yourself into them and a random event generator you use for each piece. Fitter Yoga. You could market it as an App. The tagline line could be: Fitter Yoga makes your fitters fitter.
On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 9:18 AM, Rod DiBona <[email protected]> wrote: > We have requested written verification of all requirements. I appreciate > the help from all. I will update the forum on how it turns out. > > Rod at Rapid > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Hill > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 10:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Army Corp of Engineer Safety - Risk assessment > > Build the system on the floor and then have the Corps send an engineer out > to figure out how to raise it in place. Why are people making it so hard > for us to our jobs. > > > Mike Hill > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum [mailto: > [email protected]] > On Behalf Of Rod DiBona > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 11:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Army Corp of Engineer Safety - Risk assessment > > Ben, Ken, Mike, > > This is a similar issue as Mark at Aero had dealt with back then. We have > a JHA (Job Hazard Analysis) that details the requirements in EM385 where we > use the pipe cradle in the middle of the lift, meet all manufacturer lb > requirements, red tape off the area below etc. The new twist is that they > are claiming that we can't lift the pipe off the cradle and put in in place. > We are asking for documentation as we have been told it is "OSHA" which > refers you to a formula in NIOSH for repetitive lifting requirements. We > are investigating this as we speak. Unreal... > > Rod > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sprinklerforum [mailto: > [email protected]] > On Behalf Of Parsley Consulting > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 9:50 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Army Corp of Engineer Safety - Risk assessment > > Rod, > In five minutes I looked at the section in EM 385-1-1 (Dated 05 Jul > 11), which covered the use of "Elevating Work Platforms/Scissor Lifts", and > it sure sounds as though they're allowed, with certain provisions for > anchorage, restraint for the workers, and warning for workers at the floor > level. > The sections which appeared applicable to me were 21.J.04, 21.J.05, > and 21.K, which were on pages 21-22 and 21-23. > In short, Rod, make the individual insisting this can't be done show > you specifically what they're using to support that conclusion. > My two favorite words "prove it." > good luck, pal, > *Ken Wagoner, SET > *Parsley Consulting*** > *350 West 9th Avenue, Suite 206 > *Escondido, California 92025 > *****Phone 760-745-6181* > Visit our website <http://www.parsleyconsulting.com/> *** > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 [email protected] http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) A problem well stated is a problem half solved. -Charles F. Kettering, inventor and engineer (1876-1958) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
