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be clear of grease and oil before touching any part of oxyacetylene equipment. Keep oxy-gen <br />tanks well away from equipment that could contaminate them with grease. <br />14. Never use oxygen to move a pneumatic tool or as a substitute for compressed air. If you do, <br />the -re could be an explosion and your life will be at risk. Never leave a torch inside a vessel, <br />tank, barrel or any other type of closed container. A small opening could create conditions for <br />an explosion. <br />15. Do not roll cylinders along the ground. Never break an electric are on a cylinder. Do not use <br />the protective cover to grip the cylinder. Never raise the cylinder using rope lashings. Raise <br />cylinders that have been vertically fastened to an approved platform. When transporting <br />cylinders, disconnect regulators. <br />k.) HANDLING MATERIALS <br />Manual handlings Use work gloves so as not to injure your skin. Position yourself correctly and test <br />the weight of the equipment or plant material to be lifted. Ask for help if you feel the weight is too <br />much for one person to handle, or if the shape of the item is cumbersome. <br />When you have to pickup something, follow the correct procedures, such as: <br />1. Always use a back brace, correctly placed and fastened. <br />2. Take a stance where your legs are no further apart than the width of your shoulders; squat <br />down next to what you will be picking up; keep your back straight and use your legs for <br />impulse while lifting — and then if necessary — use the force of your arms. Never twist or turn <br />your body when you are holding an object; turn by moving your legs. Keep the object as close <br />to your body as possible. Do not move the object away from your body when getting ready to <br />put it down. <br />3. If two or more people are carrying the object, before beginning, decide who will be giving the <br />orders as to the direction in which the object should be moved. Make sure the path you will be <br />using is clear, and if anything cannot be moved make sure you remember where it is. <br />4. Never carry a long object slung over your shoulder. Long objects should be carried by two or <br />more people. <br />Mechanized handling: <br />1. Know the characteristics and capacity of the mechanized equipment you are using and never <br />exceed these. <br />2. Know the weight of the object to be transported or ask for help in estimating the weight. <br />3. Before fastening the load, check to make sure there are no cutting edges that might damage or <br />cut through lashings. <br />4. When fastening the object, make sure you do so in places that will not damage it. <br />5. If the object may have a propensity to spin, use guy wires. Never try to guide it using your <br />hands. <br />S. <br />Lashings, cables or chains used must be the ones certified for this purpose and they must be in <br />perfect condition. Never use visibly damaged fastenings. <br />7. Each day, before using hoisting equipment, check the parts and test the movement, hoisting <br />device and brakes. A good test is to brake with the object when it is still near the ground. <br />8. Both the equipment operator and assistants will be properly trained in using this type of <br />equipment. <br />9. When hoisting an object, the movement must be smooth and uniform. Abrupt movements can <br />damage lashings or the object. <br />