Welcome to the June 2010 edition of TIRES e-news, a periodic newsletter brought to you by the health and safety experts of the TIRES Initiative.
New this month
What will it cost you?
Consider the cost of repairing worn, missing or damaged decking. Can you afford not to? For an illustration, click cost (211 KB.)
Tips for making a safe landing
Painful and disabling injuries can result from improperly lowering landing gear. Use this tip sheet (172 KB) to be sure you are using safe methods.
Mechanics' garage/shop safety checklist
Looking for a useful safety checklist for your mechanics? The American Society of Safety Engineers has developed this checklist for garages and shops. mechanics' checklist (42 KB)
Upcoming events
Click here to check out upcoming events in trucking. Let us know if you have a trucking industry related safety or health event that you'd like to add to the page.
Force simulation tool
Does it really matter if you jump or use 3 points-of-contact when you exit the cab or trailer? Find out with our force-simulator. Use it as a training tool. Click force simulation tool.
Have questions? We’re here to help. Email us at info@KeepTruckingSafe.org.
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To learn more about the TIRES initiative, or to find more information about injuries in the
trucking industry please visit us at,
www.KeepTruckingSafe.org.
The Trucking Injury Reduction Emphasis (TIRES)
project was developed by the Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) program
of Washington's Department of Labor and Industries.
The Trucking Injury Reduction Emphasis (TIRES)
project team and the TIRES steering committee are
working with the Washington State trucking industry to
identify causes for the most frequent injuries to develop
effective strategies for preventing them.
The TIRES steering committee is made up of a diverse group of
professionals that includes: drivers, safety people from
large and small trucking companies, labor and business associations, insurers
and a representative from a publicly funded truck driving school.
Funded in part by a grant from CDC NIOSH 5 U60 OH
008487. The contents are solely the responsibility of
the authors and do not necessarily represent the
official views of CDC/NIOSH.
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